Abstract: Vector addition systems with states (VASS), also known as Petri nets, are a popular model of concurrent systems. Many problems from many areas reduce to the reachability problem for VASS, ...

Abstract: The zero velocity update (ZUPT) offers an effective correction method for sensor drift in indoor positioning systems using foot-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs). However, the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

Vector database startup Pinecone Systems Inc. today announced a new, high-performance deployment option for customers that need to support the most demanding enterprise use cases. It’s called ...

As we get closer to the end of the year, the days get shorter and shorter. Meanwhile, they get longer and longer as we get into the spring. This is all due to the angle of the sun in our sky. The sun ...

It is Duke week in football, and this space today should be about the Duke game. Preparing to write that piece, the thought occurred that it would be much more fun to talk about the interplay of ...

Researchers in the Middle East have developed a fuzzy logic controller that simultaneously optimizes the tilt angle of PV systems and performs maximum power point tracking (MPPT). Year-long ...

There are a couple of pretty major anatomical differences between males and females — but who knew matters of our dental health were different, too? Last week, TikTokker Hannah (@not_hannah_06) went ...

To watch Max Verstappen methodically but seemingly inevitably reeling in the previously dominant McLaren pairing of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, it's easy to forget that just over three months ago ...

On January 19, 1995, an X-31 experimental aircraft was making a routine test flight from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre when the chase pilot suddenly made a series of radio calls: "NASA One, ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

Human-centered AI strategy is essential — Successful AI adoption in law firms requires a strategy that is not static, but adaptive and human-centered. Firms must continuously evolve their approach to ...