Postdoctoral Research in Malaysia
I was fortunate enough to recently be invited to write a piece for the (Malaysia) Star newspaper. The piece I wrote commented on the postdoctotal research culture in Malaysia. The article starts: “In a university, academic staff are paid to do three things: research, teach and deal with administration. As universities are largely judged by […]
Can the Traveling Salesman Problem help Santa deliver presents?
In a few hours Santa will begin his annual tour of the world, dropping down chimney’s and delivering presents to all the children who have behaved themselves this year. He may not realise it, but he is solving a Traveling Salesman Problem as he plans which route to take. What is more amazing that he […]