I Play Dungeons in the Police Station

Chapter 465 - 277: Academician Candidate

"Captain Li, you’re finally here. Academician Ma is in the control center of the machine room, let’s head over there."

After receiving Li Zhongqing’s call back, Ye Boyan waited at the door. Seeing the two of them, he welcomed them in.

Upon arriving at the control center, Li Xiang saw a group of people standing around an old man, surrounding him.

The old man was continuously explaining to these people.

"This AI’s resource scheduling has reached its peak. The person who designed and developed this software is simply a genius."

"Academician Ma, I’ve brought over the genius you’re talking about." Upon hearing Academician Ma’s praise, Ye Boyan immediately chimed in.

Upon hearing the voice, Ma Hongyuan looked towards the door, and the others gathered around also scattered to the sides.

"Are you the author of the AI Xiao Mu?"

Seeing Academician Ma addressing him, Li Zhongqing realized it was a misunderstanding and quickly introduced, "The author of Xiao Mu is this gentleman behind me, his name is Li Xiang."

"Ah, it’s you, so young, far too young. Only young people like you can have such ideas. I have a few questions I’d like to ask you."

Academician Ma realized his mistake, but Li Xiang’s youthful appearance was undeniable. If it weren’t for Professor Ye’s firm statement that the software was developed by Li Xiang, he wouldn’t have believed such a young man could be responsible for it.

"I’m unworthy of your questions, I will certainly speak my mind."

"Knowledge knows no age, a master is a master. In this aspect, you’ve surpassed us. We ought to learn from you. How did you enable system calls using multi-threading resources to reach the limit of single-core performance? And yet, they don’t interfere with each other and still collaborate seamlessly. This issue has been a major challenge for our research institute, but you’ve easily solved it."

Their team was also researching artificial intelligence. This problem was a stumbling block in their research journey. They’ve attempted many methods to no avail, and seeing Xiao Mu’s solution, perfect as it is, prompted the urgency to meet Li Xiang and understand it.

"Actually, the method is simple. We can independently establish a library called Threading, making the code execution method more diverse and efficient. This library can directly call its functions. Then, within the main program main(), we can introduce several core concepts for multi-threading computing, such as thread pools..."

Facing Academician Ma’s inquiry, Li Xiang responded without a moment’s thought.

Li Zhongqing, understanding none of it, felt as if he was listening to heavenly scripture, but seeing Academician Ma’s thoughtful nod after hearing the response, knew Li Xiang’s answer had provided inspiration.

Ye Boyan, himself researching computer technology, although not specializing in artificial intelligence, had a foundational understanding. Upon hearing Li Xiang’s theory, he was perplexed as well, finding it beyond his knowledge scope.

This had touched upon his blind spots in knowledge.

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. This idea is the perfect finishing touch, instantly resolving the interference between threads. Professor Li, which school did you graduate from? Who is your mentor? You must have had an excellent teacher to produce a student like you. I must visit your school someday."

"Ahem ~"

Li Xiang disguised his embarrassment with a cough.

"What’s the matter? Is it inconvenient to share?"

"Not at all, I graduated from Jinghai Light Industry University, a lesser-known school, and learned computer technology on my own."

"Indeed, the world of geniuses is beyond understanding. Gates learned programming at 13, dropped out of Harvard at 19, and could still establish Microsoft. Jobs also dropped out at 19 and founded Apple. Now, there’s you, who, although not a graduate of a prestigious school, has developed such excellent AI. Your future achievements won’t be less than theirs."

Academician Ma seemed to sense Li Xiang’s awkwardness and gracefully helped resolve it.

"Hua Luogeng, a middle school graduate, still became the director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Mathematics Research Institute. With your computer technology prowess, you’re qualified to join the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I’d be willing to recommend you as a candidate for academician."

Li Zhongqing never expected Academician Ma would hold Li Xiang in such high regard. He planned a steady path for Li Xiang: first pursue graduate studies, gain recognition as an Outstanding Young Scholar and Yangtze Scholar before daring to aim for the title of academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, enjoying special talent subsidies.

But for Academician Ma of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, talent knows no bounds; someone truly gifted will not be constrained by strict rules.

The path for academician nominations includes direct recommendations from existing academicians.

Each election, an academician can recommend up to two candidates.

A nomination is valid if endorsed by three or more academicians.

Thus, for Li Xiang to qualify as an academician candidate, he must secure joint recommendations from at least three academicians.

By appearances, there’s already one academician interested in his artificial intelligence. Are the remaining two far behind?

"Thank you, Academician Ma. It’s my honor to develop research beneficial to the people. As to whether I’ll become an academician, that’s something I dare not dream of."

Li Xiang had never imagined someday he might touch the academician title. As a policeman, he inadvertently reached the summit in the field of research. Is this considered neglecting one’s duty?

"I have a few more questions, and I’d hope you could help me with them."

"No problem."

Academician Ma brought forth the questions he’d accumulated over the past two days for discussion, and Li Xiang openly and diligently responded.