NASA wants its FUN3D software, the application its engineers use to design aircraft and airfoils, to run 10,000 times faster, and is asking for anyone with working knowledge of the Modern Fortran software language to take up the High Performance Fast Computing Challenge.
NASA Offering $55,000 in Prize Money to Improve Aircraft Design Software
Key Takeaways:
- NASA has launched the "High Performance Fast Computing Challenge" to accelerate its FUN3D aircraft design software by 10,000 times.
- The challenge invites programmers proficient in Modern Fortran to identify and fix performance bottlenecks within the FUN3D code.
- NASA is offering $55,000 in prizes for the best solutions, aiming to significantly improve its aircraft research and design efforts.
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