Notes
Outline
Visualization supported by
The Center for Computational Research
Dr. Russ Miller, Director
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, UB
Senior Research Scientist, Hauptman-Woodward Inst.
www.ccr.buffalo.edu
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
CCR Visualization
Manufacturing
Medical Imagery
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
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
$2.3M/yr Subcontract
Commodity Cluster-Based Viz
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
“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
ACCESS Grid
Contact Information
www.ccr.buffalo.edu
miller@ccr.buffalo.edu
CCR Animator: Carsten Bendick Stang