It’s often assumed that Dijkstra’s algorithm, or the A* graph traversal algorithm is used, but the reality is that although these pure graph theory algorithms are decidedly influential, they ...

In theory, it cannot be ruled out that the algorithms might run for longer than the age of the universe. But in practice, many algorithms seem to work just fine. Almost always.

Deferred Acceptance Algorithm: An iterative procedure whereby one side of the market proposes and the other side accepts or rejects based on preferences to eventually reach a stable match.

This past October, as Jacob Holm and Eva Rotenberg were thumbing through a paper they’d posted a few months earlier, they realized they had been sitting on something big. For decades computer ...