Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...
Communications of the ACMOpinion

Addressing the Complexity of Computation

Lance Fortnow on the current status and future outlook of solving the P-NP problem.
IEEE

An Adaptive Feature Selection Algorithm for Student Performance Prediction

Abstract: Educational Data Mining (EDM) is used to ameliorate the teaching and learning process by analyzing and classifying data that can be applied to predict the students’ academic performance, and ...
NextBigFuture

New Sorting Algorithm Breakthrough is Better than Dijkstra

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O(m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Optimal Land Use and Land Cover Classification: Guiding Method Selection for Resource-Limited Settings in Tiaty, Baringo ...

Arid and semiarid regions face challenges such as bushland encroachment and agricultural expansion, especially in Tiaty, Baringo, Kenya. These issues create mixed opportunities for pastoral and ...
IEEE

Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Application Model Based on Diversity-Driven Optimization

Abstract: The rapid development of Internet of Things technologies has led to the continuous increase and complexity of data feature dimensions. Therefore, a diversity-driven optimization-based ...
Frontiers

Barrier-free tomato fruit selection and location based on optimized semantic segmentation and obstacle perception algorithm

1 Institute of Agricultural Information, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China 2 Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Technology (Changjiang Delta), Ministry of Agriculture ...
The New York Times

Amy Klobuchar Wants to Stop Algorithms From Ripping You Off

This week I interviewed Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, about her Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act. If you don’t know what algorithmic collusion is, it’s time to get educated, ...
EDN

Component selection tool employs AI algorithms

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted hardware design platform enables engineers to find the right components for their design projects using machine learning and smart algorithms. It selects the ...