Computer Systems Lab TJHSST Current Projects InHouse, pt 3

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Computer Systems LabTJHSSTCurrent
ProjectsIn-House, pt 3
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Current Projects, pt. 3In-House

• Modeling a Saturnian Moon Using OpenGL
• Modeling Atmospheric Change Using Netlogo
• Implementations of DNA Sequence Pattern Matching
  Algorithms
• Modeling of Evacuation Centers Using NetLogo
• Construction of a Pentium II Beowulf Cluster

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Modeling a Saturnian MoonThis project hopes to
add to our understanding of space systems by
providing a comprehensive simulation of the
Saturnian moon system. By doing this, this
project attempts to expose what phenomena can't
be explained with modern models and perhaps
suggest theories to explain the unexplained.
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Modeling Atmosperic ChangeMy goal is to create
a model of the atmosphere over time, predicting
its strength given the increasing amount of
pollution as well as the controversial but
effective Montreal Protocol. Many projects are in
place to save the ozone, and this model will
assist in assessing the impact of anti-pollution
movements and determine the longterm possible
outcome given many parameters. This model
features usercontrolled variables, allowing the
user to manipulate the year, solar flux, and
existence of anti-pollution projects.
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An Investigation into Implementations of DNA
Sequence Pattern Matching AlgorithmsThere is an
immense amount of genetic data generated by
government efforts such as the human genome
project and by organization efforts such as The
Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). there
exist large amounts of unused processing power in
schools and labs across the country. Harnessing
some of this power is a useful problem not just
for the specific application in Bioinformatics of
DNA sequence pattern matching.
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Modeling of Evacuation Centers Using
NetLogoModeling is a powerful tool that allows
a programmer or social engineer to observe
cause-and-effect relationships in occurences that
a) happen too slowly or quickly to see, b)
involve danger or safety concerns, c) occur on a
scale too large or too small for study, d) is not
a common occurrence. Using NetLogo, a
multi-agent programmable modeling environment,
the socio- and psychological factorsaffecting
decision-making in these situations can be
effectively simulated.
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Construction and Application of a Pentium II
Beowulf ClusterI plan to construct a super
computing cluster of about 15-20 or more Pentium
II computers with the OpenMosix kernel patch.
Once constructed, the cluster could be configured
to transparently aid workstations with
computationally expensive jobs run in the lab.
This project would not only increase the
computing power of the lab, but it would also be
an experiment in building a lowlevel, lowcost
cluster with a stripped down version of Linux,
useful to any facility with old computers they
would otherwise deem outdated.
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