Chapter 992 We Attacked!

For Chang Haonan, this symposium held by the Naval Equipment Department was actually an unexpected episode.

Fortunately, according to the 2002 work plan proposed at the end of last year, the QC300 project was supposed to be launched this year, so it would not disrupt too many arrangements.

Yan Zhongcheng may not be the best in ability, but he is experienced and reliable.

It is generally reassuring to entrust him with the project preparation work.

As for the thing he told the other party that he would be "busy in March", it was naturally the Numerical Algorithms and Computational Science Conference.

In fact, before this, Chang Haonan had never thought about how influential this matter would be.

He first came up with the idea of ​​holding an academic conference, which was similar to the idea of ​​Yuan Yaxiang and others in establishing JCAS, which was to hold an academic conference focusing on China.

On a larger scale, it can be regarded as breaking the Western monopoly on academic evaluation power.

But a more practical idea is not to steam the steamed buns to get a good reputation.

By the way, through the conference, we can see if we can discover, or to put it bluntly, win over some researchers like Professor Harold Huang who have real talents but have been buried.

However, he still underestimated himself a little, or underestimated the influence of the entire numerical computing industry in recent years.

After the conference was publicized, the academic and business circles responded so intensively that the relevant departments did not need to make special statistics. They just intuitively discovered that the number of people applying for Chinese visas had increased abnormally.

Large-scale foreign-related activities require registration and application, so it is not difficult to find out as long as you compare the date of visa application and the registration status...

It turns out it's your kid who's causing trouble!

So, the day after Yan Zhongcheng was sent back to Shengjing, a slightly surprising person came to his door.

Of course, I didn't find the Torch Laboratory directly this time.

Instead, we met at the headquarters of the Aviation Power Group as usual.

"Hello, Mr. Chang, I am the head of Beijing's external liaison department, Zeng Jinsong, just call me Lao Zeng..."

As soon as the other party entered the door, he introduced himself quite familiarly, and even used titles to invisibly shorten the distance between the two.

As expected of the external communication system.

"Uh... Director Zeng, why are you here this time... Why are you here?"

Although Chang Haonan has seen a lot of big scenes, he still can't stand the enthusiasm.

It was just the first time the two met, and they were not familiar with each other at all.

What's more, it's better to call your job when you're working.

"That's right, Mr. Chang."

Zeng Jinsong, who seemed to have a hot face but a cold butt, showed no embarrassment at all, and followed Chang Haonan's rhythm and almost seamlessly switched to work topics:

"I received a notice from my superiors a few days ago that your organization will organize a numerical algorithm and computational science conference involving a large number of foreign guests at the end of March, so I came here to ask if you need help from our external relations department in organizing and preparing? "

After hearing this answer, Chang Haonan's mind was a little confused for a moment——

He had actually thought about asking the relevant departments in the capital to come forward to help coordinate some organizational issues for the conference.

Mainly for the large number of entries and the food and accommodation for the attendees.

But later it was properly resolved with the help of brother units within the Science and Technology Commission system, so it was settled.

As a result, I didn't take the initiative to mention it, but now the other party is rushing to help.

Is this the treatment of key regional enterprises?

Love it, love it.

However, it’s normal to have second thoughts.

The external relations system is not a diplomatic system. It is a unit with somewhat awkward functions.

It doesn't matter if the staff below are free, but being thrown into this position is basically equivalent to sitting on the bench.

Now it is very easy to catch up and be able to play a role, of course you have to be more proactive.

This thought is quite long, but it only takes a second or two to go through it in your mind.

However, the hesitation for a second or two looked to Zeng Jinsong from the opposite side, as if Chang Haonan had concerns about it.

Therefore, before the latter could respond, he quickly added:

"Mr. Chang, please rest assured that we will only send out grassroots management and service personnel. I will personally be responsible and direct all the communication with the organizer, and I will ensure that I will never interfere with your specific work."

Looking at this attitude, the words "don't talk, just work" are written on his face.

Chang Haonan suddenly felt guilty as if a landlord hired long-term workers.

But the guilt only lasted a moment.

No matter how idle the external relations department is, it still has more experience in dealing with foreigners than the Torch Group.

Chang Haonan didn't take the initiative to contact Beijing for help before because he thought it was unnecessary and troublesome, but now that the other party has taken the initiative, and it's still for nothing, there is no reason to refuse.

"Now that Director Zeng has said this, it would be a bit unkind for me to refuse..."

His answer almost stunned his opponent Zeng Jinsong——

We take the initiative to help others, but it feels like you are suffering a big loss...

Of course, this is just a rant in my heart.

Letting the Liaison Office assist Torch Group in preparing for this conference was a decision made by the superiors in Beijing.

If he can't help with this today, I'm afraid he will be criticized a lot when he goes back...

…

at the same time.

Across the ocean, California.

In a computer room at Stanford University.

The question-answering process for the three participating students has come to an end.

In fact, they had completed testing the engineering documents about 20 hours ago, and now they were just checking and filling in the calculation instructions based on the calculation process.

"Lemmy, do you think... we still need to show these results to Professor Jameson?"

Hermia Moreno rubbed her temples, which were swollen from staying up all night, and asked captain Lyles Connor, who was typing on the keyboard quickly next to her.

"Need not."

The latter replied almost without thinking:

"There are two questions in total, one of which we have almost done the original question before, and the other one is almost completely testing the basic level of CFD. The software we use also has algorithmic advantages..."

"If so many favorable factors are added together and we still need to ask Professor Jameson to help check the results to ensure that we pass the preliminary round, then I don't think it is very interesting to participate in this final."

He stopped what he was doing, shrugged, and turned to look at Hermia beside him:

"I'm done here."

"I have also checked it and found no problems with the previous parts."

The third member, George Forger, who had been silent just now, also raised his head from the computer screen.

The three of them looked at each other for a few times.

They all saw the exhaustion that could not be hidden on each other's faces.

Although the questions are not difficult for them, the workload is still real.

The code that needs to be written and the text that needs to be edited will not automatically appear on the screen just because the question is simple.

After a moment of silence, Captain Lyles finally made the decision:

"Arrange the project files and documentation, then package and upload them."

The competition only stipulates the latest deadline for submission, but does not impose restrictions on "early submission".

In fact, in the case of a tie, ranking will be based on the order of submission.

Therefore, when you are sure that there is no problem, uploading the results as soon as possible is the right choice.

"Aren't you going to check again?"

Hermia actually knew the truth, but the more people reach this "last tremble" moment, the more they worry about gains and losses.

"No need."

Lyles shook his head and began to organize the contents of the folder:

"It is almost impossible to eliminate all errors in a large document in a short time, especially since the three of us are authors, many places are easy to overlook."

"And the core of this competition is that algorithms are not literature. As long as there are no problems, even if there are some spelling or formatting errors, it will not affect the final result."

When he breaks, he breaks, which is why he can become the captain.

And Hermia didn't really want to submit, so she didn't continue to refute.

As for George, who didn't talk much to begin with, he was already slumped in his chair, looking like he was about to fall asleep.

About half an hour later, Lyles finally entered the official website of the competition, then selected the compressed package and clicked submit.

The moment he clicked the mouse, the three people in the computer room breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.

There is quite a feeling of "the exam is over, no matter what the results are, I am finally relieved."

Of course, they can't go to rest right away——

Despite being compressed, the file size is still quite large.

So the upload speed is not very fast, and it is easy to fail in the middle.

It must be confirmed that the upload is successful.

However, after the breath they had been holding back was relieved, the three of them almost immediately felt sleepy sweeping over them.

In order to cheer up, Lyles took the initiative and said:

"I wonder what's going on with the group next door..."

He was referring to three people from Santa Clara University who also received pre-game coaching from Professor Jameson.

"When I was buying sandwiches yesterday, I met someone from their group."

Hermia braced herself:

"At that time, their progress was about 12 hours slower than ours, and they were still dealing with the last part of the water flow model problem, but I guess they should have it done by now and start writing calculation instructions..."

"The efficiency is quite good... After all, their school was not good at this in the past. It is equivalent to only receiving a short-term intensive training class to achieve this level."

Lyles gave quite high praise.

"I think not only them, but all groups using COMSOL software this time will probably take advantage."

At this time, George, who was sitting on the chair next to him, also took up the conversation:

"Even if you don't fully understand many aspects, there are presets in the software. You can just fill in the data and do it. Although the effect is definitely not the best, at least it will not calculate divergence and can guarantee a result. This is It’s already better than many groups.”

"After all, COMSOL plans to use this opportunity to promote its software. Otherwise, it would not come to us specifically. It also said that if it can participate in the finals, it will bear all the expenses..."

"Don't tell me, I haven't noticed before that their software is so easy to use. I can definitely give it a try when doing research in the future..."

“But we must also consider that Torch is about to release a new version 2.0, so it’s hard to say what it will look like by then.”

"Right……"

"..."

As the three of them chatted, the file upload progress bar slowly came to an end.

A dialog box pops up on the screen:

There are only two sentences in it:

"Upload successful."

"Upload order: 77"

Seeing this result, Lyles' spirits were lifted again:

"Yes!"

He wanted to jump up to celebrate, but his legs were a little weak, so he had to wave his fists in his seat.

In this kind of competition, many contestants would choose to hand in their papers early.

So for them to complete the results and rank in the top 100, it was actually very efficient.

"Let's go find the professor and have a good rest for a few days..."

Lyles stood up with the help of the armrests of the chair, and then took two teammates and strode to Professor Jameson's office...