This is a modern implementation of the Hybrid Genetic Search (HGS) with Advanced Diversity Control of [1], specialized to the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP). This algorithm has been ...

Abstract: The edit distance (also known as Levenshtein distance) of two strings is the minimum number of insertions, deletions, and substitutions of characters needed to transform one string into the ...

SINGAPORE – The time taken for a total knee replacement procedure could be cut by half, thanks to new technology developed by Alexandra Hospital. An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm is ...

Voice search is increasingly important and optimizing for voice search is essential for businesses to stay competitive in today’s SEO market. In the US and UK, 28% of consumers claim to use voice ...

Three books explore the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. A metronome ticks. A record spins. And as a feel-good pop track plays, a giant compactor slowly crushes a Jenga tower of material ...

Over the past decade, significant advancements have been made in both DNA synthesis and sequencing technologies 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. These advancements have also led to the emergence of DNA-based data ...

NeighborNet constructs phylogenetic networks to visualize distance data. It is a popular method used in a wide range of applications. While several studies have investigated its mathematical features, ...

Machine learning and deep learning have been widely embraced, and even more widely misunderstood. In this article, I’ll step back and explain both machine learning and deep learning in basic terms, ...

Aiming at the poor robustness and adaptability of traditional control methods for different situations, the deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) algorithm is improved by designing a hybrid ...

1 China National Tobacco Quality Supervision and Test Center, Zhengzhou, China. 2 Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China. 3 University of Science and ...