A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a potentially more effective way of helping computers solve some of the toughest optimization problems they face ...

A group of computer gamers are making habit of outshining scientists at their own game. Most of them have no scientific background, but they have a track record of cracking tough scientific ...

Research paper by Bjørnar Luteberget and Giorgio Sartor wins 2024 FICO® Xpress Best Paper Award; the algorithm is now in FICO® Xpress Solver “When solving a very large computational problem ...

Efficient algorithms can solve large, “N by N” systems (systems having N linear equations and N unknowns) by computer.

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The algorithm only works on jigsaws with square pieces, which are harder to solve because the shape offers no clues. The algorithm calculates a score for each pair, stores the best matches, and ...