Dr. Russ Miller
Overview
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Professor of Computer Science &
Engineering |
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Director of Center for Computational
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Senior Research Scientist @
Hauptman-Woodward Inst. |
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Research Program
Algorithms
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Enabling Tools |
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Image Processing |
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Computational Science |
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Fundamental Problems |
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Models of Computation |
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Computational Geometry |
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Sequential and Parallel Algorithms |
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Computational
Science
and Engineering
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Third Science (Theoretical and
Laboratory) |
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Focuses on Scientific Problems,
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Mathematics qComputer Science |
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Disciplinary Science |
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Biology qChemistry |
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Applied and Eng. Fields qPhysics |
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Impact (Simulation) |
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Structural Biology qMaterials
Science |
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Fluid Dynamics qHigh Energy
Physics |
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Pharm. Drug Design qGlobal Climate
Change |
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NSF: “proving to be an effective way to
generate new knowledge” |
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CCR
Overview
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Leading U.S. Academic Supercomputing
Center |
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High-Performance Computing (9TF; 250TB) |
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High-End Visualization |
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$42M grants; $50M in vendor donations;
$110M Infrastructure |
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Support ~100 Groups in ~25 Depts |
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Education/Outreach/Training |
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H.S. Summer Program |
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Hosts Meetings/Provides Tours |
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Work with Local Industry & Local
Colleges |
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M.S. Certificate Program in
Computational Science |
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CCR Computing (9 TFlops)
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Dell Linux Cluster |
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5.9TF Peak; 4120 Processors (PIII
1.2GHz) |
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2TB RAM; 160TB Disk |
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14TB RAID |
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Dell Linux Cluster |
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2.9TF Peak; 304 Processors (P4 2.4GHz) |
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Myrinet2000 |
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600GB RAM; 40TB Disk |
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HP/Compaq SAN (Oct, 2002) |
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25TB Disk |
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250TB Tape |
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HP/Compaq 1TF EV7 Alpha System (3/03) |
Cluster Computing at CCR
CCR Visualization
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Manufacturing |
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Medical Imaging |
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Computational Science |
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Simulation & Modeling |
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Historical Reenactments |
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Multimedia Presentations |
Molecular Structure
Determination
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SnB Software by UB/HWI |
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“Top Algorithms of the Century” |
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Critical to Rational Drug Design |
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Important Link in Structural Biology |
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Vancomycin - Antibiotic of Last Resort |
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Current Research |
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Grid Computing |
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Data Mining |
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Collaboratory |
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Children’s Hospital CT
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3D Reconstruction of CT Dataset |
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Created with the Visualization Toolkit
(VTK) on a Linux Workstation |
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3D Isosurface Clearly Shows Structure
that is Nearly Impossible to Determine from 2D Slices |
Confocal Microscopy
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3D Reconstruction of an Oral Epithelial
Cell |
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Translucent White Surface Represents
the Cell Membrane |
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Reddish Surface Represents Groups of
Bacteria |
UB Virtual Site
Museum
(Northwest Palace of King Ashur-nasir-pal II,
883-859 B.C., ancient Assyria)
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Document and Publish Unique Historical
Perspective of Best-Preserved Assyrian Palace |
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Create a Multimedia Interactive
Educational and Scholarly Research Tool |
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Combine Traditional Research with Modern Computer Graphics |
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Completely Immersive |
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Animated Characters |
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Interactive Storyboard |
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Buffalo Medical Campus
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Realtime Visualization of the Downtown
Medical Complex |
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Photorealistic Representation |
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Alias|Wavefront and Multigen |
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3D Tool for Future Development |
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Recent Viz Acquisitions
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Hardware |
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Portable Systems |
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Additional Workbench |
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SGI O3300W |
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Access Grid Node |
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Tiled Display Wall |
Contact Information
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miller@cse.buffalo.edu |
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www.{cse,ccr}.buffalo.edu |
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CCR Animator: Carsten Bendick Stang |
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