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Chapter 842 - 317: The Future is Coming_2

Zhou Ze spoke with utmost certainty.

Gao Yiping took a deep breath. Unlike Tan Jian from Huaqing who loved to indulge in fanciful thoughts, this middle-aged professor felt excited at the thought of participating in a project of such caliber.

Biotechnology constructing a supercomputer?!

If this really works, the future prospects for his line of work would be immense.

All that talk about the 'four big pits' of biomaterials, environmental materials...

If the biocomputing project really kicks off, you won't be able to even be a network manager without understanding some biology. After all, whether it's DNA or RNA circuits, you need to know a bit about biology for maintenance, right? Even at a basic level, shouldn't you know some of the operations? Without microfluidic technology, how would you maintain those cellular molecules?

Not to mention, if this direction turns out to be viable and biocomputing takes off, all those computer science people will have to start learning about biology, right?

In just a moment, Gao Yiping already envisioned a series of courses that the School of Computer Science would need to offer in the future, such as molecular biology and genetics. Without these, you can't even begin to understand the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and proteins, let alone the computational processes of biological computers.

Other includes computational biology, bioinformatics, bioengineering, synthetic biology, and so on...

The future prospects for biology students are indeed broad!

How many biology teachers will all the computer science departments or schools in colleges and universities nationwide and globally need to recruit? And how many related textbooks will need to be compiled? Gao Yiping can even predict that if Xilin Mathematics Research Institute really pulls this project off, talented individuals in biology will be in a supply-deficit state for the next ten years.

This also means that their influence as professors working in biological computing would skyrocket, big time!

Thinking all this, Gao Yiping felt he probably understood Zhou Ze's thoughts.

He wants to mix in for the credentials.

For a researcher, being involved in such a major project brings too many future benefits.

Whether it's publishing papers or compiling textbooks, these are all marks of experience.

Maybe someday they could even reach the status of an academician?

"I was wondering why you're so enthusiastic this time; you definitely want to get involved. It is indeed a big project, and if it really succeeds, that would truly be great," Gao Yiping said while suppressing his excitement and glancing at Zhou Ze.

"It's not just for that reason. I'm thinking about whether the development direction of biocomputing in the future might move towards simulating the human brain. Even if not in that direction, if biocomputing really works, understanding it might also give us new insights into brain science."

"Moreover, Zhou, you should know, right? I've always been very interested in brain-computer interfaces. I think if I could get involved in this project, maybe I could have some inspiration?" Zhou Ze said sincerely.

Zhou Ze had a knack for reading people, and Gao Yiping was indeed someone who responded better to subtlety than to force. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Well... okay then. But first, we need to set some ground rules. You can bring at most three people into our research team. Also, I'm in charge of the day-to-day work. If you have any opinions, you can discuss them with me in private, but I might not accept them."

Zhou Ze immediately responded, "Fine, no problem! How about this, haven't had lunch yet? Let me treat you to a meal, and we can chat while we eat."

"No need for lunch, I still have to go back and see what's going on with that scientific research management system. Just make sure you don't cause any trouble once you're part of the team," Gao Yiping shook his head and said.

"Got it, you can rest easy on that. We'll sign an agreement later, that'll work, right?"

"Oh, that'll do."

"Heh..."

...

In Huaxia, Xilin University of Technology.

The university had already received correspondence from the Department of Mathematics and Physics; this time, four academicians planned to visit the university.

That was a pretty high specification.

Luckily, the university's leadership was accustomed to it.

It wasn't a visit for inspection after all; it mostly involved just picking them up from the airport, then escorting them to the Mathematics Research Institute on campus, and finally arranging a meal before they left. The leadership didn't need to be involved in the process.

It's not that the university leaders didn't want to interact more with the academicians from the Capital; it's just that they weren't warmly welcomed when they did.

However, this time nobody really had time for the visit.

After all, it was the end of August, the time of year to arrange for new students to enroll.

Especially since this year Xilin University of Technology faced a unique situation, it was the school's first year attracting so many high-quality student resources. It was essential to make a good impression on these exceptionally bright kids, to establish a sound reputation for the university in the high echelons of education.

Besides, there was another important matter.

The exams for both the Qiao Class and the Ze Class of the School of Mathematics were scheduled for these days.

You must know that the conditions for applying to the Qiao Class and the Ze Class are extremely strict. In the past, only those kids who could go directly to Qingbei were eligible to apply. Every one of them could be a treasure in the eyes of some professor.

So not only did the exam work need to be done well, but all aspects of hospitality had to be taken care of too.

Whether Xilin University of Technology could make a name for itself largely depended on how well this batch of students were cultivated.

Even if they couldn't get into the Qiao Class or the Ze Class and ended up in the School of Mathematics or the Physics College, they would still be top-notch prospects.

Compared to these recent events, the visit of the four academicians seemed less significant.

Not to mention, Chen Yuanzhi also knew the purpose of this visit.

Honestly, when he found out from Xu Dajiang about the treasures hidden in that small building at the university, feeling frustrated was an understatement.

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