AI thinks my dog is a Pig! Want to know why?
The results of supposedly perfect and accurate machine learning models can be deceived by slight perturbations in the data. Let's…
Category Archives: Data
Can algorithms learn to price collusively?
This is a question I have been thinking about for the last two years. In this article, I will give…
IMAGINARY: From Tweets to Communication Networks
Mathematics exhibition "IMAGINARY: beauty and power of mathematics" is ready to leave Utrecht and go to Enschede!
Ding-Dong! Finally, your delivery driver is at your door
Why your packages arrive too late: the challenges (and solutions) behind last-mile delivery.
Delegated and Distributed Quantum Computation
"Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical…
The quest for a better Internet
An elephant in the room
Do you see the elephant in this picture? This is not so easy for a computer, even if it is…
Degrees in graphs IV: degrees in large real-world networks
How are elements in real-world networks connected? That is the question we aim to answer in this post. Most real-world…
Word usages reflect network community structure on Twitter
Networks can be found everywhere, and are also present in social media platforms such as Twitter. On Twitter, users can…
L’Internet avant la lettre
Nautilus has an entertaining and well-researched long story about the history of humanity’s attempts to make sense of the huge…