New pi record exploits Yahoo's computers

September 19, 2010

Dr. Tsz Wo (Nicholas) Sze who received his Ph.D. from the department in 2007 has broken the record on computing pi. More on this achievement can be found at: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19465-new-pi-record-exploits-yah

Interest Areas: 
high performance computing

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