Tech Hammer

The plane landed at Hangcheng International Airport on time. To Ning Wei's surprise, as soon as he walked out of the airport, he ran into Dean Kong of Jiang University and Professor Xu from the Department of Basic Mathematics of Jiang University, both of whom were acquaintances. Not to mention Dean Kong’s help to Ning Wei, Professor Xu Chengwen was actually very kind to Ning Wei, especially since Professor Xu’s research direction was originally in the direction of PDE. After Ning Wei published his first paper in “Nature” After writing a thesis, he invited Ning Wei several times to be his doctoral student. In short, Ning Wei was very excited to meet unexpectedly.

"Dean Kong, Professor Xu, have you just arrived?" As soon as he walked out of the domestic arrival station, Ning Wei happily came to the two professors.

"Our plane is about ten minutes ahead of yours, but when I saw the organizing committee coming to pick you up, comrades, I knew your plane would be arriving soon, so I just waited for a while." Kong Mingde smiled and replied. .

Only then did Ning Wei notice that the two bosses were accompanied by two young men in suits who looked more mature than him. One of them was holding an A4 paper with his and Lu Dongyi's names written on it. He couldn't help but wonder. I admired in my heart that the organizing committee of the Chinese Conference was more humane than those abroad. The two conferences he attended, whether it was STOC or SODA, the organizing committee did not take care of the traffic problem at all. Professor Shen sent him two times in a row. Assistant Feng Ge went to pick up the person.

However, Ning Wei feels that if he goes abroad to attend meetings again, he probably won't be able to enjoy this kind of treatment. After all, it seems that his popularity on the Internet is no longer very good.

While saying hello, Lu Dongyi had already walked to Ning Wei, nodded towards Kong Mingde and Professor Xu, and said hello concisely: "Dean Kong, Professor Xu, hello."

"Oh, Professor Lu, we meet again. Let me know in advance when I have the opportunity to go to Jiangnan University next time. Whether it is academic exchanges or teaching teaching work, we will always treat each other. I specifically criticized what happened last time. In the logistics department of the college, Professor Lu came to visit, but these people didn't receive any news, and they didn't even have basic reception etiquette. They made some outrageous mistakes in their work, don't mind it." Kong Mingde smiled when he saw Lu Dongyi Said hehe.

Obviously, Dean Kong was still very concerned about Lu Dongyi pretending to be a student and seducing Ning Wei's heart. At least it's been a year since the incident, but I haven't put it down yet. When we meet, we bring up the old issues again, and the meaning behind the words is different.

Fortunately, Lu Dongyi was not angry when he arrived. He simply nodded and replied in a slightly dull tone: "Academician Confucius is so polite. Next time I really want to go to Jiangda, I will definitely go with Junior Brother Ning." , when the time comes, it won’t be considered a visit, it will just be a visit home, and if you don’t welcome me, you will be out of town.”

Speaking of this, Ning Wei felt a little ashamed and quickly smoothed things over: "Haha, we finally met, let's not talk about the past. We should look to the future. We just happened to meet each other. Why don't we take a car and go to the hotel? Chat on the road, talk on the road.”

"It's okay, Ning Wei, we can meet anytime. If you meet the teacher, just go with them in a car and chat more, and I will take another car. It's not good for everyone to come. Let the car run empty." Lu Dongyi waved his hand and said.

In this way, the bosses on both sides decided in a few words how to go to the hotel. Of course, Ning Wei also felt how intense the verbal exchange was under the smiles of both sides. Look at the fuss this made...

But after waiting for Dean Kong's car, Ning Wei still regretted it, especially when he was pushed by Professor Xu to sit in the back row with Dean Kong.

"Ning Wei, congratulations first!" Kong Mingde said as soon as he got in the car.

"Congratulations? Dean Kong, what do you congratulate me for?" Ning Wei was a little confused.

"Did Tian Yan really not mention it to you?" Kong Mingde asked in surprise.

"No, Director Tian just asked me to hold a meeting." Ning Wei replied.

"Haha, let's not talk about this for now. I'd rather say, we've already met, and you still plan to hide some things from us?" Kong Mingde immediately changed the subject.

Hearing this, Professor Xu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also turned around and glanced at Ning Wei with a half-smile.

"Forehead?"

Ning Wei slightly changed his mind and probably understood what Dean Kong was talking about. He did not choose to pretend to be stupid, but just smiled shyly: "Dean Kong, look at what you said, if I have to hide something from you, then It must be something good for Jiang Da. Don’t you know who I am? There’s nothing good about me, it’s just nostalgia.”

"Well, I really believe this! There is really something good going on for us at Jiang Da. It means that we old guys have been tormented by us and held several meetings. After being suspicious for more than half a month, I finally found out that you could only be the one in the middle. You're making trouble." Kong Mingde glanced at Ning Wei and said calmly.

"Haha, how about we stop talking about this? What will happen when you just say congratulations to me? How about you tell me, so that I can be mentally prepared." Ning Wei said shamelessly.

Kong Mingde smiled and said: "Tian Yan really can't bear to tell you, so we won't have anything to do. Anyway, you will know tomorrow. I guess Lao Tian is still staying in the office having fun at this time. . Now I have something serious to discuss with you. The Department of Information and Computing Science of the college plans to offer an introductory course on the mathematical foundation of artificial intelligence in the base class, which includes information on big data compression management and transmission, as well as artificial intelligence learning algorithms. content."

"After we raised this matter at the meeting, it was also recognized by some companies. For example, Director Lu of the Software Laboratory contacted Huawei and some domestic technology companies, and these companies also specially sent senior executives from technology and human resources to participate. After our seminar, Huawei, as an enterprise representative, also very much agreed with our ideas and believed that our course arrangements should indeed keep pace with the times."

"So now I want to invite you to join our new course preparatory committee. Just now you said that you are a nostalgic person, so you shouldn't refuse, right? That's what I think about it. After the course is arranged, it will be an elective course first. According to the final course of the course, The credits will be determined based on the determined difficulty. If the effect is good, it will be upgraded to a required course for the major. What do you think?"

When the former dean said this, Ning Wei was too embarrassed to refuse, so he could only nod his head and said: "It's okay to join the committee, but you shouldn't go to Jiangcheng often, right? You know, I've been here recently It’s actually quite busy.”

"Haha, don't worry. Because it is an undergraduate course, there is no need to teach it too deeply. The main thing is to let students have a foundation of these concepts and stimulate students' interest in learning this area. We plan to officially introduce this subject after the start of next year. The course will be included as an elective course for the sophomore to junior years, and the preparation time is still more than half a year. When communication is needed, it can be solved through remote meetings." Kong Mingde said with a smile.

"That's no problem." Ning Wei readily agreed. He wasn't worrying about other things, as long as he could bypass the matter in March first.

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll ask the committee to send you a letter of appointment later. By the way, Ning Wei, have you ever considered what you will do after you graduate with your Ph.D.?" Kong Mingde asked again after they finished chatting about the business.

Ning Wei shook his head. He really had never thought about this matter. It had only been two months since he officially obtained his doctoral student certificate. In any case, it was too early to consider graduation now. .

Seeing this answer, Kong Mingde was not surprised and said with a smile: "In that case, I will first extend an invitation to you on behalf of Dean Zhou of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of Jiangnan University. If you have the intention after graduating from Ph.D., I hope to consider it. Join the institute and become a distinguished professor in the institute. You are from Jiang University, and you should also have a rough idea of ​​the school's Artificial Intelligence Institute. It is a multi-disciplinary support certificate that includes 17 academicians including the Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Science. It is the first in the world The scope is also very powerful, and the treatment is definitely top-notch, although you may not care."

"I will definitely consider this." Ning Wei could only answer.

"Okay, Lao Zhou will definitely come to you personally for this question. I won't bother you. Tell me about your time at Yanbei University? I heard that you found a girlfriend at Yanbei University. Why are we, the girls at Jiang University? None of your classmates can catch your eye?"

When it came to his personal topic, he would rather do it than feel sleepy. Then it became his personal performance time. He praised Classmate Jiang in every aspect and did not give it to Dean Kong and Professor Xu at all. When he had the opportunity to speak, the car had already arrived at the hotel. Lu Dongyi had already helped Ning Wei complete the report in the hotel lobby, and also helped him get his access pass and room card.

According to the charter of this conference, special guests and speakers invited to the conference are free of registration fees and accommodation fees. The organizing committee will directly arrange accommodation rooms. Other participating representatives and student representatives need to provide for themselves. There are several room types to choose from. .

Although Ning Wei did not mention giving a report this time, he was still a special guest and the room had been arranged.

After saying goodbye to Dean Kong and Academician Xu, Ning Wei and Lu Dongyi went to the room to put their luggage first. It was almost time to eat. Ning Wei was about to go out and ask Brother Lu to have dinner, but there was a knock on the door first.

He was familiar with this kind of story. Participants in such academic conferences were all peers. He often encountered things like visiting each other to discuss their respective topics. Of course, it could be that Senior Brother Lu was quicker than him, but when he opened the door, he was stunned. , outside the door is a young and beautiful girl wearing a cheongsam. No matter how you look at it, she doesn’t fit in with the image of those math masters.

"Who are you?"

"Hello, Senior Ning, my name is Yu Shiwen. I am a senior student at the School of Mathematics at Zhejiang University. I am also a volunteer for this annual mathematics meeting. I am here to remind you to go to the hotel restaurant for dinner." The handsome young man outside the door the girl replied.

"Oh, don't bother. The front desk just said it's in the restaurant on the third floor. We can go there by ourselves later." I sighed in my heart. As a special guest of the conference, the treatment is a bit too good compared with abroad, but Ning Ning I politely declined the offer. After all, in domestic hotels, you need someone to guide you to the restaurant. Ning Wei felt that this was doubting the intelligence of him and Senior Brother Lu.

"It's not troublesome, Senior Ning. You are the idol of all the students in our Mathematics School. It's a real honor to serve you. And it's hard for me to come and take you to the restaurant. If you drive me away, then How shameless am I in front of the classmates I came with?" The girl pouted, looking like she was about to cry, and looked at Ning Wei resentfully, as if if you refuse again, I will cry to you.

Ning Wei became more serious, looked at Yu Shiwen and said: "Student Yu, as a member of the Mathematics Institute of a key university in China, our reputation should be to make achievements in the field of mathematics. How can we say that if we don't take someone to the restaurant, we will lose it?" What about face? Even if this person is...my senior brother Lu, I can’t do it!"

Yes, Ning Wei was talking, and Lu Dongyi walked out of the room next to him. He saw Ning Wei confronting a girl at the door of the room. The girl looked like she was about to cry, and she was obviously very puzzled. , asked casually: "What's wrong?"

"Professor Lu, hello, my name is Yu Shiwen. I wanted to take you two to the restaurant, but Senior Ning wanted to kick me out." The girl explained to Lu Dongyi.

"Ah? The service at this conference is so good? Are there volunteers taking guests to the restaurant? We didn't get this kind of treatment last time in the capital. But it's not necessary. Aren't there signs to guide us?" Lu Dongyi also said I asked very matter-of-factly.

"Actually, I want to ask you two some math questions about your graduation thesis." Faced with two serious men, Yu Shiwen gritted his teeth and said.

She really didn't expect that it would be so difficult to establish a relationship with Ning Wei as a volunteer. But she had to persevere, because Yu Shiwen knew very well that for a man as good as Ning Wei, if she didn't seize this opportunity to establish some relationship, she would probably never have another chance in her life.

Lu Dongyi glanced at classmate Yu, thought for a moment and said, "From the School of Mathematics, Zhejiang University?"

Yu Shiwen nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, Professor Lu, our professors often mention you and admire your achievements."

"So your professors are still not very good. You have to ask for help from foreign aid for your graduation thesis? Hey..." Lu Dongyi shook his head, then looked at Ning Wei seriously and said, "I told you right, right? Mathematics education This aspect also depends on our Yenching University."

Under Yu Shiwen's dumbfounded gaze, Ning Wei nodded and said: "I know, senior brother. Let's go and eat quickly. This student Yu, if you need to ask questions, you can call a few more classmates together later. Find out all the areas that you find difficult, and then come together to ask our Senior Brother Lu for advice."

"Will Senior Ning also come later? Including me, there are many classmates who are very interested in what you are researching and want to hear what you have to say."

"Listen to me?" Ning Wei scratched his head, shook his head and said, "I suggest you not to be too ambitious. If you still have problems with your graduation thesis, don't look at the things I studied. Look. I don’t understand.”