In algorithms, as in life, negativity can be a drag. Consider the problem of finding the shortest path between two points on a graph — a network of nodes connected by links, or edges. Often, these ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Let HG(x, y) be the expected hitting time from vertex x to vertex y for the first time on a simple connected graph G and φ(G) = ...

A professor has helped create a powerful new algorithm that uncovers hidden patterns in complex networks, with potential uses in fraud detection, biology and knowledge discovery. University of ...

This is what a machine learning algorithm looks like, according to Nigel Toon, CEO of Bristol start-up Graphcore. The false colour image has been created by the firm’s graph compiler software, which ...

Two computer scientists found — in the unlikeliest of places — just the idea they needed to make a big leap in graph theory. This past October, as Jacob Holm and Eva Rotenberg were thumbing through a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about blockchain and big data, primarily focusing on XRP. By applying a well-known graph algorithm to the XRP ledger data, ...