Many experts believe that once quantum computers are big enough and reliable enough to solve useful problems, the most common deployment architecture will be to have them serve as accelerators for ...

The study, led by Queen Mary University of London, proposes a load balancing method to transfer critical ICU patients across hospitals and optimally allocate new patients, which could help to reduce ...

Modern software methodologies have some catching up to do to accommodate data science practitioners. It was the early 2000s when The Agile Manifesto marked a step toward a more humane direction for ...

When scientists test algorithms that sort or classify data they often turn to a trusted tool called Normalized Mutual Information (or NMI) to measure ...

Breaking barriers in oncology data capture: Use of standardized oncology-specific note templates to enhance accuracy and completeness of structured data at the point of care. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Researchers at The University of Sheffield have created an algorithm to predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they do it. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, ...

Scientists in the US say they have created machine learning algorithms that can identify depressed people by scanning for “clues” in Instagram photos. The researchers from the University of Vermont ...

If you’ve ever completed a sudoku puzzle, then you’ve completed a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP). This type of problem is defined as a mathematical question where a number of constraints or ...

Every day, law enforcement officers are inundated with cases involving sex predators looking to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims. But with a plethora of chat rooms now online, finding ...

Two former Microsoft engineers have developed an algorithm* for building the perfect bra. This marriage of technology and underwear has resulted in a new online lingerie business, known as True & Co.