Bio: Alfred V. Aho is the Lawrence Gussman Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Columbia University. He has served as Vice President of the Computing Sciences Research Center at Bell Labs, the ...

From the physical world to the virtual world, algorithms are seemingly everywhere. David J. Malan, Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, has been challenged to explain the science of ...

The changing use of the word algorithm reflects this enhanced visibility. In fact, the meaning of this word has changed ...

Artificial intelligence learned how to generate text and art better than ever before, while computer scientists developed algorithms that solved long-standing problems. In 2023, artificial ...

Sophie Huiberts is a Junior Fellow with the Simons Society of Fellows. From search engines to traffic signals, computer algorithms are a central part of our daily lives. Some algorithms, such as those ...

The Master of Science in Computer Science concentration in AI & Machine Learning at Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) offers a unique curriculum that focuses on developing the skills to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

As computer scientists tackle a greater range of problems, their work has grown increasingly interdisciplinary. This year, many of the most significant computer science results also involved other ...