Chapter 992 Let’s go up!
For Chang Haonan, this symposium of 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.
Entrusting him with the project preparation work is generally reassuring.
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 who wanted to establish 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 gain a 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 as long as you compare the date of visa application and the registration status, it is not difficult to find out...
It turns out that you are the one 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.
But we met at the headquarters of the Aerospace Power Group as usual.
"Hello, Mr. Chang, I am the person in charge of the external liaison department in Beijing, Zeng Jinsong, you can just call me Lao Zeng..."
As soon as the other party entered the door, he seemed very familiar. They introduced themselves and used titles to invisibly shorten the distance between the two.
As expected of the external communication system.
"Uh... Director Zeng, what are you doing here this time...?"
Although Chang Haonan has seen a lot of big scenes, he is still a little a little bit in the face of this kind of enthusiasm. Can't stand it.
This is the first time the two of them have met, and they are 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 the assistance of our external relations department in organizing and preparing ?”
Hearing this answer, Chang Haonan’s mind was a little confused for a while -
He had indeed thought about asking the relevant departments in the capital to come forward to help coordinate some conference organization issues. .
Mainly the large number of entries and the food and lodging of the attendees.
But later it was properly resolved through 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 for the leader 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 is a long thought, 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:
“Don’t worry, Mr. Chang, we will only send out grassroots management and service personnel, all and organizers I am personally responsible for and directing the communication between units, and I guarantee that I will never interfere with your specific work.”
Looking at this attitude, I just need to write the words “don’t talk, just work”. On the face.
Chang Haonan suddenly felt guilty as if a landlord's family 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 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 a waste of time, there is no reason to refuse.
"Now that Director Zeng has said this, it would be a bit unkind if I refuse again..."
His answer almost stunned Zeng Jinsong, who was opposite him. Got it——
We took the initiative to help others, but it feels like you have suffered a big loss...
Of course, this is just a complaint in my heart.
It was the decision of the superiors in Beijing to let the External Liaison Office assist the Torch Group in preparing for this conference.
If he can’t help with this today, I’m afraid he will be criticized when he goes back...
……
at the same time.
Across the ocean, California.
In a computer room at Stanford University.
The question-answering process of 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 need to show these results to Professor Jameson again?"
Hermia Moreno rubbed her temples, which were swollen from staying up late, and looked to the side. Captain Lyles Connor asked, who was typing on the keyboard rapidly.
"No need."
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 is almost completely the basis of the CFD test. level, 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. He shrugged his shoulders and turned to look at Hermia next to him:
"I've finished it here."
"I've also checked the previous part. No problem was found.”
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 description documents, and then package and upload them."
The competition only stipulates a late submission deadline, but there is no restriction on "early submission".
In fact, in the case of the same score, the ranking will be based on the order of submission.
So when you are sure 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.”
Liles shook his head and began to organize the contents of the folder:
“Large documents must be excluded in a short time. It is almost impossible to make mistakes, especially since the three of us are authors, many things 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 will not affect the final result.”
When he breaks, he breaks, which is why he can become the captain.
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.
After about half an hour, 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 score is, 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 how the situation is with the group next door..."
He was referring to the group from St. Taklu La University, but the same three people who received Professor Jameson’s pre-game guidance.
“When I was buying a sandwich yesterday, I met someone from their group.”
Hermia cheered up:
“At that time, their progress was about 12 hours slower than ours, and they were still dealing with the last part of the model of water flow, but I estimate that it should be done by now, and I started writing. The calculation shows..."
"The efficiency is pretty good...after all, their school was not good at this in the past. It was equivalent to just receiving a short-term intensive training class to achieve this level."
Liles gave a very high evaluation.
“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 joined in:
“Even if you don’t fully understand many places, there are presets in the software. You can just fill in the data and do it. Although the effect is It’s definitely not the best, but at least it doesn’t calculate divergence and can guarantee a result, which is already better than many groups.”
“After all, COMSOL intends to use this opportunity to improve itself. If they don’t want to promote their software, they wouldn’t come to us specifically. They also said that if they can participate in the finals, they will bear all the expenses...”
“Don’t tell me, in fact, I haven’t discovered their software before. It’s 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 be by then. What does it look like?”
"That's right..."
"..."
As the three of them chatted, the progress bar of the file upload slowly came to the 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's spirit was lifted up again:
"yes!"< br>
He originally wanted to jump up to celebrate, but his legs were indeed a bit weak, so in the end he had to wave his fist on his seat.
In this kind of competition, many contestants will choose to hand in their papers in advance.
So for someone like them to produce complete results and still be ranked in the top 100, they are actually extremely efficient.
"Let's go find the professor and take a good rest for a few days..."
Liles stood up using the armrest of the chair, then led two teammates and strode past Jameson. Walking to the professor's office...
(End of this chapter)