The real challenge is to design an algorithm that will solve all the different problems these approaches try to solve — that single algorithm will be the “master algorithm.” ...

This New Algorithm Could Turbocharge How We Solve Cold Cases With DNA Forensic genetic genealogy is what allowed investigators to crack the Golden State Killer case.

For Bayesians, creating the master algorithm boils down to efficiently implementing Bayes's theorem, a mathematical rule for updating our degree of belief in a hypothesis when we see new evidence.

Some researchers dream of solving all mysteries with a common method—but a mathematical paradox may keep such solutions out of reach ...

Andrei Bulatov’s contributions to the field of computer science were recognized as he was one of five researchers to receive the Gödel Prize for their work on the classification of the counting ...

Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm designed to visualize models of the universe in order to solve some of physics' greatest mysteries.

ExxonMobil and IBM's researchers have been working together to find quantum algorithms that could manage the global fleet of merchant ships.