The Center for
Computational Research
Russ Miller
Director

Dr. Russ Miller
Biography
Director of Supercomputing Center
Professor of Computer Sci & Engineering
Adjunct Professor of Structural Biology
Senior Research Scientist at Hauptman-Woodward
Adjunct Prof of Elec Eng
Consultant
Author

Big Deal - What do you do?
Research
Teach
Administration
Student Supervision
Play with the neatest stuff around
My own boss - work on what I want at times when I want

Overview
Leading U.S. Academic Supercomputing Center
High-Performance Computing
High-End Visualization
Support ~80 Groups in ~25 Depts
Education/Outreach/Training
H.S. Summer Program
Work with Local Industry & Local Colleges
Hosts Meetings/Provides Tours
M.S. Certificate Program in Computational Science

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 Imaging
Computational Science
Simulation & Modeling
Historical Reenactments
Multimedia Presentations

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”

Children’s Hospital CT
3D Reconstruction of CT Dataset
Created with the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) on a Linux Workstation
3D Isosurface Shows Structure that is Nearly Impossible to Determine from 2D Slices
Children’s & CCR

Education, Outreach, and Training
High-School Summer Program
Graduate Certificate Program
Regional Relationships
Brockport
Geneseo
Training
IBM SP, SGI O2K, MPI, Viz
ACA99 Workshop
Open Houses (Internal and External)

Peace Bridge
(CCR / IBC Digital / UB VR Lab)
International Crossing (USA/Canada)
Existing Bridge: Old (75yrs) & Small (3 lanes)
Existing USA Plaza: Small & Poor Design
Proposed Options
Relocate USA Plaza
Build a 3 Lane Companion & Rehab Original
Build a 6 Lane Signature Span
CCR Provides Immersive 3D Viz of Area
All Bridge & Plaza Options

Requirements
Professor of CSE
Math & Science
Computer Science
Ph.D. (4+5 yrs)
Original Research
Communication Skills
[$80 - 200K]
Systems Analyst
Major
Computer Science or
Info Technology
Well-Rounded
B.S. (4 yrs)
[$40 - 120K]

"CCR Grand Opening"
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