Inquiry about GPU Acceleration Support in URBANopt

[BehnamMohseniGharyehsafa]

Dear URBANopt Developers,

I hope this message finds you well. First, I would like to sincerely thank you for your excellent work and continuous efforts in developing URBANopt—it has significantly contributed to my recent research.

I am currently exploring ways to accelerate URBANopt simulations and was wondering if there is support or planned capability for running simulations using GPU acceleration?

While my recent work employed URBANopt primarily in a non-dynamic mode, my upcoming research aims to integrate dynamic simulations at community and urban scales, requiring continuous and rapid calculations for real-time decision-making.

Any guidance or insights you could provide regarding GPU compatibility or upcoming features would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Behnam Mohseni-Gharyehsafa
Maynooth, Ireland

[kflemin]

Hi Behnam, Thank you for your interest in URBANopt and for this feedback. There is no GPU compatibility feature planned at this time, but we will take your feedback into consideration as we plan future development efforts!

[BehnamMohseniGharyehsafa]

Hi Katherine, Thank you for your outstanding support and exceptional work on URBANopt. This is fantastic news. I’m eagerly looking forward to exploring the new features.