In theoretical computer science, the key to cracking tough problems is finding the right tools. Most researchers gravitate toward tools that match the problems they hope to solve, and some devote ...

University of Washington computer scientist Shayan Oveis Gharan has won the 2026 Abacus Medal, the International Mathematical Union's highest honor for theoretical computer scientists under 40. The ...

Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman smiles as he receives a Fields Medal during the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on July 23, 2026. The honor -- a recognition of ...

He received the prize for his landmark contributions to the theory of algorithms, taking the analysis of algorithms beyond combinatorics and probabilistic analysis into the theory of the geometry of ...

Four mathematicians just claimed the world's most prestigious mathematics prize by doing something that separate generations of brilliant predecessors could not: they finished the job. Hong Wang ...