In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. People are standing in a circle waiting to be executed. Counting begins at a specified point in the circle and proceeds around the circle in a specified direction.
Jan 2 2019Prof. Shoucheng Zhang discusses three pillars of information technology: quantum computing, AI and blockchain. He presents the fundamentals of crypto-economic science and answers questions such as: What is the intrinsic value of a medium of exchange? What is the value of consensus and how does it emerge? How can math be used to create distributed self-organizing consensus networks to create a data-marketplace for AI and machine learning? Prof. Zhang is the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He is a member of the US National Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He discovered a new state of matter called topological insulator in which electrons can conduct along the edge without dissipation, enabling a new generation of electronic devices with much lower power consumption. For this groundbreaking work he received numerous international awards, including the Buckley Prize, the Dirac Medal and Prize, the Europhysics Prize, the Physics Frontiers Prize and the Benjamin Franklin Medal. He is also the founding chairman of the DHVC venture capital fund, which invests in AI, blockchain, mobile internet, big data, AR/VR, genomics and precision medicine, sharing economy and robotics.
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Dec 11 2018Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is a type of public-key cryptography that relies on the math of both elliptic curves as well as number theory. This technique can be used to create smaller, faster, and more efficient cryptographic keys. In this Elliptic Curve Cryptography tutorial, we build off of the Diffie-Hellman encryption scheme and show how we can change the Diffie-Hellman procedure with elliptic curve equations.
Jun 29 2018Machine learning is the automation of discovery, and it is responsible for making our smartphones work, helping Netflix suggest movies for us to watch, and getting presidents elected. But there is a push to use machine learning to do even more—to cure cancer and AIDS and possibly solve every problem humanity has. Domingos is at the very forefront of the search for the Master Algorithm, a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge—past, present, and future—from data. In this book, he lifts the veil on the usually secretive machine learning industry and details the quest for the Master Algorithm, along with the revolutionary implications such a discovery will have on our society. Pedro Domingos is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, and he is the co-founder of the International Machine Learning Society.
Jun 29 2018The basis of almost all functional programming, Professor Graham Hutton explains Lambda Calculus.
Jun 28 2018What's in a programming paradigm? How did the major paradigms come to be, and why? Once we've sworn our love to one paradigm, does a program written under any other still smell as sweet? Can functional programmers learn anything from [...]
Dec 1 2017We all have seen our shared of bad code and some really good code as well. What are some of the common anti-patterns that seem to be recurring over and over in code that sucks? By learning about these code smells and avoiding them, we can greatly help make our code better.
May 2 2017David Peterson, linguist and inventor of languages for many TV shows and movies (including "Game of Thrones", "Dominion" and "The 100") will talk about his new book: "The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building"
Apr 29 2016Martin Fowler shares his views on event sourcing. Martin is Chief Scientist at Thoughtworks, Opinion Leader and Author of many Development books. Martin concentrates on designing enterprise software - looking at what makes a good design and what practices are needed to come up with a good design. He's been a pioneer of various topics around object-oriented technology and agile methods, and written several books including "Refactoring", "UML Distilled", "Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture", and "NoSQL Distilled". Martins also writes at martinfowler.com.
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