Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%

INFORMS Journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Researchers introduce slack times distributed across a crew schedule to plan ahead of any delays or disruptions. The approach can reduce extreme delays by as much as 20-30% on average. The buffers…

Underwater manatee chatter may aid in their conservation

Listening in on manatee conversations could help restore populations of this endangered marine mammal. Each manatee has its own voice: their calls can be traced back to specific individuals, offering a way to estimate how many of them are present…

Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain revealed

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how we’re able to understand spoken language so rapidly, and it involves a huge and complex set of computations in the brain. In a study published today in the journal PNAS ,…

Computer science has a role to play in tackling climate change

Artificial intelligence and a devoted European supercomputer would allow climate models to produce real-time forecasts for specific locations

Lithuanian scientists offer cheaper and safer solutions for defense training

Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have designed a field training equipment for short-range air defence systems, which imitates the natural conditions of missile defence including detection, tracking and destruction

Rethinking scenario logic for climate policy

Current scenarios used to inform climate policy have a weakness in that they typically focus on reaching specific climate goals in 2100 – an approach which may encourage risky pathways that could have long-term negative effects. A new IIASA-led study…

Kleinberg secures $2.3 million to develop AI patients can use to manage their health

With Kleinberg’s three new grants, she now has a total in $5.4 million for her research initiatives, which focus on useable artificial intelligence: information individual patients are able to use according to their lifestyle, beliefs and assumptions

Mathematical model could help correct bias in measuring bacterial communities

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a mathematical model that shows how bias distorts results when measuring bacterial communities through metagenomic sequencing. The proof-of-concept model could be the first step toward developing calibration methods that could make metagenomic…

Research reveals new plan to maximize rideshare availability by routing empty cars

CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…

Interspeech 2019 conference: Alexa and Siri in Graz

Interspeech 2019 is the annual conference of the International Speech Communication Association and the world’s largest event on the science and technology of spoken language. A record number of visitors is expected at the 20th conference at the Messecongress Graz.…

Revolutionizing water quality monitoring for our rivers and reef

New, lower-cost help may soon be on the way to help manage one of the biggest threats facing the Great Barrier Reef. That threat is pollution from land making its way downstream by way of the many rivers and streams…

Student body diversity goals & giving parents a say in where their child goes to school

INFORMS Journal Operations Research New Study Key Takeaways: A new algorithm achieves school diversity goals while allowing parents to still have a say in where their child attends. The only caveat with the model is there is no way to…

Women are beautiful, men rational

Men are typically described by words that refer to behavior, while adjectives ascribed to women tend to be associated with physical appearance. This, according to a group of computer scientists from the University of Copenhagen and other universities that deployed…

Using Wi-Fi like sonar to measure speed and distance of indoor movement

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for measuring speed and distance in indoor environments, which could be used to improve navigation technologies for robots, drones – or pedestrians trying to find their way around an airport.…

ia ≠ ai: Investment analytics in the dawn of artificial intelligence

What do we mean by “ia ? ai”? Simply put, the ‘formula’ symbolizes how investment analytics (ia) is not a simplistic reapplication of artificial intelligence (ai) techniques, as the popular press likes to suggest. Written for investment professionals keen to…

Save time using maths: Analytical tool designs corkscrew-shaped nano-antennae

The nanostructures from Katja Höflich’s HZB team are shaped like corkscrews and made of silver. Mathematically, such a nano antenna can be regarded as an one-dimensional line that forms a helix, characterized by parameters such as diameter, length, number of…

Heidelberg Laureate Forum — A magnet for mathematics and computer science

200 young talents Provide 200 mathematicians and computer scientists the opportunity to network with peers from utterly different backgrounds and enthusiasm is a natural by product. Find out what drives the young scientists, what motivated them to pursue a career…