Ma Jun and Yang Chaoxiong sat at the same desk, and the latter watched the former fill in various numbers in an Excel table of names.
When he saw Ma Jun finally filling in "3000" after Ye Ming's name, Yang Chaoxiong sighed: "The boss is so generous."
"If I were you, I would use my own money to subsidize Ye Ming another three thousand." Ma Jun turned around and joked with a smile: "Where is the second work of CVPR (IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, one of the three top computer vision conferences)
, you are beautiful."
Yang Chaoxiong immediately sneered: "Isn't it true that we haven't passed it yet... and who knows if we can pass it?"
"You have to believe in the boss's vision. He spent two days thinking about which journal to submit to." Ma Jun said with emotion: "Before I read the paper and source code, I thought he only specialized in openCV (open source visual framework)
, I didn’t expect that he created a framework by himself... Damn it, there’s no comparison between people.”
"The key is that this guy hasn't realized how awesome he is." Yang Chaoxiong looked back and breathed softly: "You don't know, I was dumbfounded when I came back..."
"Why else would the boss like this guy so much?" Ma Jun chuckled and filled in the word (subsidy) for Ye Ming's column.
"Thanks to Old Tang, if we change some bosses, not to mention the project subsidy, even if there is one, the paper will definitely be gone." Yang Chaoxiong nodded with deep understanding: "By the way, the school will give rewards for issuing CVPR, right?
?”
"That must be there!"
Ma Jun checked the form and saved it. He looked around with emotion and finally stood up: "It's your job to make payroll for everyone."
"I really don't want to do this."
Ma Jun shrugged: "That can't be helped, the teacher likes you."
"...Don't come here anymore."
Having said that, Yang Chaoxiong also knew that his senior brother Ma Jun was about to graduate with a doctorate.
Moreover, the boss did not hesitate to face this great disciple who opened the door, and even helped Ma Jun contact a laboratory in Canada to become a postdoctoral fellow early on.
The work that Ma Jun usually does only falls on him.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and soon Tang Zhigao's figure appeared at the door.
…
"Is the office so messy?" Professor Tang looked around and told Yang Chaoxiong: "Chaoxiong, clean up the table."
"Oh, who's coming later?" Yang Chaoxiong stood up and immediately packed up.
Although he didn't call Ma Jun, he immediately picked up the broom behind the door.
"No one but Ye Ming is coming."
Yang Chaoxiong was startled, and immediately put down the book, with a look of laughter and tears on his face: "Teacher, if you don't do this, how big of a person is Little Ye Zi..."
Professor Tang was speechless: "If you don't learn to clean up the mess at home, your wife will yell at you sooner or later."
"Hehe, it seems that the mistress often yells at you."
"Get out of here and work." Professor Tang laughed and cursed, walked behind the desk and sat down.
Ma Jun smiled slightly: "Teacher, why is Ye Ming here?"
"He..." Professor Tang took out his mobile phone and put it on the table, with a smile on his lips: "He said he wanted to do brain-computer communication in robots and asked me."
Ma Jun and Yang Chaoxiong looked at each other after hearing this, with surprise in their eyes.
Of course they know that their tutor is currently struggling with what to apply for the next big topic - either a "wheelchair" that combines brain-computer + AI - or autonomous car driving.
The former requires cooperation across several majors, and the "market" prospects currently don't look very good, which means that even if the application is approved, there won't be much funding.
As for the latter, although autonomous driving has great prospects, not to mention the fierce competition, these topics of autonomous vehicle driving must be national-level, and they must be spearheaded by deans and academician-level elders.
Old Tang wanted to take the lead, but he was still a little short of the mark.
But this guy Ye Ming actually came up and said that he wanted to get brain-computer communication...
Is it such a coincidence?
"Does Ye Ming know how difficult it is to engage in brain-computer communication?" Yang Chaoxiong threw the book aside with a puzzled look on his face: "I admit that this guy is very sharp, but he wants to do this kind of large interdisciplinary and interprofessional project by himself?
Do you want to get a toy?"
Ma Jun said with a smile: "If you really want to make toys, you might as well buy one on Taobao."
Yang Chaoxiong deeply agreed: "Second."
"I don't know, so I want to hear what he has to say." Professor Tang said and looked at his phone.
After a while, Ye Ming appeared at the door of the office.
*
*
Tang Zhigao, Ma Jun, and Yang Chaoxiong sat in a row with stools. Ye Ming sat opposite the three of them, quite like a graduate participating in the defense.
Seeing Ye Ming purse his lips, Professor Tang ordered Yang Chaoxiong: "Get Ye Ming a bottle of water."
"Ye Ming, you continue."
"Okay." Ye Ming unscrewed the bottle and took a sip, still unable to hide the excitement in his eyes: "We assume that the world in the future will be a high-tech world with chips on the back of everyone's heads. Then through brain-computer interface + AI autonomous driving
Vehicles, controlling mechanical exoskeletons and even larger bodies must be the future development direction."
——As soon as the description of "a larger machine" was uttered, the three people opposite laughed at the same time.
"Do you really want to build a Gundam?" Yang Chaoxiong was overjoyed - the fact that Ye Ming said in front of Professor Tang that he wanted to build a Gundam had already spread throughout the entire division.
"You have to have some dreams!" Ye Ming hugged the mineral water and laughed: "You can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps, so I plan to use brain waves to control the robot first."
Professor Tang nodded slightly, pondered for a few seconds and then smiled and said, "Have you considered the technical difficulty involved?"
Ye Ming: "If we only talk about brain computers, the most difficult thing is the collection and signal processing of brain wave signals."
"Yes!" Professor Tang nodded: "In terms of collection, whether it is dry electrodes, wet electrodes or implanted electrodes, there are disadvantages. The signal noise of the former two is too loud, and the implantation of the latter is inherently unstable. This is considered
Engineering difficulties.”
"The problem of signal processing is reflected in the speed of denoising and information conversion - if you have ever understood it, you will understand that the information collected through electrodes is out of sync with people's 'thinking'. You have to slow down.
Just look at the demonstrations of those bionic robotic arms."
"Of course, the solution to these problems is to use AI to assist, which is considered the mainstream direction."
After Professor Tang finished speaking, he smiled slightly: "So, what problems do you think you can solve?"
"Forehead……"
Ye Ming wanted to say that these are not problems for my requirements.
Because what he collects is not brainwave signals, but precise discharges of bioelectricity under Yinta's control.
But he believes that with Yin Ta's help, he will be able to find the most accurate expression of brain electrical signals.
Ye Ming bit his lower lip slightly, and in silence, his brows furrowed deeply.
After a moment, he whispered: "I think I should be able to solve the problem of signal noise reduction. At the very least, I can control a robot in the team to move forward and backward, or control my robotic arm to say hello.
"
Professor Tang's eyes lit up instantly.
As for Ma Jun and Yang Chaoxiong, they looked at the teacher at the same time.
Including Ye Ming, he also looked at Professor Tang with burning eyes.
Facing everyone's gaze, Professor Tang pondered for a moment and then smiled softly: "Just talk and don't practice the fake moves. In this way, you can be considered a member of our group anyway."
Ye Ming smiled sheepishly.
"First make a design plan for brain-computer collection - don't tell me you haven't thought about it."
"Thought about it."
"That's good. You make a plan and I'll take a look. Then we'll start with cheap equipment and see the effect first. If it works, then we'll apply for this project!" Professor Tang looked at Ye Ming: "You
how do you feel?"
"Yeah!" Ye Ming nodded heavily.
As long as it doesn't cost him anything, it's easy to talk about anything!
