We rely on cyber systems for most aspects of our daily lives—from commercial transactions to transportation networks. However, keeping these essential cyber systems safe, secure, and resilient is ...

Chapter 2 explored key factors underpinning difficult cyber challenges. This chapter goes on to list and discuss the list of cyber hard problems—well-defined problems where progress toward their ...

Adiabatic quantum computing An example problem represented by an energy landscape. Each point on the landscape represents a candidate solution. The deepest valley represents the actual solution with ...

A gathering of mathematicians at Harvard grades a set of AI-solved problems, revealing key insights into the strengths and weaknesses of artificial intelligence in the realm of abstract reasoning. As ...

Workplaces need people who are willing to speak up. The key is to do it in a way that positions you as a problem-solver, not just a critic. A senior analyst at a financial firm once shared that she ...

A ripple tells you something happened, but not exactly what. That is the core problem behind a hard class of equations that scientists use when they try to work backward from what they can measure to ...

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It is impossible to imagine a master chef who doesn’t know how to cook, a cabinet maker who doesn’t know anything about carpentry, or a pianist who can’t read music. All three sound like ...

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