Dr. Pyke Tin ဒေါက်တာပိုက်တင်

by Hla Min

Update : 8th October 2026

• His name literally means “remain on a [fishing] net”.
• Grapevine says that Saya’s mother had a few miscarriages.
• When Saya was conceived, his mother wanted to make sure that the child would be born safe and sound.
• She performed a “Yadaya” ယတြာ (or ritual) requiring someone close to her hold a “net” ပိုက် and “catch” ဖမ်း the baby (in her imagination).

• He received his Ph.D from Monash University, Australia.
  The dissertation is based on Stochastic Processes (and related topics).
• For many years, he served as Reviewer for research papers.

• I had the opportunity to audit his course on “Linear Programming” course
  and learn his teaching style.
• I also worked with him and others from the various Mathematics Departments
  (e.g U Tin Hlaing, U Sein Min, U Soe Nyunt) on the “new” High School Mathematics Project.

ICST

• UCC evolved into DCS (Department of Computer Science), ICST (Institute of Computer Science and Tehcnology) and UCSY (University of Computer Studies Yangon).
• Saya Dr. Tin Maung was the inaugural Rector of ICST. His successors include Dr. Kyaw Thein and Dr. Pyke Tin.
• The photo was taken at the 5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST and UCSY.

Update

• Dr. Kyaw Thein succumbed to Covid.