The Hidden Algorithms Of The Natural World

Every organism you have ever seen, every ecosystem you have ever walked through, is the ongoing output of an algorithm that ...
IEEE

A Fixed Step-Size Algorithm for Distributed Optimization With Both Globally Coupled and Locally Separated Constraints

Abstract: This article proposes a distributed Lagrange alternating gradient descent (LAGD) algorithm with a fixed step size for constrained optimization over a multiagent communication network.
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Northwestern Hosts the Greater Chicago Area Systems Research Workshop

Professors Peter Dinda and Andrew Crotty co-led the organizing committee for GCASR 2026, held May 11 at the Norris University ...
EdSource

UC Berkeley hit by hackers; massive computer system down at Cal State

The web-based learning management system used across the Cal State University system is down on all campuses and at the chancellor’s office on Thursday afternoon, and UC Berkeley’s learning management ...
NBC News

He pitched military service with a promise of lifetime healthcare. When he needed it, the system failed.

More than a year after the military’s health insurance program transitioned millions of people to TriWest, problems continue to plague the program, leaving patients in limbo. For more than a decade, ...
Nature

Distributed Systems and Algorithms

Distributed systems underpin modern computing environments—from cloud platforms and edge networks to multi-agent grids and software-defined infrastructures. They comprise collections of autonomous ...
IEEE

Distributed Penalty Nesterov Gradient Algorithm For Extremely Large-Scale MIMO Systems

Abstract: In this paper, we propose the distributed penalty Nesterov gradient (DPNG) detection algorithm for uplink extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems, to address ...
techtimes

How Streaming Platforms Use Algorithms and Recommendation Engine Systems to Personalize Content

Explore how streaming algorithms, personalization, and the content pipeline work together to power recommendation engine systems and shape what viewers see on streaming platforms. Pixabay, SunnyMuneko ...
Post and Courier

Berkeley Library System educates public on voting procedures

The primary elections are coming up on June 9. With information and misinformation coming fast and furious about how and who can vote, it is never too early to educate voters and those who work the ...
Medical Xpress

System-wide medication algorithm leads to better blood pressure control

A system-wide approach The new tool, called the UC Way Hypertension Medication Algorithm, follows a stepwise approach to increasing medication types and doses, while allowing clinicians to adjust ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...