Animated stamps from USC celebrate 14 builders of the modern internet, from DNS and video calls to JPEG, encryption, and the algorithms inside phones

USC is celebrating America's 250th anniversary with animated digital stamps honoring unsung heroes of computing. These stamps ...
IEEE

Bias-Policy Iteration-Based Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems

Abstract: This paper presents the bias-policy iteration, a modified adaptive dynamic programming method, to achieve optimal control design of discrete-time nonlinear systems. Firstly, the formulation ...
Frontiers

Transformer winding deformation diagnosis method based on dynamic time warping and multilayer perceptron

To address the issues of strong subjectivity and difficulty in feature extraction that are inherent to traditional frequency response analysis methods used for diagnosing transformer winding ...
InfoWorld

How to use method references in Java

Method references are a shorthand way to write lambda expressions that call a single method. Rather than implementing a method in a functional interface, a method reference simply points to an ...
The New York Times

Book Review: ‘The Family Dynamic,’ by Susan Dominus

In “The Family Dynamic,” Susan Dominus examines what makes some families “exceptional.” By Ezekiel J. Emanuel Ezekiel J. Emanuel is an oncologist, vice provost and university professor at the ...
Frontiers

Real-time cooperative voltage regulation strategy of distribution network based on approximate dynamic programming

Large-scale distributed renewable energy in the distribution network can result in reliability issues such as exceeding voltage limits and overloading power lines. Additionally, the rapid growth of ...
InfoWorld

Advanced programming with Java generics

Take your coding to the next level by learning advanced programming with generics. Here's how to use generic methods with type inference, type parameters, and wildcards in your Java programs. Generics ...