Sente Kiteway

General

• Sente is the Master of the Perplex City Academy.
• Sente was elected to become the Master Of The Academy in 263AC on the retirement of Professor Alyce Turnbull
• Sente is also referenced as "S" on letters shown on Perplexcity.com
• Sente has been called "The puzzle-solver, The bridge-builder."

• The root meaning of Sente is "playing first" (having the initiative). A player has sente if it is their turn and they do not have to answer their opponent's last move. Thus, a player who has sente can decide where to play next. Accordingly derives from the game "Go".

• Opinion of the Perplex City Sentinel is that Sente should be removed as the master of the Perplex City Academy (article available here)
• Has two daughters, Scarlett and Violet.

• On 08-SEP-05, Iona was granted an Interview with Sente Kiteway, which was remarkably insightful on the man and his motives.

• He supports Anja Marlowe's Museum exhibit on The War;
  • Made the surprising move of addressing the assembled with a statement of care.

Biography

• Born in Vingate in Perplex City's northern quarter

• Took an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Linguistics at Marmalejo College and joined the Academy's Cryptology department in 223.

• In 230, he published his seminal work on cryptological mathematics which is now the standard text for graduate researchers.

• Between 229 and 236, he worked as a Junior Fellow.

• He was a member of the puzzle-setting team for the PCAG on five occasions, and three of his cryptological puzzles won the Academy's Scribe Prize.

• In 237 he took up a senior position at Centrifuge, the city's leading technological security company, where he headed up the development of Redlock and the Hollowview Intelligent Defense System.

• In 252 he became Senior Fellow in Cryptology. In this role, he oversaw the growth of the department, securing over PCL 60 million in corporate funding and sponsorship as well as building strong ties for the department with the government and military.

• Professor Kiteway is well known for his research into autonomously-evolving cipher streams; the ubiquitous SNT coding device is only one of his creations.

• He has worked as a consultant to defence intelligence and in the financial sector.

• He has been a leader of several professional organisations, both in the private sector and in academia.

• He serves as Executive Director of the Games' Schools Programme, which encourages young people to participate in the annual Games and coaches them in problem-solving skills.

• Since 261 he has been Chairman of the Carrick Foundation, a charitable trust which awards grants to support technological innovation by small businesses and individuals.

• Professor Kiteway was elected to become the new Master of the Academy in 263AC, on the retirement of Professor Alyce Turnbull

Contact info

The official residence of the Academy Master in Milamont Parade, in a well furnished house with Ultra-modern Zingiber sofas and armchairs, Hausam-period urns, just across the park from the Academy. His office address is:

Office of the Master
One, Taversen Square
Perplex City 2210

sente.kiteway at perplexcityacademy dot com

Media are instructed to contact Patrick Azadian:

Assistant to the Master
Patrick Azadian
patrick.azalian at perplexcityacademy dot com

References

Sente is somewhat ubiquitous. all occurrences of his presence may not be reflected below.

• Letter from Sente
• Sente's Signature
• Email sent to Sente (0595630738.cache)
• Perplex City Postcard
• Emails from Sente

• Perplex City Sentinel
  • article, 16-JAN-04 "Cube Stolen in Deadly Raid" (link) See also: Newspaper Text
  • article, 28-MAR-05 "Academy Plans Unravel" (link)
  • article, 21-MAR-05 "Kiteway Unfit for Office" (link)
  • article, 04-APR-05 "Kiteway's Role Revisited" (link)
  • article, 18-APR-05 "Secret Kiteway Plans Leaked to Sentinel" (link)
  • article, 02-MAY-05 "Receda Cube Recovery Plan Unveiled" (link)
  • article, 02-MAY-05 "Kiteway Cheapens Honour of Leitmarks" (link)
  • article, 19-JUL-05 "Sober Scrutiny of Kiteway's Schemes" (link)
  • article, 08-SEP-05 "Iona Interviews... Sente Kiteway" (link)
  • article, 03-OCT-05 "Museum Protesters Rally After War Exhibit Announced" (link)

Images

Sente

Sente on the move

Sente scrutinized

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