Reviewer assignment algorithms and systems have emerged as critical tools in modern academic publishing and research evaluation, ensuring that submitted manuscripts are matched with expert reviewers ...

A separable assignment problem (SAP) is defined by a set of bins and a set of items to pack in each bin; a value, f, for assigning item j to bin i; and a separate packing constraint for each bin—i.e., ...

An example of the quadratic assignment problem (QAP) is the facility location problem, in which n facilities are assigned, at minimum cost, to n sites. Between each pair of facilities, there is a ...

A blockchain consensus method optimized for Internet of Things. Proof-of-assignment (PoA) enables IoT devices to perform "micro mining." For example, the IOTW blockchain uses PoA to perform this ...

Machine learning algorithms are increasingly being used in decision making. Web companies, car-sharing services, and courts rely on algorithms to supply content, set prices, and estimate recidivism ...

With fewer available seats in good public schools than families who want them, many cities face a vexing challenge: How do you decide which children go where? Enter Neil Dorosin. “You have to allocate ...

Yuting Zhang ( [email protected]) is an associate professor of health economics and director of the Pharmaceutical Economics Research Group, both in the Department of Health Policy and Management, at ...

How a risk assessment tool is used by police in Spain to predict gender-based violence. Show more In the Spanish seaside town of Benalmadena, Catalina, a 48-year-old mother of four, was killed at home ...