The Center for
Computational Research
Dr. Russ Miller
Biography
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Director of Supercomputing Center |
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Professor of Computer Sci &
Engineering |
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Adjunct Professor of Structural Biology |
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Senior Research Scientist at
Hauptman-Woodward |
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Adjunct Prof of Elec Eng |
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Consultant |
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Author |
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Big Deal - What do you
do?
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Research |
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Teach |
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Administration |
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Student Supervision |
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Play with the neatest stuff around |
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My own boss - work on what I want at
times when I want |
Overview
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Leading U.S. Academic Supercomputing
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High-Performance Computing |
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High-End Visualization |
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Support ~80 Groups in ~25 Depts |
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Education/Outreach/Training |
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H.S. Summer Program |
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Work with Local Industry & Local
Colleges |
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Hosts Meetings/Provides Tours |
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M.S. Certificate Program in
Computational Science |
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CCR Computing (0.4TFlops)
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SGI Origin2000 |
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128 Processors (250 MHz) |
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32 GB RAM |
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400 GB Fibre Channel Disk Storage |
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IBM RS/6000 SP |
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78 Processors |
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26 GB Ram, 640 GB Disk Storage |
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Sun Microsystems Cluster |
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48 Sun Ultra 5 Workstations (333MHz) |
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32 Sunblades (750MHz) |
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Myrinet + 100BT Ethernet |
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SGI Intel Linux Cluster |
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150 Pentium III Processors (1 GHz) |
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75 GB RAM, 2.5 TB Disk Storage |
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Myrinet2000 + 100BT Ethernet |
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 |
Computational
Science
and Engineering
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Third Science (Theoretical and
Laboratory) |
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Focuses on Scientific Problems,
combining: |
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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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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 Shows Structure that is
Nearly Impossible to Determine from 2D Slices |
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Children’s & CCR |
Education, Outreach, and
Training
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High-School Summer Program |
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Graduate Certificate Program |
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Regional Relationships |
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Brockport |
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Geneseo |
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Training |
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IBM SP, SGI O2K, MPI, Viz |
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ACA99 Workshop |
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Open Houses (Internal and External) |
Peace Bridge
(CCR /
IBC Digital / UB VR Lab)
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International Crossing (USA/Canada) |
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Existing Bridge: Old (75yrs) &
Small (3 lanes) |
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Existing USA Plaza: Small & Poor
Design |
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Proposed Options |
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Relocate USA Plaza |
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Build a 3 Lane Companion & Rehab
Original |
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Build a 6 Lane Signature Span |
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CCR Provides Immersive 3D Viz of Area |
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All Bridge & Plaza Options |
Requirements
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Professor of CSE |
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Math & Science |
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Computer Science |
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Ph.D. (4+5 yrs) |
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Original Research |
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Communication Skills |
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[$80 - 200K] |
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Systems Analyst |
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Major |
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Computer Science or |
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Info Technology |
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Well-Rounded |
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B.S. (4 yrs) |
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[$40 - 120K] |
"CCR Grand Opening"
Contact Information