Automata theory and formal languages form the mathematical foundation of computation, characterising the capabilities and limitations of abstract machines and the languages they recognise. Rooted in ...

Weighted automata extend classical automata by assigning quantitative values to transitions and accepting runs, thus enabling the analysis of quantitative properties such as costs, probabilities and ...

Hugo Rittener has never taken the easy road. Trained in precision mechanics, he quickly turned away from watchmaking's “royal ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In our AI-powered age of Alexa and ChatGPT, the idea of a mechanical automaton may seem out of step with the ...

There’s an old puzzle that requires the solver to form as many whole numbers as possible, starting with 1, using only the digit 4 exactly four times, together with ordinary arithmetic and algebraic ...