Chapter 116 Different measurement standards

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He Tianchang's tone was very respectful, and there was a reason for that.

When He Tianchang faced Professor Yao, he still had a kind of admiration similar to that of a junior to a senior.

Professor Yao is indeed He Tianchang’s senior.

He Tianchang and Professor Yao are considered to be from the same sect, and both belong to Liu Jiong/Lang's "sect".

The name Liu/Jong/Lang may be a bit unfamiliar to the public, but almost everyone in the computer world is familiar with it.

Liu/Jong/Lang is an internationally renowned computer scientist.

This person has made outstanding contributions to real-time systems, computer-aided design, combinatorial optimization, discrete mathematics and other fields.

Liu/Jong/Lang's professional contribution is only one aspect.

His unknown contribution lies in the fact that he cultivated countless talents throughout his life, and his talents are all over the world.

Professor Yao received his PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1975, and his doctoral thesis was supervised by Professor Liu Jiong/Lang.

When He Tianchang was at the California Institute of Technology, his doctoral supervisor was Professor Coleman Holshes, who was also one of Liu Jiong's disciples.

If we strictly follow the academic inheritance, Professor Yao can be regarded as He's "uncle" to a certain extent.

Of course, He Tianchang did not dare to call Professor Yao uncle.

Although Professor Yao is very qualified and experienced, Professor Yao himself has never regarded himself as a senior.

Moreover, Professor Yao not only does not regard himself as a senior, but also resents the practice of ranking based on seniority.

Not only did he never put on airs about underachieving scholars, but he also did not regard himself as a senior even when facing an ordinary student, Professor Yao.

Not only does he not put on airs, Professor Yao has also been obsessively committed to cultivating basic computer talents in our country.

It can be said that among Liu Jiong/Lang’s many disciples, Professor Yao is the one who truly inherited his spirit of preaching, teaching and solving doubts.

It was precisely for this reason that He Tianchang dared to call Professor Yao directly and playfully asked Professor Yao to "recommend talents."

But even so, He didn't think of how to speak for a while.

Although Professor Yao is committed to cultivating talents, he is most averse to backdoor methods.

Fortunately, the opportunity He Tianchang was looking forward to came soon.

Hearing He Tianchang complain about being busy with secular affairs, Professor Yao disagreed very much: "Our generation (the 1940s and 1950s) are all old, and your generation naturally has to shoulder more responsibilities!"

He Tianchang was worried that he had no chance to bring the topic to Lin Hui. When he heard Professor Yao mention his age, he immediately took over the conversation:

"I am not considered young anymore. I am over fifty this year. The future still depends on young people."

Hearing He Tianchang's words, Professor Yao asked strangely: "Don't you always boast that you are still young? Why are you suddenly lamenting that heroes are old?"

He Tianchang: "The younger generation is growing up too fast, how can we not grow old?"

How could Professor Yao not know what He Tianchang meant: "You must have found a good idea, and you led the topic here in a roundabout way...

Tell me, who do you want to recommend to me from your school? Where do you want to recommend?

Let me make it clear first that I will not take any graduate students."

He Tianchang: "The recommendation this time is not from our school, but an undergraduate who just finished the college entrance examination. His name is Lin Hui...

I would like to recommend him to participate in the selection of Shuimu Computer Science Experimental Class."

After listening to He Tianchang's words, Professor Yao smiled.

Professor Yao smiled, but He Tianchang was a little panicked.

It's a small thing to be misunderstood, but it shouldn't accidentally delay Lin Hui's future.

He Tianchang hurriedly said: "Professor Yao, I understand your principles, I am not going through the back door.

This Lin Hui scored more than 730 points in the exam, which fully meets the standards for participating in the computer science experimental class in previous years.

I just don’t want the pearl to be covered in dust, so I’m recommending it..."

Professor Yao: "Don't worry, who said you used the back door?

Let me ask you, is the Lin Hui you are talking about the top scorer in science in the college entrance examination in Beiyu Province this year?"

These words surprised He Tianchang: "Yes, Lin Hui is the top scorer in science in the college entrance examination in the Northern Territory this year. Professor Yao, do you also know this Lin Hui?"

Professor Yao: "I don't know much about it. I heard someone mention this name today."

It is really rare that an ordinary student who has just finished the college entrance examination can get into the ears of a person of Professor Yao's level.

He Tianchang didn't quite understand.

He Tianchang: "Professor Yao, can I take the liberty to ask who the last person who mentioned Lin Hui was?"

Professor Yao: "After all these years, your character of asking for answers has not changed..."

He Tianchang smiled sheepishly.

Professor Yao: "The first person to mention Lin Hui's name was Vice President Jia Lujia of Peking University. I happened to pass by him in the morning when he was discussing freshmen matters with Mr. Shuimu Admissions.

Vice President Jia discussed with us that we should not compete with them for Lin Hui as a candidate under any circumstances.

If we are willing, they can give up all the science college entrance examination top scorers from other provinces in North China except the Northern Territory?"

He Tianchang asked puzzledly: "Isn't North China one of the areas with the fiercest competition for students every year?

Why is Peking University spending so much money this year, and is it willing to directly give up the college entrance examination top scorers from several other provinces in North China for a Lin Hui?

No, isn’t that Professor Jia a professor of linguistics at Peking University?

Lin Hui is the number one scholar in science, so why is he interested in Lin Hui?"

Professor Yao: "You only know one but not the other.

Although Professor Jia is a professor of language, his main field of study is applied linguistics.

The main direction of applied linguistics in recent years is the intersection with computers.

This classmate Lin Hui has some patents in natural language processing. They feel that this classmate Lin Hui is very talented in natural language processing.

Naturally, he will be very interested in Lin Hui..."

He Tianchang: "Beijing University has a very keen sense of smell. Did you know what Lin Hui was doing in the field of natural language processing so quickly?

Professor Yao, this is what I want to tell you. Lin Hui is very talented in natural language processing...

The generative summary algorithm he proposed is very thoughtful and may have used a number of unprecedented research ideas.

Anyway, I feel that it is difficult to implement the algorithm he proposed using traditional methods...

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That’s why I recommended him to participate in the selection of the computer experimental class..."

Professor Yao: "Tianchang, your idea is very good.

But let me ask you, have you considered Lin Hui’s will in your recommendation?"

He Tianchang: "I..."

Professor Yao: "Perhaps you feel that your current behavior is correct.

But if you think about it, is it really appropriate? We have no right to make choices for other people’s lives.

Students like Lin Hui who can achieve very high scores should be well-planned.

Their path should be chosen by themselves.

Rather than you and me arranging it behind the scenes."

He Tianchang: "Mr. Yao, this classmate Lin Hui is really very accomplished in algorithms.

This is not just nonsense on my part, I expressed my opinion after carefully considering what he published.

Although Lin Hui’s research results are not enough for you.

But if Lin can achieve what he is now at the age of 18, his future is completely limitless.

I also know that it is not good for me to do this behind my back, but I am also passionate about my love.

I have seen too many geniuses die young.

I really don’t want Lin Hui to take any detours..."

Professor Yao doesn’t think so: “Isn’t it only a detour if you enter Shuimu’s computing experimental class?

Or is it not considered a detour only if you are engaged in the computer field?

Tianchang, let me tell you about myself. I am barely known in the computer field now.

But do you know what I went through in the first half of my life?

In 1967, I graduated from Daiwan University with a bachelor's degree in physics.
To be continued...