Category Archives: Network Flows

Better Traffic Networks Through Vehicle and Signal Coordination

My friend Phil Spadaro pointed me to two interesting articles on traffic management techniques being studied by BMW and Audi here and here. The idea is to allow traffic lights and cars to communicate, which would yield better traffic flow, reducing … Continue reading

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Twilight Network Flow

CAUTION: Spoiler Alert! Part of a professor’s job is to come up with new exam questions each year. That may be a time-consuming (and sometimes tedious) task. You want the question to be just right: not too easy, not too … Continue reading

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