Efficient query processing is underpinned by the design and implementation of novel data structures and algorithms that address the increasing demands of modern data-intensive applications. Recent ...

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

The Burrows-Wheeler transform is a string transformation algorithm invented by British computer scientists Mike Burrows and David Wheeler, and is used in compression algorithms, etc. Google has ...

Algorithms have a huge influence on what we see online, getting personal in their recommendations and seemingly knowing us inside out. Now, some people are consciously adapting their behaviour to ...

Technology is continuously advancing and exponentially increasing the amount of data produced. Data comes from a multitude of sources and formats, requiring systems to process different algorithms.