Eugene Hung

Computer Systems Laboratory
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, San Diego
9450 Gilman Drive #922516
La Jolla, CA 92092

Email: eyhung@ucsd.edu

Note: This page was developed many years ago in the infancy of the Web, and I no longer actively maintain it.

"Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity;
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible."

-- T. E. Lawrence

Who am I?

Afer many years, I graduated from the University of California at San Diego in the department of Computer Science and Engineering with a PhD. I received my high school diploma from Torrey Pines High School, and my undergraduate degree in EECS from UC Berkeley. While at Berkeley I worked for two student organizations: Eta Kappa Nu (EECS Honor Society) and UCSEE (Student IEEE Society).

My office was in the UCSD Computer Systems Laboratory.

"You see things; and you say, 'Why?'
But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'"

-- George Bernard Shaw

My projects

My research was in the area of mobile code behavior templates with Professor Joseph Pasquale.
"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."

-- T. S. Eliot

Search Engines:

"Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both No, and Yes."

-- J. R. R. Tolkien

Elvish Arcana:

Don't know what an acronym stands for? Look it up here.

Other interesting Web references:

"Go not to Usenet for counsel, for it will say both No, and Yes, and No, and Yes..."

-- Anonymous

The News

I'm an avid devourer of news and information, and maintain an active interest in what's happening around the world.

For daily news, I use the following:

I also keep track of my investments through Quicken's Stock Portfolio Tracker and political issues through Vote Smart Web.

Finally, here are two invaluable links for any USENET reader (now sadly irrelevant):

"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

-- William Butler Yeats

My dreams:

Outside of work, I pursue several activies with great passion. Here are my great loves, in alphabetical order:

Baseball:

"95% of the game is half mental."

-- Yogi Berra

No other spectator sport has such a rich history and background as baseball. I'm a rabid Padres fan, listening to most of their games on the radio. In addition to being an entertaining game that is not a frantic race against the clock, it lends itself better to analysis and forecasting than any other sport I know. As a fantasy baseball devotee, I regularly check Rotoworld for the latest in transactions and advice. I am also a follower of sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball, beyond (poor) traditional metrics such as pitching wins and batting average. Rob Neyer's column at ESPN is an excellent read for anyone interested in the field, and one can find the latest work in the field at Baseball Prospectus, and Baseball Primer. Finally, no list of baseball links would be complete without Baseball Reference, an online database about anything and everything that has happened in the game.

Bridge:

"Bridge is so great because it is intellectually challenging
and yet totally meaningless."

-- Geoffrey Rees

While I consider myself to be a games master, having studied an ecletic set of games ranging from well-known ones like chess, backgammon, and hearts, to new ones such as barbu and Settlers of Catan, the one game I always keep returning to is bridge. No other game combines luck and skill so well, and the format is wonderful; essentially each hand is a detective puzzle whose solution depends on the actions of all of the other players. Furthermore, bridge is a partnership game, meaning that the optimal strategy is the one that keeps partner happy and trusting.

Here are my favorite bridge-related links:

Classical Music:

"Without music, life would be a mistake."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche

I am a devotee of classical music, both for the music and for the performances. I spend a lot of time seeking out good performances of pieces I love (and even some that I don't!), for it's the ultimate high when I find a performance that just "clicks" with me. Of course, good composition helps as well, and my favorite composers are currently Beethoven and Brahms. The USENET is very helpful in talking about recordings with other collectors, and here is a good site about classical music.

Computers:

"There are three kinds of death in this world. There's heart death, there's brain death, and there's being off the network."

-- Guy Almes

Being a CS student, I naturally have many interests related to computers. These run the gamut from Java programming and RFC reading to practicing geekspeak(via the Jargon File). And, of course, a link for what got me interested in computers in the first place: computer games! Some classic old computer games can be found at the Underdogs.

Diplomacy:

"He lied. I knew he lied and he knew I lied. That was diplomacy."

-- William Kimball

My newest passion, I took up this board game to gain insight in the art of persuasion, and quickly discovered a fascinating world of intrigue and deceit, as the game revolves around making deals, and deciding when to trust. After playing this game, I have a much better appreciation of how to negotiate for one's position, knowing that everyone else around you is trying to do the same. If you are unfamiliar with this great game, the Diplomatic Pouch is the center of all things Diplomacy on the Web. Online play is easiest to begin at the BOUNCED server, and here are my favorite Diplomacy links.

Literature:

"I find television very educating.
Every time somebody turns on the set I go into the other room and read a book."

-- Groucho Marx

I still go to the library when I have free time (sadly little nowadays) and check out books for leisure reading, though my tastes have changed somewhat over the years. From these books, I have managed to assemble a large collection of quotations (in case you couldn't tell by now).

My favorite genre of literature is speculative fiction, with my favorite authors being Steven Brust, Lois McMaster Bujold, George Martin, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, and J. R. R. Tolkien. I even have a out-of-date list of personal ratings for books in this genre.

Other genres which I read for enjoyment include mysteries, games and puzzles and historical fiction. When in a more serious mood I like reading philosophy, histories, and classical literature.

Poker:

"If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you."

-- Anonymous

Unlike bridge and Diplomacy, a game I like that's actually trendy.
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before"

-- Edgar Allan Poe

Miscellaneous fun stuff

"Friends applaud, the comedy is over."

-- Ludwig van Beethoven, last words

If you have any comments or suggestions about this home page, you can send e-mail to me through the link below :

Eugene Hung / @cs.ucsd.edu (To send mail to me, send it to eyhung at the site above)