Finding Beauty and Meaning in Computational Complexity
Irit Dinur’s appointment as the first woman professor at the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Mathematics is at once historic and unremarkable.
Allyn Jackson
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Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize
Landau was awarded the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize for writing technical research papers and op-eds, publishing public-facing work, briefing policymakers, and participating in national studies. Susan Landau has received several awards in her career as an expert in computer privacy and security, but the most recent, the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize of the American Mathematical […]
A Pioneer in Participatory Design Turns 80
Christiane Floyd continues to consider the philosophical and ethical concerns of computer science.
Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis.
Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research
Computer proof assistants are being used to create online libraries of mathematical theorems and proofs.
Medical Digital Twins: a New Frontier
Today, a digital twin of the pancreas; tomorrow, the immune system?
Mathematician Martin Jackson is known for his work on Hilbert's Tenth Problem, among other things.
Honoring the Ties Between Computer Science and Mathematics
László Lovász and Avi Wigderson were awarded the 2021 Abel Prize.
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