European Summer of Code (ESoC) Active 2026
European Space Agency (ESA ACT)
About the Organization
The Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) is the European Space Agency research group exploring futuristic space technologies, orbital mechanics, and bio-inspired AI.
Primary Technologies & Languages
pythonc++openmpnumpyscipycuda
Technical Topics & Focus Areas
spaceorbital-mechanicsastrodynamicsai-optimization
Participation Years
Completed Projects Distribution
Annual Completed Projects History
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Projects2
Years Active7
Stackpython
TierTier 1
Past Projects
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PyGMO Parallel Global Multi-Objective Optimization Engine
AdvancedMentors: Dr. Dario Izzo, Marcus Märtens
Implement distributed asynchronous island-model genetic algorithms and GPU-accelerated gradient descent for interplanetary trajectory design.
KepTool Spacecraft Orbital Mechanics Visualizer & Solver
IntermediateMentors: Francesco Biscani, Moritz von Looz
Build an interactive 3D WebGL orbital transfer trajectory tool for computing Hohmann and bi-elliptic transfer orbit energy profiles.