Research team debuts the first deterministic streaming algorithms for non-monotone submodular maximization, delivering superior approximation ratios with minimal memory and real-time throughput on ...

Abstract: The Knapsack Problem (KP) is a renowned combinatorial optimization challenge, recognized for its NP-hard complexity. This characteristic renders large-scale KP instances resistant to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Getting design and engineering teams on the same page about what digital product to create and how to build it continues to be a challenge. A lot of companies find themselves dealing with scattered ...

Last night, '90s emo pioneers Knapsack reunited for a show at Soda Bar in San Diego, CA. The one-off show was announced this past June and precedes the band's appearance at Best Friends Festival later ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

Abstract: To address the problems of slow convergence, low search accuracy, and easy fall into local optimum, and generating a large number of infeasible solutions when solving the 0–1 Knapsack ...

According to memes and social media posts, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is rumored to have once opined about dealing with problems, problems and more problems. The purported quote reads, "The ...