Rule department scholar

There seems to be competition between computers, but it is undeniable that all participating computers are doing branch calculations of the same equation system.

This is the relationship between cooperation and competition.

"What if two computers work together?"

"For example, let a suitable computer do the same complex calculation, and only transmit the result to another computer."

"If it's two complicated calculations, you can let the two computers do the calculations separately, and then share the respective results with each other..."

"In this way, the calculation amount will be reduced by half."

"Performance will definitely improve a lot."

Zhao Yi thought carefully, knowing that it would be very difficult to achieve, because it involved the issues of 'sharing' and 'allocation'.

Two computers connected together, how to answer the most reasonable allocation of work?

This requires careful thought.

At this time, the system prompt suddenly sounded--

[Start task: Performance Sharing Theory (Computer Class)]

[Achievement tasks, computer classes, performance sharing theory: You need to perfect the computer performance sharing theory.

Task rewards: learning currency +1000, scientific research currency +10. 】

Chapter 316 The meaning of the Turing Award

"Really?"

"can do?"

After receiving the system prompt, Zhao Yi suddenly felt a little surprised. He was just playing a game and found out that he was stuck. He thought of the "cooperation and competition" mode in the bitcoin manufacturing process, and suddenly came up with a research direction of computer performance sharing.

Direction is direction, whether it can be transformed into reality is uncertain.

For example, many people have dreams of flying. When they were young, they may have thought carefully about how to make themselves fly like a fairy.

Thoughts that come up occasionally in life may not necessarily be realized, but the system jumps out and approves the idea just now.

This is more important than rewards.

Based on Zhao Yi's understanding of the system, being able to release a task means that it can be completed. No matter how difficult it is, there is definitely hope.

"Is it feasible to study the idea of ​​computer performance sharing?"

"Performance Sharing Theory..."

Theory, not algorithm.

Zhao Yi knew the reason after thinking about it. His ideas are achievable, but only on a theoretical level, because the scope of computers is too wide.

If a specific code program is implanted for specific software, it is possible to share the performance of the user's computer, but it may be useless to put the same code on other software.

It's like building a house.

The theory is to give a method of building a house, but there is still a big difference in where the house is built. The foundation should be reinforced on soft land, moisture-proof measures must be taken on the seaside, earthquake-proof measures must be taken on earthquake zones, etc., suitable for everyone. Since the houses in different places are different, different methods must be used, that is, to design the algorithm alone.

Of course, no matter how the house is built, the purpose is to live in it.

Now he is designing a set of theories, and other people can follow his theories to transform and design their own algorithms.

For example, Warcraft game.

The game of Warcraft occupies a very large space, and it will always be a bit stuck when running at a high frame rate. On the one hand, the hardware performance cannot keep up, and on the other hand, it is also a calculation problem.

Both computers are playing the game of Warcraft, which can share computing performance. When encountering very difficult calculation content, they can separate the calculations and share the results with each other, which will greatly increase the running performance of the game.

Theoretical thinking must be very difficult.

The first thing to consider is the detection of calculation difficulty. What kind of calculation difficulty will make the computer take the initiative to share performance?

About this point, the software development company can design and judge, but it must be discussed in theory, and it can also be tested by the user's computer.

The second is the optimal shared line selection.

If there are many computers doing similar calculations together, such as playing the game of Warcraft together, distributed computing can be used, but distributed computing is mandatory and equal, and the performance of the computers will not be considered, and the design is not good. A poor computer, because it is too late to calculate the results, will actually slow down the speed of other computers with good performance.

Data transmission sharing is easy to implement, as long as the computers in a special area can directly share the relevant calculation results, but you still have to consider the "packet loss" situation in the middle, just like a project division of labor, a job is finished and the report is lost , it may drag down the entire project.

and many more.

There are many aspects to think about in performance sharing theory.

Zhao Yi felt a little headache when he thought about it deeply. He temporarily recorded his thoughts, and continued to play games for leisure. He decided to buy some professional books on the basics of computers.

When he really studied the underlying transmission, sharing and other issues, he found that his knowledge was not enough.

Computer knowledge is too much.

No one knows everything about computer knowledge, even if it is just an ordinary gadget or low-level applet, it is not easy to fully understand it.

New Year's Eve is really relaxing.

Zhao Yi occasionally thinks about research problems, and spends the rest of his time in leisure. He also reads basic books when he is free. His life is still mainly relaxed and low-key.

Low-key is also very important.

Zhao Yi is so famous that he will be recognized wherever he goes.

In the city of Zhengyang, the provinces and cities in his hometown, he can often be seen in TV programs and reports.

It is not easy for Zhao Yi to live a quiet life. Even during the holidays, there are always reporters waiting at the gate of the community, mainly because of the national award he just won.

The local reporters in Zhengyang did not interview Zhao Yi. They knew that Zhao Yi would go home for the New Year, so they were ready to interview at any time.

If you don't go out, there will be no interviews, and without interviews, there will be no reports.

A quiet life is really nice.

Zhao Yi soon realized how difficult it was for him to keep a low profile. Even if he reduced his contact with reporters and stayed in the community every day, there would still be reports about him on the news.

This time, it was not the attention caused by winning, but the attention caused by not winning.

Turing Award!

When Zhao Yi first achieved results, he used the computer's 'screening method'.

At that time, many people believed that he had booked the 'Turing Award' in advance, and many people expected him to become the first domestic scholar to win the award.

but……

Last year's Turing Award was not awarded to Zhao Yi, but to Edmund Clark, Allen Emerson and Joseph Sfakis for their development of automated methods for testing computer hardware and software A design error in the method.

This award is also justified. Three people won the Turing Award. The automatic monitoring method they did was really useful for error correction and made computers develop in a more intelligent direction.

Zhao Yi felt that he was at a disadvantage when facing three people alone.

Now the results of the Turing Award are out again.

As early as March last year, after the Turing Award winners were announced, many people thought that this year's Turing Award would definitely belong to Zhao Yi, because he used the 'screening method' to complete an algorithm to help expand particle collision experiments The abnormal signal, also found a new particle signal suspected of Higgs particle.

This is a huge achievement in physics, but it can also be called a computer achievement. The important thing is that everyone has seen the effect of the 'screening method'.

So the 'screening method' will definitely help Zhao Yi win the Turing Award.

result……

It is still not Zhao Yi who won the Turing Award, but Barbara Liskov, a female professor in the Department of Electrical, Electrical and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Turing Award selection committee announced the reason for the award, "to reward Barbara Liskov's practical and theoretical work in programming languages ​​and system design."

This statement is very general.

It's like the selection of some "Lifetime Achievement Awards", it is said to reward a certain scientist's "contributions made in the research of a certain discipline throughout his life".

However, the Turing Award is not a lifetime achievement award, but rewards specific research content.

After the Turing Award Selection Committee announced the winners, public opinion immediately fermented. The first question was to question Barbara Liskov's award, and the second question was to question Zhao Yi's failure to win the award.

A spokesman for the selection committee said in an interview, "Our selection is fair."

"Professor Liskov's programming methodology, whose innovative research has brought about tremendous changes in the field of programming, is of profound significance."

"Zhao Yi is an excellent genius, but his 'screening method' is just a computer algorithm, which is not enough to win an award."

This statement is barely accepted by some people.

The reason they can accept it is probably because Barbara Liskov is from country M, while Zhao Yi is a Chinese.

Anyone would want someone from their own country to win an award, especially if it's their own country's award.

The media in European countries also reported on this, and many reports questioned the fairness of the selection, but they did not deny Liskov's contribution.

This is even more so at home.

Zhao Yi did not win the Turing Award. It was really a surprise. People in China don't care about Barbara Liskov. They think it must be unfair that Zhao Yi didn't win the award, because Zhao Yi's "screening method" , solved a lot of problems, enough to win an international award in the computer category.

So why no awards?

Good multimedia comes down to 'nationality'. The Turing Award is considered to be the 'Nobel' of the computer industry, but the selection committee is all members of the Computer Society of M, and the winners over the years are mainly European and American. Winners, expanded to the whole of Asia are not.

"Maybe Zhao Yi is not even eligible for the selection, and it is even more impossible to win the award, because he has no European or American citizenship."

"The Turing Award is also very unfair!"

"It's no wonder that every time the winners are from Europe and the United States, there is not even a single winner in Asia!"

"If you want to win an award, you must first be a member of the Computer Society of M. Although this is not stated in the selection of the Turing Award, it is an unspoken rule!"

"..."

Outside media reports are raging, so it is naturally impossible for Zhao Yi to be quiet.

More and more reporters came here, and some reporters with foreign faces also rushed to interview Zhao Yi, hoping that he could talk about the selection of the Turing Award.

The security of the community has long been overwhelmed, and the police have come to maintain order.

Zhao Yi simply went out, and was interviewed by the reporter beside the flower bed in the center of the community. He knew that he had to make a statement.

A reporter from a provincial TV station was the first to ask, "Professor Zhao, do you regret that you didn't win the Turing Award this year?"

"No regrets."

Zhao Yi said, "It's actually quite relaxing. I don't like running around. If I win an award, I have to cross the Pacific Ocean to receive it. It's very tiring."

Some reporters laughed along.

Zhao Yi's words eased the atmosphere, but a foreign female reporter was not reconciled and asked sharply, "The Turing Award is known as the 'Nobel of Computers' and is the highest honor in the computer industry. Award, which means that the research work has been recognized at the highest level, are you sure you don't feel regretful?"

There was even a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Zhao Yi shrugged indifferently, "My only regret is that I didn't get 25 US dollars, which is a lot of money. But fortunately, I won the Shaw Award, and I am not short of money at present."

"Hula~~"

The reporters around laughed.

Zhao Yi's expression became serious, "Except for the bonus, it doesn't matter whether you win an award or not. I think what's more important is that the research is recognized by the industry, widely used, and helpful to the development of science and technology."

"Winning is just icing on the cake."

"No matter what the awards are, they are awarded because the research is recognized, not because they are awarded."

"So the meaning of the Turing Award to me is only 25 US dollars. If there is a higher bonus, I may feel more regretful..."

Chapter 317 Luck is an important part of life

"The point of the Turing Award is the $25 prize?"

"This is an insult to the Turing Award!"

The foreign reporter who asked the question gritted her teeth in hatred. She really had nothing to do with the Turing Award. She just wanted to report on the news that she came to interview, but the other party's statement was really hard to accept.

For those awards that have little influence, the bonus is indeed the greatest meaning.

For example, the Shaw Prize.

The Shaw Prize has just been awarded for three times. It has little influence in the world, but it is very attractive, because the winner can get a prize of 100 million US dollars.

Bonuses are a development strategy.

When many heavyweights receive awards, the awards are widely reported by the media and affirmed by many people, it naturally develops influence.

on the contrary.

The significance of those awards that are recognized as the top in the world is no longer in the bonus, but in the award itself.