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Category Archives: Computer Science
AAIM 2009
International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management (AAIM) is intended to provide a forum for researchers working in design and analysis of algorithms, game theory, and combinatorial optimization to present their newest results. In AAIM 2009 conference which … Read More
Tagged: AAIM
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Turing Award 2008
Alan Turing was one of the greatest computer scientists of the twentieth century. He formalized the idea of a universal abstract computer called the Turing Machine. He is also well known for the Turing Test (to check if a computer … Read More
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Algorithms
The algorithm has been termed the idiom of modern science by famous computer scientist Bernard Chazelle. Chazelle is of the view that algorithmic perspective is essential to cope with complex models and complex problems: No math formula will ever model … Read More
Tagged: Algorithms, Economist, Guardian
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The Power of Graphs
Graphs are mathematical structures that model pairwise relations between objects. They are represented by vertices and edges where the edges may be directed or undirected. Whenever I am working on some research problem using graphs, my friends who are unfamiliar … Read More
Tagged: computer science, Graph theory, Mathematics
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Good Mathematics
Arxiv is where you normally expect preprints of technical papers in mathematics, physics and computer science. However, it was a surprise to run into a general essay on ‘good mathematics’ by Terrance Tao. Tao has considered more than 21 dimensions … Read More
Tagged: computer science, essay, Mathematics, physics
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AAMAS 2009
It looks like I will be going to the home country of John von Neumann and Paul Erdos this May to present at AAMAS 2009. The official description of AAMAS is as following. AAMAS is the leading scientific conference for … Read More
Tagged: AAMAS, computer science, Conference, PhD
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RAE 2008: A look at theoretical computer science
This is a follow-up to the earlier entry on the recently held RAE. I was interested in the assessment of the state of research in my field, namely theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics. These two areas are broadly covered … Read More
