Dr. Russ Miller
Research Interests

	Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
	Director of Center for Computational Research
	Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
	Adjunct Professor of Structural Biology
	Senior Research Scientist @ Hauptman-Woodward Inst.

Research Program
Algorithms

	Enabling Tools
	Image Processing
	Computational Science
	Fundamental Problems
	Models of Computation
	Computational Geometry
	for
	Sequential and Parallel Algorithms

Computational Science
and Engineering

	Third Science (Theoretical and Laboratory)
	Focuses on Scientific Problems, combining:
		Mathematics qComputer Science
		Disciplinary Science
		Biology qChemistry
		Applied and Eng. Fields qPhysics
	Impact (Simulation)
		Structural Biology qMaterials Science
		Fluid Dynamics qHigh Energy Physics
		Pharm. Drug Design qGlobal Climate Change
	NSF: “proving to be an effective way to generate new knowledge”

CCR Computing (0.4TFlops)

	SGI Origin2000
		128 Processors (250 MHz)
		32 GB RAM
		400 GB Fibre Channel Disk Storage
	IBM RS/6000 SP
		78 Processors
		26 GB Ram, 640 GB Disk Storage
	Sun Microsystems Cluster
		48 Sun Ultra 5 Workstations (333MHz)
		32 Sunblades (750MHz)
		Myrinet + 100BT Ethernet
	SGI Intel Linux Cluster
		150 Pentium III Processors (1 GHz)
		75 GB RAM, 2.5 TB Disk Storage
		Myrinet2000 + 100BT Ethernet

Sample CCR-Supported Research

	Semiconductor Manufacturing
		New processes & chemicals to improve the manufacturing of computer chips.
	Environmentally Friendly Solvents
		Study supercritical CO2 as a solvent to reduce the need for toxic solvents.
	Protein Folding
		Computer simulations determine the 3D structure of proteins.
	Dental Implant Design
		Simulation and modeling of a dental implant in a jawbone to reduce failure rate.
	Volcanology
		Study of volcanoes for risk assessment as well as modeling of lava flows and mudslides.
	Groundwater Modeling
		Predict contaminant flow in groundwater & possible migration into streams and lakes.
	Fluid Dynamics
		Modeling turbulent flows and combustion to improve design of chemical reactors, turbine engines, and airplanes.

CCR Visualization

	Manufacturing
	Medical Imaging
	Computational Science
	Simulation & Modeling
	Historical Reenactments
	Multimedia Presentations

Molecular Structure Determination

	SnB Software by UB/HWI
		“Top Algorithms of the Century”
	Critical to Rational Drug Design
	Important Link in Structural Biology
	Vancomycin - Antibiotic of Last Resort
	Collaboratory – Incorporated in Backend of System (M. Innus)
	Automated Data Mining – open!!!
	R. Miller, C. Weeks, H. Hauptman

Children’s Hospital CT

	3D Reconstruction of CT Dataset
	Created with the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) on a Linux Workstation
	3D Isosurface Clearly Shows Structure that is Nearly Impossible to Determine from 2D Slices.
	P. Glick & J. Rappleye

Confocal Microscopy

	3D Reconstruction of an Oral Epithelial Cell
	Translucent White Surface Represents the Cell Membrane
	Reddish Surface Represents Groups of Bacteria
	P. Prasad & J. Bergey & J. Rappleye

Pan Am Exposition

	1901 Celebration
		Hightlighted Americas
		Featured all Aspects of Life
			Arts to Technology
	Buffalo
		1st American City to Light Streets with Electricity
		Most Paved Streets in World
	Walk Through
	PSCHologram
		Pan Am Temple of Music
		D. More, K. Grant, J. Tilson, R. Miller, (art)N, A. Koniak
		3D
		LightBox
	D. More

UB Virtual Site Museum
(Northwest Palace of King Ashur-nasir-pal II,
883-859 B.C., ancient Assyria)

	Document and Publish Unique Historical Perspective of Best-Preserved Assyrian Palace
	Create a Multimedia Interactive Educational and Scholarly Research Tool
	Combine Traditional Research with Modern Computer Graphics
		Completely Immersive
		Animated Characters
		Interactive Storyboard
	T. Kesavadas & S. Paley

The Thing Growing

	VR Interactive Fiction
	User as Protagonist
	Emotional Relationship between User & Virtual Character
	CAVE library, Performer, XP
	J. Anstey & D. Pape

Peace Bridge
(IBC Digital / UB VR Lab / CCR)

	International Crossing (USA/Canada)
	Existing Bridge: Old (75yrs) & Small (3 lanes)
	Existing USA Plaza: Small & Poor Design
	T. Kesavadas & B. Porcari
	Proposed Options
		Relocate USA Plaza
		Build a 3 Lane Companion & Rehab Original
		Build a 6 Lane Signature Span
	CCR Provides Immersive 3D Viz
		All Bridge & Plaza Options

Buffalo Medical Corridor

	Realtime Visualization of the Downtown Medical Complex
	Photorealistic Representation
	Alias|Wavefront and Multigen
	3D Tool for Future Development
	B. Porcari & A. Koniak

Sarnoff Project
Enhanced Visualization Modalities

	Commodity Cluster-Based Viz
	$2.3M/yr Subcontract
	Parallel File Database Servers
	High-Redundancy/Low-Failure
	IBM Intel Linux Cluster
		28 Pentium III Processors (1 GHz)
		28 GB RAM, 2.2 TB Disk storage
		Emulex + 100BT Ethernet
	J. Tilson & T. Furlani

Future Viz Acquisitions

	Hardware
		Commodity Clusters
		Portable Systems
		Additional Workbench
	Sample Projects
		ACCESS Grid
		“Alive on the Grid”
			Networked VR Art Project in Europe and U.S.A.
			J. Anstey
		“Virtual Tales”
			VR Art Initiative in WNY and S. Ontario
			J. Anstey
		Commodity Projection System
			Linux-Based 3D Immersive
			T. Kesavadas

Contact Information

	miller@cse.buffalo.edu
	www.{cse,ccr}.buffalo.edu
	CCR Animator: Carsten Bendick Stang