Hi Dr. Ho.
Thank you very much for your comments on my note on the last day of 2009, and your successful prediction 10 years ago.
What you said "If future of science is predictable, then the world will not be so interesting" told me the same idea by Alan Kay: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." It is really hard to predict how everything goes, indeed hard-working and imagination are all we need.
Thank you again! Happy Chinese Lunar New Year!
You know what, I have a colleague. Formerly he was my mentor when I joined the company. He and you have a lot in similarity, obtained Ph.D in the U.S., worked more than 40 years in the same company, still married the same wife for many years. However, he is still working in the company, very energetic and healthy. I enjoy reading various good books. I would like that more Chinese readers have chance to read this book. Reading your book is like talking to an old friend, to a knowledgeable scholar, and to a sage. It is not only v ery helpful for the young people, but also beneficial for middle-aged Chinese people like me. I hope that all of the Chinese university presidents can read your book. /an oil man 博主回复:Dear Oilman, Glad you enjoyed the blog book. Helping others was my main purpose in writing my blog. I have made free copies available to several universities. By all means help to publicize the existence of the blog or the book.
Dear Professor HO,I have read your book “Letters from America”. It is very interesting for me to read both your original English and the Chinese translation (both are wonderful!). I am a petroleum engineer, worked more then 10 years before in China as a faculty in a university, and then spent more than 5 years in the U.S. for my Ph.D and worked for about 10 years in American oil industry. Currently I am working in China again for my company for a major capital project. Although I am not familiar with your academic field in automation and operation research, I understand and agree with you completely in your general understanding on life value, Chinese/American culture difference, especially your sharp eyes in Chinese academia. /an oil man
Hi Dr. Ho, I still remember your words on CDC1999--control is going to have a new birth with computational intelligence. right now10 years has passed, how do you think about the development of computational intelligence?
Thank you very much! Happy New Year! 博主回复:It may be subject to debate. But don"t you think a great deal on intelligence have been added to control systems. Just compare two issues of the Transaction of AC and the Control Systems Magazine 10 years apart.
However, in the same article I also said that "the dust heap is full of scientific predictions by well intentioned persons". If future of scienbce is predictable, then the world will not be so interesting.
何老师您好:
学生打扰了,向您请教个问题:我是数学出身的,硕士搞的是矩阵代数;学习控制基础课已经快到一年了,感觉还可以!对控制领域不是很清楚,控制领域哪个方向有发展且与数学(特别是矩阵)联系比较密切,请您指导,学生会向着这个方向努力的!您是控制界的权威人士,若能在您的指点下学习,晓光终身受益!
期待您回复!
学生:韩晓光 博主回复:Take a look at the topic "Linear Matrix Inquality" by Stephen Boyd of Stanford. It may help.
博主回复:Many thanks for your suggestion, Professor Wu. I am retired and not suitable to be the organizer except as the cheering section member.You should do it.Best regards.
I"m a PH.D candidate of Harbin Institute of Technology. I have composed one research paper and decide to submit it to IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. But I"m studying in Japan now, and the university has no IEEE Transactions database such that I can not get enough information about that Transaction. This is the reason I"m writing to you. I wonder that, generally, how much time does this Transaction will cost when reviewing one research paper and the time cost from receiving manuscript to publishing the paper? Thanks a lot. I"m sorry that I don"t know your email address. Therefore, I have to leave a message to you here.
Looking forward to your reply.
Kind regards,
Jian Liu
Harbin Institute of Technology
E-mail: liujianhit@hit.edu.cn 博主回复:Please read my article http://www.sciencenet.cn/m/user_content.aspx?id=32934
How to get a paper published - 关于论文发表(原文及译文)
何教授,看了您的《新学者融入世界科坛》,很受启发。其中一点是:我一直以为“审稿人”是个很大的荣誉,有很高级别。原来并非,只是贡献自己的服务。我研究机器人,在国外刊物也发表过几篇文章,觉得自己做审稿人也是可以的,立刻给国内的《机器人》杂志发了信,他们回复表示了欢迎。
这是走入学术届的一条路,没有人指点,自己可能意识不到。所以,谢谢您! 博主回复:Often times, young scholars are the most consciencious and up-to-date referees. Best of luck and success to you.
何老师,您好!请教您个问题:美国评选院士是不是有指标限制?就像这次工程院增选院士一样,限定六〇个名额。 博主回复:Yes, every year there is a suggested quota for each discipline determined by the membership committee of the academy. But it is my im pression that this is not an absolutely strict limit that cannot be exceeded in extraordinary cases.
何老师:
My current research is about systems biology and biological networks. I am wondering what"s the strategy to drive a nonlinear dynamic system from one steady state to another one, or from oscillation back to steady state. Could you recommend some books about control theory for nonlinear dynamics system to deal with these kind of problems.
Many thanks,
Zhou Xu
博主回复:I am sorry. This is not my area of expertise. I cannot help you. Nonlinear controllability and biologoical models are fascinating subject to study. You need to consult other experts. Good luck
Thank you for your useful instruction.
I have listened your speech at Huazhong Univ of Sci and Tech. As a Control-student, I followed your words "Computational Intelligence will give a new birth to control science. (not exactly the same sentence)" and I chosed to have research experience in Computational Intelligence and Graph Theory to have preparation for further research.
Thank you again for your successful instructions via speeches, talks, the red-book for new researcher, and so forth. 博主回复:You are most welcomed.