Rewarding Your Shopping Loyalty with Points ResearchInsights Mathematical models simulate point accumulation and redemption in loyalty programs to evaluate potential host company decisions.
Can Social Interactions Affect Spread of Disease? Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggets A team of researchers draws connections between social activity and the spread of epidemics through a mathematical model.
Mathematical Model Offers New Strategies for Urban Burglary Prevention Happening NowPress ReleasesResearchResearch Nuggetssiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear Waves A nonlinear model of urban burglary dynamics emphasizes timing of criminal activity and accounts for the deterring effect of police presence.
Designing Algorithms to Increase Fairness in Artificial Intelligence ResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical AnalysisData Science The increasing role of artificial intelligence to automate decision-making sparks concern about potential AI-based discrimination.
Rhapsodizing About Bohemian Matrices ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM Newssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical Analysis Matrices of small integers—innocuous as they may seem—can clearly provoke interesting behavior.