Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92

Obit Professor Charles Anthony Richard Hoare has died at the age of 92. Known to many computer science students as C. A. R. Hoare, and to his friends as Tony, he was not only one of the greatest minds ...

Turing Award winner Tony Hoare, computing pioneer who invented Quicksort, dies at the age of 92

An obituary of Tony Hoare, a pioneer and one of the greatest programmers in the early history of computing.
Tech Xplore

Shortest paths research narrows a 25-year gap in graph algorithms

Most of you have used a navigation app like Google Maps for your travels at some point. These apps rely on algorithms that ...
Art of the Problem on MSN

The algorithm that makes data smaller: How Lempel-Ziv compression works

Every day humanity creates billions of terabytes of data, and storing or transmitting it efficiently depends on powerful ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Want to Reclaim Your Attention? Establish a Ritual

Algorithms shape our lives and steal our focus. Rituals can help us not only regain control of our attention; they're also a ...
IEEE

Simple Clustering-Based Algorithm for R-Peak Detection in Single-Lead ECG Chest Monitors

Abstract: This study presents a simple algorithm for R-peak detection in single-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) acquired on the chest of various volunteers using a wearable device. To achieve a balance ...
IEEE

MBISort Algorithm: A Novel Hybrid Sorting Approach for Efficient Data Processing

Abstract: A novel and efficient hybrid sorting algorithm, termed the Merge-Block-Insertion sort (MBISort) algorithm, is proposed. MBISort combines the principles of insertion sort, block sort, and ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

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