High Performance Distributed Interactive Visualization

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High Performance DistributedInteractive
Visualization

• Advisor Prof. Karsten Schwan
• Matt Wolf
• Zhongtang Cai
• Weiyun Huang

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Introduction

• Scientific visualization needs high performance
  computing
• Different clients with different capabilities
• Remote visualization network bandwidth
• Interactive cooperative observation
• Locate the appropriate data sources

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Related Work

• Collaborative distributed virtual environment.
  Terrence.Disz et al
• Distributed data and immersive collaboration.
  Daniel A. Reed and C. E. Catlett.
• GridPort https//gridport.npaci.edu
• Echo Event services for high performance
  computing. G. Eisenhauer, F. Bustamente, and K.
  Schwan.

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Big Picture

• Key Components
• Jedi Parallel Molecular Dynamics
• ImmersaDesk 3D Collaborative Visualization
• Ipaq - Smart Pointer
• Belleisle Bond Server

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Big Picture

• Key Technologies
• Echo--- An efficient and flexible event
  notification system that uses dynamic code
  generation
• Wireless computing and collaborating
• PBIO, Metadata consistencies
• Proactive directory service

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System Architecture