Chris Edwards

1 week ago | cacm.acm.org | Alex Williams |Sam Greengard |Chris Edwards

Quantum computing isn’t just some sci-fi concept anymore. It’s not theoretical. It’s not niche. It’s here—and it’s poised to gut the foundations of modern software development in ways few engineers are ready for. While headlines focus on broken encryption and Shor’s algorithm, the real upheaval runs much deeper. Quantum computing is quietly tearing apart our understanding of algorithmic complexity, leaving decades of optimization work and software architecture exposed.

2 months ago | cacm.acm.org | Chris Edwards |Doug Meil |Sam Greengard |Esther Shein

Some of the earliest work on artificial intelligence (AI) saw mathematics as a major target and key to making breakthroughs quickly.

Nov 18, 2024 | pumpindustry.com.au | Chris Edwards

The State Electricity Commission (SEC) is assisting Ballan households in lowering energy costs by transitioning to energy-efficient electric heat pump hot water systems. Victorian Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio, launched the pilot in Ballan. The pilot helps residents who want to save by swapping to a hot water heat pump through the SEC’s electric home planner.

Oct 30, 2024 | cacm.acm.org | Chris Edwards |Jeremy Roschelle |Mark Halper |Alex Vakulov

Mathematicians recently gathered for a workshop in Canadaa to thrash out ideas inspired by a breakthrough a pair of researchers made in 2023 on a conjecture by Paul Erdős. The pair’s success at applying a novel combination of approaches to a problem that saw little progress in four decades looks to have larger implications in an area of mathematics that looks at how order forms out of random systems, and which also has proven influential for both practical and theoretical computer science.

May 17, 2024 | blog.equinix.com | Chris Edwards

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