Inspired by how our brains function, the AI algorithms referred to in the paper are known as spiking neural networks. A ...

In a study published in Frontiers in Science, scientists from Purdue University and the Georgia Institute of Technology ...

The sharp decline of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and the recent turbulence in the market have certainly shaken ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Abstract: Transportation companies are known to charge a fixed fee in addition to the price per unit of the product. This makes the transportation problem an NP-hard problem. We propose an algorithm ...

Abstract: Transportation problem (TP) is a famous supply chain management problem which deals with the reduction of the cost in communication network, planning and scheduling transportation, logistics ...

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 ...

With the deepening of global economic integration, maritime logistics has become the core pillar of international trade, carrying more than 80% of global trade volume. Among the factors influencing ...

1 School of Mathematics and Statistics, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China. 2 Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific/Engineering Computing, Chinese Academy of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...

Institute of Logistics Science and Engineering of Shanghai Maritime University, Pudong, China Introduction: This study addresses the joint scheduling optimization of continuous berths and quay cranes ...