How Far Can You Stick out Your Neck

Sydney C. K. Chu received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Cornell University and his Eng. Sc.D. from Columbia Univer? sity. After some scientific consulting and adjunct university teaching in the U.S., he joined the University of Hong Kong, where he has been since 1978. He has published in the various fields of applied mathematics, computing science, mathematical modelling, industrial engineering, and opera? tions research.