Computer Scientists Find a Key Research Algorithm's Limits The most widely used technique for optimizing values of a math function turns out to be a fundamentally difficult computational problem.

These “ polynomial-time algorithms ” are efficient algorithms, meaning it’s practical to use computers to solve instances of them.

These “ polynomial-time algorithms ” are efficient algorithms, meaning it’s practical to use computers to solve instances of them.

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Pedro Domingos, computer science professor at the University of Washington, offers an overview of the current state of machine learning in his just-published book, “The Master Algorithm: How the ...

IN AN ideal world the data on which a scientific study is based should be, if not publicly available, then at least available to other researchers with a legitimate interest in asking. Sadly, this is ...

Princeton researchers are at the forefront of this computer science research, from the theoretical underpinnings to the new apps and devices to the ethical considerations.

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