Automation technologies for society: Equitable and sustainable

Using dynamic programming, as introduced previously, we eventually found the shortest route to the summit. We are finally at the top of the mountain! Naturally, many of us will directly reach for our phones. Perhaps to take a selfie with friends, to construct a panorama of neighbouring mountain tops, or maybe to record a video of some alpine birds effortlessly gliding around.

The award is handed out once every three years and honours the thesis with most significance of potential of business impact, likelihood of business impact to actually occur, novelty of the methods developed, and societal impact of the product/service involved.

Without understanding what drives human behaviour, we cannot master our greatest threat: humanity itself. This year’s John von Neumann honoree asks universities to teach critical thinking along with technical expertise