Driving Artificial Intelligence through Deep Learning Happening NowGet InvolvedResearchInsightsCommentary Deep learning is driving the explosion of artificial intelligence, greatly enhancing state-of-the-art techniques in various fields.
Bayesian Search for Missing Aircraft, Ships, and People ResearchInsightsSIAM News Bayesian search theory is a systematic mathematical method for planning searches for lost objects, such as missing boats, aircraft, or people.
Measuring Gender Representation on Editorial Boards in the Mathematical Sciences Happening NowPrograms and PublicationsResearchInsightsCareersProfessional DevelopmentSIAM News Chad Topaz and Shilad Sen use data collection and analysis to study the shortage of women on the editorial boards of mathematics journals.
Extensibility in PETSc ResearchInsightsSIAM News Check out examples from the PETSc library for scalable solutions of partial differential equations.
The Thin Lens Formula and Springs ResearchInsightsSIAM News In his latest column on "Mathematical Curiosities," Mark Levi discusses the thin lens formula.
From Navigation on the High Seas to Magnets at High Temperatures Happening NowResearchInsights Why are airlines not using world maps on which the flight route between two cities is a straight line segment?
The Math of Dinoflagellate Predation Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsights Michael Mazzoleni described the use of numerical simulations to analyze predator-prey dynamics of dinoflagellates at MPE16.
Protecting Our Coastlines From Hurricane Storm Surge Happening NowGet InvolvedConferencesResearchInsights Clint Dawson discussed various tools used in studying potential mitigation systems to reduce hurricane storm surge at MPE16.
A Bike Wheel and the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem ResearchInsights Mark Levi asks if a wheel, held by the axle and having zero spin, can turn around the axis and explains a geometric theorem about cones.
Virtual Visitors Track Down Security Loopholes Happening NowResearchInsights Major events such as the German Oktoberfest in Munich are a huge challenge both for the organizers and the security forces.
Everyday Objects Make Applied Mathematics Tangible Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News The 2016 I.E. Block Community Lecture emphasized the importance of touching, seeing, and feeling to central concepts in applied mathematics.
Robotic Microscopy to Track Neurodegeneration and Drug Potency Happening NowGet InvolvedConferencesResearchInsights The authors describe a new form of robotic microscopy that can track cells over unusually long lengths of time to observe neurodegeneration.
Finding Dory's Math ResearchInsightsCommentary Tim Chartier discusses the mathematics responsible for the animation in Pixar favorites like Finding Dory, Monsters, Inc., and more.
Jamboree 2016 Happening NowScience PolicyResearchInsightsCommentaryCareersStudents and EducationProfessional Development Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE) is an emerging area of research in the mathematical sciences.
Network Data: Dealing with Incompleteness and Bias ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM News Methods used to construct networks and the resulting bias and incompleteness draw limited attention.
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