Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 476: Chapter 287: A Tenfold Increase in Performance!

There were 20 or 30 people from the Science Academy in the room. The lowest rank among them was associate researcher; most of them were from the math department, while seven or eight people were from the software department. There were also some special auditors, such as Professor Liu Hemin and a few senior academy members in the front row.

To say that they couldn’t follow Zhao Yi’s lecture would indeed be an exaggeration.

Although Zhao Yi’s follow-up explanation was rather swift, making it hard to keep up, there were still a few who could.

However, many failed to keep up.

Liu Tong’en barely managed to keep up with Zhao Yi’s explanation, he was around fifty years old, considered young among the academy members. Being appointed as the deputy designer for the National Navigation System was enough to prove his ability.

However, Liu Tong’en just barely managed to keep up, and he knew that many more could not.

One reason was the breadth of knowledge needed.

What Zhao Yi was teaching was an entire set of theories. It wasn’t just about mathematics; because it was a theory related to digital compression technology, it was used in theoretical calculations in the form of mathematical models.

Many who invested heavily in pure mathematics and applied mathematics, but had less exposure to computer studies found it hard to keep up with the pace.

In addition, those who specialized in research on algorithms and network technology in the software department, were even less likely to keep up.

Zhao Yi skipped over all the computational parts in his explanation.

This was unacceptable.

As for the National Navigation System project, the people from the software department who participated in the project were the main force. They needed to design a set of algorithms and software based on Zhao Yi’s theory to enhance the performance of satellite positioning, imaging, and information transmission.

If the people from the software department couldn’t understand and didn’t understand the specific computational processes, only knowing a general framework, it would be too difficult for them to design it.

They definitely need a proper understanding first.

While Zhao Yi was explaining, it made sense to let everyone understand at once so that in the future if there were others who didn’t understand, it would be much easier to find someone to explain it to them.

That was Liu Tong’en’s thought.

No one in the room wanted to be the first to admit that they didn’t understand. As the deputy designer and direct in-charge, Liu Tong’en decided to be upfront and asked Zhao Yi to explain everything in detail from the beginning. He wasn’t bothered about losing a bit of face.

Others in the room silently gave Liu Tong’en a thumbs up. Some were genuinely unable to keep up while others were confused despite being able to follow the thought process.

Zhao Yi’s explanation was too quick, skipping crucial computational steps.

Moreover, many noticed that during Zhao Yi’s explanation, he had glossed over some key, hard-to-understand steps.

This was worrisome.

While he emphasized some simple parts, he completely skipped over the more complex, brain-wracking areas?

Zhao Yi looked somewhat embarrassed seeing everyone’s reaction.

He was frustrated about Liu Tong’en’s request to start from scratch and knew that his explanation wasn’t up to par, so he decided to explain it all over again.

This time he elaborated in greater detail.

After more than an hour, he had only covered a quarter of what he had initially explained.

Zhao Yi flipped through the printed report and stopped to say to Liu Tong’en, "Shall we call it a day?"

Liu Tong’en reacted immediately and nodded, "Yes, let’s call it a day. We’ve been at it for over two hours. We’ll continue tomorrow!"

He said to the others, "We have been inconsiderate. Zhao Yi has just arrived, and we had him give a lecture for over two hours. He doesn’t even know where he will be staying, and he hasn’t even settled in."

"Yes, yes!"

"We won’t be able to finish this in a short while."

"Zhao Yi!" Professor Liu Hemin approached and said, "I’ve been looking forward to you coming here, and now you’re finally here. Come, I’ll show you around the software department and my lab."

"Okay!"

Zhao Yi exhaled deeply.

Giving a lecture for over two hours is indeed exhausting, it’s necessary to take some breaks. Visiting the mathematics department and the software department sounded like a good idea.

He looked at the report again and worriedly said, "At this pace, it’ll take me three or four days to explain."

"Don’t worry!"

Liu Tong’en laughed, "Your contribution won’t be forgotten. We’re now counting on your mathematical theory to improve our satellite’s performance."

This was indeed a significant matter!

The situation became lively afterward, many people came over to talk to Zhao Yi, including the old academy members in the front row.

These elder academy members were trembling as they walked, they were all similar in age to Professor He Mingcheng, still insisting on coming to work, it wasn’t easy for them.

Members at this age had a pretty easy-going approach to work and research, they were just interested and came to listen, while others came for Zhao Yi.

An old academy member said, "We should take this opportunity to discuss the Goldbach Conjecture! Your second proof method."

"I have a student who suggested that, following your thought process, using the sieve method and group theory to relate to twin primes, what do you think of this idea?"

Everyone looked towards Zhao Yi.

Liu Tong’en quickly introduced, "This is Wan Zhongci, Academy Member Wan."

"Hello, Academy Member Wan."

Zhao Yi greeted politely, then pondered and said, "According to my proof thought process... Just using the sieve method and group theory is still somewhat lacking because group theory cannot cover specific numbers, it can only be used to discuss ranges."

"Hmm."

Wan Zhongci thoughtfully nodded, "Then I’ll tell him to change his approach."

"... what I said might not necessarily be correct." Zhao Yi quickly asserted, he did not want to stifle other people’s imagination due to a single perspective.

Wan Zhongci chuckled, "For my aimless student, he lacks too much, even if you say it won’t work and let him figure it out..." He shook his head, "Even giving him twenty years won’t be enough."

The others nodded in agreement.

The student Wan Zhongci was referring to, many of them knew, was also a deputy researcher at the Mathematics Institute, a genuine number theory enthusiast who had been engaged in related research.

Researchers focusing on pure number theory are quite rare within the Mathematics Institute.

Scarcity brings value!

Those who achieve results in this field are undoubtedly geniuses, but compared to Zhao Yi, the gap was just too great.

Zhao Yi used a combination of sieve methods and group theory to prove the Goldbach conjecture.

If this approach could solve the twin prime conjecture, Zhao Yi would do it himself. He had published the related "Bounded gaps between primes", which surely meant he had done in-depth research on twin primes.

If he said it won’t work, then it definitely won’t!

...

Zhao Yi’s accommodation was arranged in a hotel near the Mathematics Institute, but Liu Hemin had taken the trouble to go there and cancel the room.

Liu Hemin passionately stated, "Last time I went to Zhengyang, Zhao Yi allowed me to stay at his place. Now that he’s visiting, he can directly stay at my place."

The others were somewhat regretful.

They too wished Zhao Yi could stay at their places, it’d bring prestige to host a genius who had proven the Goldbach Conjecture at home, not to mention the possible knowledge exchange.

Zhao Yi is really versatile!

With top-level achievements in mathematics and computer science, discussing related fields with him might aid their own research.

Unaware that he had become a ’Monk Tang’, Zhao Yi didn’t mind staying at Liu Hemin’s home. Among the people at the Science Academy, the ones he was most familiar with and liked were Liu Hemin.

When he wasn’t well-known and unable to write computer science papers, Professor Liu Hemin patiently guided him. Spending a few more days with Professor Liu to discuss mathematics and computer science research seemed good.

That day, Zhao Yi followed Liu Hemin to visit Software Institute and Liu Hemin’s laboratory.

There wasn’t much to see in Liu Hemin’s computer lab, even less so compared to the Intelligent and Automated Laboratory. The latter, with ’automation’ in its name, consisted of some tech-savvy components that could assemble a robot. An ordinary computer lab didn’t give off the same impression, it seemed to just have a few more computers. Even the servers, despite being high-performance processors neatly arranged, didn’t look appealing.

What’s most precious in computer labs is the software.

Liu Hemin revealed several hard drives and CDs that stored software, he showcased the functions of the software to Zhao Yi with a brief introduction.

These were the most valuable.

Never underestimate a CD. The data inside could be worth millions or even tens of millions.

Zhao Yi had his horizons broadened.

The software of the Science Academy was indeed extraordinary. Many of its features seemed like black tech in the outside world.

Some of these software had imperfect functions and their performance didn’t meet the market standards. Some others involved secrets, which were meant for internal national use.

No matter what, being able to see and learn was quite decent, at least his horizons were broadened.

Zhao Yi didn’t forget to install the evolution algorithm into the robot. freёwebnovel.com

Although the performance of the algorithm was still rudimentary, what was important was that he had obtained part of the source code. Once he thoroughly studied the code, he could improve it based on it.

This gain was tremendous.

This fueled Zhao Yi’s motivation to explain the digital compression technology theory, and he gave a four-hour lecture in the morning and afternoon.

Initially, only the fixed personnel attended the lecture. But by the second and third day, the audience expanded.

Those who were eligible from the Mathematics and Software Institutes all attended.

The venue changed from a small classroom to a large one, and on the last day it was held in the conference hall.

Through days of detailed explanation, many people gained a thorough understanding, especially those proficient in both computer science and mathematics found it easier to comprehend.

If their expertise only extended to one field, then it was quite difficult to understand.

But that was enough.

After gaining a thorough understanding of the digital compression technology theory and comparing it with previous compression technologies, many people had an assessment in mind.

"If this set of mathematical theory all comes true, with the same hardware configuration, performance would improve by at least six times."

"Saying six times is an understatement, it’s at least ten times!"

"If we follow this theory to install and adjust the equipment, and plan it uniformly, the performance will improve further!"

"I feel this is more high-end than the internationally acclaimed digital compression technology!"

"Whether it’s high-end or not is hard to say, but it’s very suitable for use in satellites..."

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