08.01.26
Foundational Talk
Virtual World and Immersive Environments
NASA Ames
Title: Remote Telepresence for Exploring Virtual Worlds
Mountain View, CA
08.04.14
Invited Talk
National Astrobiology Institute Executive Council Meeting
Astrobiology Science Conference 2008
Santa Clara Convention Center
Title: High Performance Collaboration
Santa Clara, CA
Calit2 is a research institute at UC San Diego that focuses on digital transformation of fields like health, environment, and education through technologies like mobile phones, sensors, virtual/augmented reality, and high-performance computing networks. The director gave a tour of Calit2's facilities, which include laboratories for nanotechnology, digital media, and medical research using technologies like social mobile apps, environmental sensors on phones, human-robot interaction, and optical networks connecting instruments and storage. Calit2 works with affiliated academic units and industry partners to develop innovative applications and testbeds for areas like telemedicine, digital cinema, virtual reality displays, and telepresence.
The document discusses the history and future of telepresence technology. It describes early visions of telepresence from the 1960s, prototypes in the 1980s, and partnerships in the 1990s that helped advance the technology. It outlines current infrastructure like National LambdaRail that enables remote collaboration and explores future possibilities like connecting very large displays and bringing gigabit internet to homes.
High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Needed to Enable Data-Intensive Scien...
11.03.28
Remote Luncheon Presentation from Calit2@UCSD
National Science Board
Expert Panel Discussion on Data Policies
National Science Foundation
Title: High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Needed to Enable Data-Intensive Science and Engineering
Arlington, Virginia
The document discusses the growing carbon footprint of information and communication technologies (ICT) and efforts to make cyberinfrastructure more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. Specifically, it mentions that (1) ICT energy usage is growing rapidly and accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, (2) universities are working on initiatives like the GreenLight project to reduce ICT energy usage through techniques like dynamic power management, and (3) further research is needed to develop more energy-efficient computing technologies, data center designs, and videoconferencing solutions to reduce the need for travel.
The Importance of Large-Scale Computer Science Research Efforts
05.10.20
Talk at Public Seminar on Large-Scale NSF Research Efforts for the Future Computer Museum
Title: The Importance of Large-Scale Computer Science Research Efforts
Mountain View, CA
06.02.13
Talk to UCSD's Sixth College
Honor's Course on Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near
Title: The Singularity: Toward a Post-Human Reality
La Jolla, CA
High Performance Cyberinfrastructure for Data-Intensive Research
This document summarizes a lecture given by Dr. Larry Smarr on high performance cyberinfrastructure for data-intensive research. The summary discusses:
1) The need for dedicated high-bandwidth networks separate from the shared internet to enable big data research due to the increasing volume of digital scientific data.
2) Extensions being made to networks like CENIC in California to provide campus "Big Data Freeways" connecting instruments, computing resources, and remote facilities.
3) The use of networks like HPWREN to provide high-performance wireless access for data-intensive applications in rural areas like astronomy, wildfire detection, and more.
Global Telepresence in Support of Global Public Health
The document discusses Calit2's efforts to develop global telepresence technologies to support public health initiatives. It describes Calit2's work in building a multidisciplinary research network across UC campuses, developing telemedicine systems, and applying technologies like optical networks to enable real-time collaboration and data sharing in fields like genomics, metagenomics, and cellular imaging.
National Federated Compute Platforms: The Pacific Research Platform
The Pacific Research Platform (PRP) is a multi-institution hypercluster that connects science DMZs across 25 partner campuses using FIONA data transfer nodes and 10-100Gbps networks. PRP adopted Kubernetes and Rook to orchestrate petabytes of distributed storage and GPUs for data science applications. A CHASE-CI grant added machine learning capabilities. PRP is working to federate with the Open Science Grid and become a prototype for a future National Research Platform connecting regional networks.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
07.03.13
Opening Talk
Delegation from the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group: Cyberspace & Maritime Operations in 2030
Title: Towards Telepresence
La Jolla, CA
SC21: Larry Smarr on The Rise of Supernetwork Data Intensive ComputingLarry Smarr
Larry Smarr, founding director of Calit2 (now Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California San Diego) and the first director of NCSA, is one of the seminal figures in the U.S. supercomputing community. What began as a personal drive, shared by others, to spur the creation of supercomputers in the U.S. for scientific use, later expanded into a drive to link those supercomputers with high-speed optical networks, and blossomed into the notion of building a distributed, high-performance computing infrastructure – replete with compute, storage and management capabilities – available broadly to the science community.
The OptiPuter, Quartzite, and Starlight Projects: A Campus to Global-Scale Te...Larry Smarr
05.03.09
Invited Talk
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC2005)
Title: The OptiPuter, Quartzite, and Starlight Projects: A Campus to Global-Scale Testbed for Optical Technologies Enabling LambdaGrid Computing
Anaheim, CA
08.04.14
Invited Talk
National Astrobiology Institute Executive Council Meeting
Astrobiology Science Conference 2008
Santa Clara Convention Center
Title: High Performance Collaboration
Santa Clara, CA
Introduction to the UCSD Division of Calit2Larry Smarr
Calit2 is a research institute at UC San Diego that focuses on digital transformation of fields like health, environment, and education through technologies like mobile phones, sensors, virtual/augmented reality, and high-performance computing networks. The director gave a tour of Calit2's facilities, which include laboratories for nanotechnology, digital media, and medical research using technologies like social mobile apps, environmental sensors on phones, human-robot interaction, and optical networks connecting instruments and storage. Calit2 works with affiliated academic units and industry partners to develop innovative applications and testbeds for areas like telemedicine, digital cinema, virtual reality displays, and telepresence.
The document discusses the history and future of telepresence technology. It describes early visions of telepresence from the 1960s, prototypes in the 1980s, and partnerships in the 1990s that helped advance the technology. It outlines current infrastructure like National LambdaRail that enables remote collaboration and explores future possibilities like connecting very large displays and bringing gigabit internet to homes.
High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Needed to Enable Data-Intensive Scien...Larry Smarr
11.03.28
Remote Luncheon Presentation from Calit2@UCSD
National Science Board
Expert Panel Discussion on Data Policies
National Science Foundation
Title: High Performance Cyberinfrastructure is Needed to Enable Data-Intensive Science and Engineering
Arlington, Virginia
The document discusses the growing carbon footprint of information and communication technologies (ICT) and efforts to make cyberinfrastructure more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. Specifically, it mentions that (1) ICT energy usage is growing rapidly and accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, (2) universities are working on initiatives like the GreenLight project to reduce ICT energy usage through techniques like dynamic power management, and (3) further research is needed to develop more energy-efficient computing technologies, data center designs, and videoconferencing solutions to reduce the need for travel.
The Importance of Large-Scale Computer Science Research EffortsLarry Smarr
05.10.20
Talk at Public Seminar on Large-Scale NSF Research Efforts for the Future Computer Museum
Title: The Importance of Large-Scale Computer Science Research Efforts
Mountain View, CA
The Singularity: Toward a Post-Human RealityLarry Smarr
06.02.13
Talk to UCSD's Sixth College
Honor's Course on Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near
Title: The Singularity: Toward a Post-Human Reality
La Jolla, CA
High Performance Cyberinfrastructure for Data-Intensive ResearchLarry Smarr
This document summarizes a lecture given by Dr. Larry Smarr on high performance cyberinfrastructure for data-intensive research. The summary discusses:
1) The need for dedicated high-bandwidth networks separate from the shared internet to enable big data research due to the increasing volume of digital scientific data.
2) Extensions being made to networks like CENIC in California to provide campus "Big Data Freeways" connecting instruments, computing resources, and remote facilities.
3) The use of networks like HPWREN to provide high-performance wireless access for data-intensive applications in rural areas like astronomy, wildfire detection, and more.
Global Telepresence in Support of Global Public HealthLarry Smarr
The document discusses Calit2's efforts to develop global telepresence technologies to support public health initiatives. It describes Calit2's work in building a multidisciplinary research network across UC campuses, developing telemedicine systems, and applying technologies like optical networks to enable real-time collaboration and data sharing in fields like genomics, metagenomics, and cellular imaging.
National Federated Compute Platforms: The Pacific Research PlatformLarry Smarr
The Pacific Research Platform (PRP) is a multi-institution hypercluster that connects science DMZs across 25 partner campuses using FIONA data transfer nodes and 10-100Gbps networks. PRP adopted Kubernetes and Rook to orchestrate petabytes of distributed storage and GPUs for data science applications. A CHASE-CI grant added machine learning capabilities. PRP is working to federate with the Open Science Grid and become a prototype for a future National Research Platform connecting regional networks.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation EconomyLarry Smarr
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
07.03.13
Opening Talk
Delegation from the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group: Cyberspace & Maritime Operations in 2030
Title: Towards Telepresence
La Jolla, CA
06.05.23
Keynote Talk
2006 Technology Horizons Spring Exchange
Science & Technology in 10, 20, & 50 Years
Institute for the Future
Title: Is it Live or is it Telepresence?
San Mateo, CA
06.07.26
Invited Talk
Cyberinfrastructure for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, A Summer Institute, SDSC
Title: The OptIPuter and Its Applications
La Jolla, CA
Making Sense of Information Through Planetary Scale ComputingLarry Smarr
Larry Smarr discusses how planetary-scale computing and high-speed networks enable data-intensive research through optical portals. This infrastructure allows remote visualization and analysis of large datasets across multiple sites in real-time. Examples include viewing microbial genomes, cosmological simulations, and remote instrument control. The infrastructure also aims to reduce carbon emissions through more efficient computing.
Experiments in Living in the Virtual/Physical WorldLarry Smarr
10.01.25
Opening Keynote Talk
C5: The Eighth International Conference on
Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing
Title: Experiments in Living in the Virtual/Physical World
La Jolla, CA
08.02.02
Kenote Presentation
15th Mardi Gras Conference
Center for Computation and Technology
Louisiana State University
Title: 2008—The Year of Global Telepresence
Baton Rouge, LA
Building a Global Collaboration System for Data-Intensive DiscoveryLarry Smarr
11.01.06
Distinguished Lecture
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-44)
Title: Building a Global Collaboration System for Data-Intensive Discovery
Kauai, HI
How Global-Scale Personal Lighwaves are Transforming Scientific ResearchLarry Smarr
The document discusses how global-scale optical networks called "lambdas" are enabling new forms of data-intensive scientific collaboration. Lambdas provide dedicated high-bandwidth connections between research institutions for applications like streaming high-definition video, interactive visualization of large datasets, and remote access to scientific instruments and supercomputers. Examples are given of how lambdas are used for projects in fields like oceanography, climate science, and microbial genomics. The OptIPuter project aims to further develop lambda-enabled cyberinfrastructure through dedicated optical connections between partner institutions.
The Academic and R&D Sectors' Current and Future Broadband and Fiber Access N...Larry Smarr
05.02.23
Invited Access Grid Talk
MSCMC FORUM Series
Examining the National Vision for Global Peace and Prosperity
Title: The Academic and R&D Sectors' Current and Future Broadband and Fiber Access Needs for US Global Competitiveness
Arlington, VA
How Global-Scale Personal Lightwaves are Transforming Scientific ResearchLarry Smarr
07.03.22
Distinguished Lecturer
Technology for a Changing World Series
Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC
Title: How Global-Scale Personal Lighwaves are Transforming Scientific Research
Santa Cruz, CA
Applying Photonics to User Needs: The Application ChallengeLarry Smarr
05.02.28
Invited Talk to the 4th Annual On*VECTOR International Photonics Workshop
Sponsored by NTT Network Innovation Laboratories
Title: Applying Photonics to User Needs: The Application Challenge
University of California, San Diego
The Rise of Supernetwork Data Intensive ComputingLarry Smarr
Invited Remote Lecture to SC21
The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
St. Louis, Missouri
November 18, 2021
My Remembrances of Mike Norman Over The Last 45 YearsLarry Smarr
Mike Norman has been a leader in computational astrophysics for over 45 years. Some of his influential work includes:
- Cosmic jet simulations in the early 1980s which helped explain phenomena from galactic centers.
- Pioneering the use of adaptive mesh refinement in the 1990s to achieve dynamic load balancing on supercomputers.
- Massive cosmology simulations in the late 2000s with over 100 trillion particles using thousands of processors across multiple supercomputing sites, producing petabytes of data.
- Developing end-to-end workflows in the 2000s to couple supercomputers, high-speed networks, and large visualization systems to enable real-time analysis of extremely large astrophysics simulations.
Metagenics How Do I Quantify My Body and Try to Improve its Health? June 18 2019Larry Smarr
Larry Smarr discusses quantifying his body and health over time through extensive self-tracking. He measures various biomarkers through regular blood tests and analyzes his gut microbiome by sequencing stool samples. This revealed issues like chronic inflammation and an unhealthy microbiome. Smarr then took steps like a restricted eating window and increasing plant diversity in his diet, which reversed metabolic syndrome issues and correlated with shifts in his microbiome ecology. His goal is to continue precisely measuring factors like toxins, hormones, gut permeability and food/supplement impacts to further optimize his health.
Panel: Reaching More Minority Serving InstitutionsLarry Smarr
This document discusses engaging more minority serving institutions (MSIs) in cyberinfrastructure development through regional networks. It provides data showing the importance of MSIs like historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in educating underrepresented minority students in STEM fields. Regional networks can help equalize opportunities by assisting MSIs in overcoming barriers to resources through training, networking infrastructure support, and helping institutions obtain necessary staffing and funding. Strategies mentioned include collaborating with MSIs on grants and addressing issues identified in surveys like lack of vision for data use beyond compliance. The goal is to broaden participation in STEAM fields by leveraging the success MSIs have shown in supporting underrepresented students.
Global Network Advancement Group - Next Generation Network-Integrated SystemsLarry Smarr
This document summarizes a presentation on global petascale to exascale workflows for data intensive sciences. It discusses a partnership convened by the GNA-G Data Intensive Sciences Working Group with the mission of meeting challenges faced by data-intensive science programs. Cornerstone concepts that will be demonstrated include integrated network and site resource management, model-driven frameworks for resource orchestration, end-to-end monitoring with machine learning-optimized data transfers, and integrating Qualcomm's GradientGraph with network services to optimize applications and science workflows.
Wireless FasterData and Distributed Open Compute Opportunities and (some) Us...Larry Smarr
This document discusses opportunities for ESnet to support wireless edge computing through developing a strategy around self-guided field laboratories (SGFL). It outlines several potential science use cases that could benefit from wireless and distributed computing capabilities, both in the short term through technologies like 5G, LoRa and Starlink, and longer term through the vision of automated SGFL. The document proposes some initial ideas for deploying and testing wireless edge computing technologies through existing projects to help enable the SGFL vision and further scientific opportunities. It emphasizes that exploring these emerging areas could help drive new science possibilities if done at a reasonable scale.
How Social Media Hackers Help You to See Your Wife's Message.pdfHackersList
In the modern digital era, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives. These platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat, offer countless ways to connect, share, and communicate.
Sustainability requires ingenuity and stewardship. Did you know Pigging Solutions pigging systems help you achieve your sustainable manufacturing goals AND provide rapid return on investment.
How? Our systems recover over 99% of product in transfer piping. Recovering trapped product from transfer lines that would otherwise become flush-waste, means you can increase batch yields and eliminate flush waste. From raw materials to finished product, if you can pump it, we can pig it.
INDIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PLANES LIST.pdfjackson110191
These fighter aircraft have uses outside of traditional combat situations. They are essential in defending India's territorial integrity, averting dangers, and delivering aid to those in need during natural calamities. Additionally, the IAF improves its interoperability and fortifies international military alliances by working together and conducting joint exercises with other air forces.
RPA In Healthcare Benefits, Use Case, Trend And Challenges 2024.pptxSynapseIndia
Your comprehensive guide to RPA in healthcare for 2024. Explore the benefits, use cases, and emerging trends of robotic process automation. Understand the challenges and prepare for the future of healthcare automation
Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Em...Erasmo Purificato
Slide of the tutorial entitled "Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Emerging Trends" held at UMAP'24: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (July 1, 2024 | Cagliari, Italy)
Implementations of Fused Deposition Modeling in real worldEmerging Tech
The presentation showcases the diverse real-world applications of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) across multiple industries:
1. **Manufacturing**: FDM is utilized in manufacturing for rapid prototyping, creating custom tools and fixtures, and producing functional end-use parts. Companies leverage its cost-effectiveness and flexibility to streamline production processes.
2. **Medical**: In the medical field, FDM is used to create patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and prosthetics. Its ability to produce precise and biocompatible parts supports advancements in personalized healthcare solutions.
3. **Education**: FDM plays a crucial role in education by enabling students to learn about design and engineering through hands-on 3D printing projects. It promotes innovation and practical skill development in STEM disciplines.
4. **Science**: Researchers use FDM to prototype equipment for scientific experiments, build custom laboratory tools, and create models for visualization and testing purposes. It facilitates rapid iteration and customization in scientific endeavors.
5. **Automotive**: Automotive manufacturers employ FDM for prototyping vehicle components, tooling for assembly lines, and customized parts. It speeds up the design validation process and enhances efficiency in automotive engineering.
6. **Consumer Electronics**: FDM is utilized in consumer electronics for designing and prototyping product enclosures, casings, and internal components. It enables rapid iteration and customization to meet evolving consumer demands.
7. **Robotics**: Robotics engineers leverage FDM to prototype robot parts, create lightweight and durable components, and customize robot designs for specific applications. It supports innovation and optimization in robotic systems.
8. **Aerospace**: In aerospace, FDM is used to manufacture lightweight parts, complex geometries, and prototypes of aircraft components. It contributes to cost reduction, faster production cycles, and weight savings in aerospace engineering.
9. **Architecture**: Architects utilize FDM for creating detailed architectural models, prototypes of building components, and intricate designs. It aids in visualizing concepts, testing structural integrity, and communicating design ideas effectively.
Each industry example demonstrates how FDM enhances innovation, accelerates product development, and addresses specific challenges through advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Are you interested in dipping your toes in the cloud native observability waters, but as an engineer you are not sure where to get started with tracing problems through your microservices and application landscapes on Kubernetes? Then this is the session for you, where we take you on your first steps in an active open-source project that offers a buffet of languages, challenges, and opportunities for getting started with telemetry data.
The project is called openTelemetry, but before diving into the specifics, we’ll start with de-mystifying key concepts and terms such as observability, telemetry, instrumentation, cardinality, percentile to lay a foundation. After understanding the nuts and bolts of observability and distributed traces, we’ll explore the openTelemetry community; its Special Interest Groups (SIGs), repositories, and how to become not only an end-user, but possibly a contributor.We will wrap up with an overview of the components in this project, such as the Collector, the OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP), its APIs, and its SDKs.
Attendees will leave with an understanding of key observability concepts, become grounded in distributed tracing terminology, be aware of the components of openTelemetry, and know how to take their first steps to an open-source contribution!
Key Takeaways: Open source, vendor neutral instrumentation is an exciting new reality as the industry standardizes on openTelemetry for observability. OpenTelemetry is on a mission to enable effective observability by making high-quality, portable telemetry ubiquitous. The world of observability and monitoring today has a steep learning curve and in order to achieve ubiquity, the project would benefit from growing our contributor community.
Details of description part II: Describing images in practice - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
This presentation explores the practical application of image description techniques. Familiar guidelines will be demonstrated in practice, and descriptions will be developed “live”! If you have learned a lot about the theory of image description techniques but want to feel more confident putting them into practice, this is the presentation for you. There will be useful, actionable information for everyone, whether you are working with authors, colleagues, alone, or leveraging AI as a collaborator.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/
Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
An invited talk given by Mark Billinghurst on Research Directions for Cross Reality Interfaces. This was given on July 2nd 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer School on Cross Reality in Hagenberg, Austria (July 1st - 7th)
Blockchain technology is transforming industries and reshaping the way we conduct business, manage data, and secure transactions. Whether you're new to blockchain or looking to deepen your knowledge, our guidebook, "Blockchain for Dummies", is your ultimate resource.
Best Practices for Effectively Running dbt in Airflow.pdfTatiana Al-Chueyr
As a popular open-source library for analytics engineering, dbt is often used in combination with Airflow. Orchestrating and executing dbt models as DAGs ensures an additional layer of control over tasks, observability, and provides a reliable, scalable environment to run dbt models.
This webinar will cover a step-by-step guide to Cosmos, an open source package from Astronomer that helps you easily run your dbt Core projects as Airflow DAGs and Task Groups, all with just a few lines of code. We’ll walk through:
- Standard ways of running dbt (and when to utilize other methods)
- How Cosmos can be used to run and visualize your dbt projects in Airflow
- Common challenges and how to address them, including performance, dependency conflicts, and more
- How running dbt projects in Airflow helps with cost optimization
Webinar given on 9 July 2024
Coordinate Systems in FME 101 - Webinar SlidesSafe Software
If you’ve ever had to analyze a map or GPS data, chances are you’ve encountered and even worked with coordinate systems. As historical data continually updates through GPS, understanding coordinate systems is increasingly crucial. However, not everyone knows why they exist or how to effectively use them for data-driven insights.
During this webinar, you’ll learn exactly what coordinate systems are and how you can use FME to maintain and transform your data’s coordinate systems in an easy-to-digest way, accurately representing the geographical space that it exists within. During this webinar, you will have the chance to:
- Enhance Your Understanding: Gain a clear overview of what coordinate systems are and their value
- Learn Practical Applications: Why we need datams and projections, plus units between coordinate systems
- Maximize with FME: Understand how FME handles coordinate systems, including a brief summary of the 3 main reprojectors
- Custom Coordinate Systems: Learn how to work with FME and coordinate systems beyond what is natively supported
- Look Ahead: Gain insights into where FME is headed with coordinate systems in the future
Don’t miss the opportunity to improve the value you receive from your coordinate system data, ultimately allowing you to streamline your data analysis and maximize your time. See you there!
7 Most Powerful Solar Storms in the History of Earth.pdfEnterprise Wired
Solar Storms (Geo Magnetic Storms) are the motion of accelerated charged particles in the solar environment with high velocities due to the coronal mass ejection (CME).
Support en anglais diffusé lors de l'événement 100% IA organisé dans les locaux parisiens d'Iguane Solutions, le mardi 2 juillet 2024 :
- Présentation de notre plateforme IA plug and play : ses fonctionnalités avancées, telles que son interface utilisateur intuitive, son copilot puissant et des outils de monitoring performants.
- REX client : Cyril Janssens, CTO d’ easybourse, partage son expérience d’utilisation de notre plateforme IA plug & play.
What’s New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices May 2024
Remote Telepresence for Exploring Virtual Worlds
1. Remote Telepresence for Exploring Virtual Worlds Foundational Talk Virtual World and Immersive Environments January 26, 2008 Dr. Larry Smarr Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Harry E. Gruber Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD
2. The NSFnet (Later Expands to Form Today’s Internet) Connected the Six NSF Supercomputers at 56kbps! NCSA NSFNET 56 Kb/s Backbone (1986-8) PSC NCAR CTC JVNC SDSC
3. Televisualization: Telepresence Remote Interactive Visual Supercomputing Multi-disciplinary Scientific Visualization A Simulation of Telepresence for Exploring Virtual Worlds: Using Analog Communications to Prototype the Digital Future “ We’re using satellite technology…to demo what It might be like to have high-speed fiber-optic links between advanced computers in two different geographic locations.” ― Al Gore, Senator Chair, US Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space Illinois Boston SIGGRAPH 1989 ATT & Sun “ What we really have to do is eliminate distance between individuals who want to interact with other people and with other computers.” ― Larry Smarr, Director, NCSA
4. The CAVE Virtual Reality System: Fully Immersive Science and Fantasy Worlds CAVE conceived in 1991 by Tom DeFanti and Dan Sandin (EVL co-directors) and implemented by Carolina Cruz-Neira (Ph.D. student) Crayoland Colliding Galaxies QUAKE II The CAVE EVL Invents ‘91 Debuts SIGGRAPH ’92 National Access NCSA ‘93
5. Kids Building Virtual Cities Supercomputing ‘95 San Diego First User-Generated Virtual World Coco Conn (producer), Zane Vella (director), Chris Cederwall (programmer), et al. Ported to CAVE SIGGRAPH ’94 Networked Over I-Way ‘95 UIC CitySpace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cityspace I-WAY 155 Mbps
6. Caterpillar / NCSA: Distributed Virtual Reality for Global-Scale Collaborative Prototyping Real Time Linked Virtual Reality and Audio-Video Between NCSA, Peoria, Houston, and Germany www.sv.vt.edu/future/vt-cave/apps/CatDistVR/DVR.html 1996 Floating Rendered Video
7. Grid-Enabled Collaborative Analysis of Ecosystem Dynamics Datasets Chesapeake Bay Data in Collaborative Virtual Environment Alliance Application Technologies Environmental Hydrology Team 1997 Donna Cox, Robert Patterson, Stuart Levy, NCSA Virtual Director Team Glenn Wheless, Old Dominion Univ.
8. Two New Calit2 Buildings Provide New Laboratories for “Living in the Future” “ Convergence” Laboratory Facilities Nanotech, BioMEMS, Chips, Radio, Photonics Virtual Reality, Digital Cinema, HDTV, Gaming Over 1000 Researchers in Two Buildings Linked via Dedicated Optical Networks UC Irvine www.calit2.net Preparing for a World in Which Distance is Eliminated…
9. September 26-30, 2005 Calit2 @ University of California, San Diego California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Borderless Collaboration Between Global University Research Centers at 10Gbps T H E G L O B A L L A M B D A I N T E G R A T E D F A C I L I T Y Maxine Brown, Tom DeFanti, Co-Chairs www.igrid2005.org 100Gb of Bandwidth into the Calit2@UCSD Building More than 150Gb GLIF Transoceanic Bandwidth! 450 Attendees, 130 Participating Organizations 20 Countries Driving 49 Demonstrations 1- or 10- Gbps Per Demo i Grid 2005
10. First Trans-Pacific Super High Definition Telepresence Meeting Using Digital Cinema 4k Streams Lays Technical Basis for Global Digital Cinema Sony NTT SGI Streaming 4k with JPEG 2000 Compression ½ gigabit/sec 100 Times the Resolution of YouTube! Calit2@UCSD Auditorium 4k = 4000x2000 Pixels = 4xHD Keio University President Anzai UCSD Chancellor Fox
11. Interactive VR Streamed Live from Tokyo to Calit2 Over Dedicated GigE and Projected at 4k Resolution Source: Toppan Printing iGrid 2005 Kyoto Nijo Castle
12. The OptIPuter Project: Creating High Resolution Portals Over Dedicated Optical Channels to Global Science Data Picture Source: Mark Ellisman, David Lee, Jason Leigh Calit2 (UCSD, UCI) and UIC Lead Campuses—Larry Smarr PI Univ. Partners: SDSC, USC, SDSU, NW, TA&M, UvA, SARA, KISTI, AIST Industry: IBM, Sun, Telcordia, Chiaro, Calient, Glimmerglass, Lucent $13.5M Over Five Years Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment (SAGE)
13. My OptIPortal TM – Affordable Termination Device for the OptIPuter Global Backplane 20 Dual CPU Nodes, 20 24” Monitors, ~$50,000 1/4 Teraflop, 5 Terabyte Storage, 45 Mega Pixels--Nice PC! Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment ( SAGE) Jason Leigh, EVL-UIC Source: Phil Papadopoulos SDSC, Calit2
14. Tiled Displays Allow for Both Global Context and High Levels of Detail— 150 MPixel Rover Image on 40 MPixel OptIPuter Visualization Node Display "Source: Spirit Rover Landing Site Panorama, Data from JPL/Mica; Display UCSD NCMIR, David Lee"
15. Interactively Zooming In Using UIC’s Electronic Visualization Lab’s JuxtaView Software "Source: Data from JPL/Mica; Display UCSD NCMIR, David Lee"
16. Highest Resolution Zoom "Source: Data from JPL/Mica; Display UCSD NCMIR, David Lee"
17. Beyond 4k – From 8 Megapixels Towards a Billion Pixels Calit2@UCI Apple Tiled Display Wall Driven by 25 Dual-Processor G5s 50 Apple 30” Cinema Displays Source: Falko Kuester, Calit2@UCI NSF Infrastructure Grant Data—One Foot Resolution USGS Images of La Jolla, CA HDTV Digital Cameras Digital Cinema
18. OptIPuter Enables Telepresence Combined with Remote Interactive Analysis Live Demonstration of 21st Century National-Scale Team Science August 12, 2005 SIO/UCSD NASA Goddard OptIPuter Visualized Data HDTV Over Lambda
19. The OptIPuter Enabled Collaboratory: Remote Researchers Jointly Exploring Complex Data OptIPuter Connects the Calit2@UCI 200M-Pixel Wall to the 220M-Pixel Display at Calit2@UCSD With Shared Fast Deep Storage and High Definition Video UCI UCSD Falko Kuester, UCSD; Steven Jenks, UCI 80 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 GPUs 2,000 Mbps Brain Circuitry Modeling and Visualization In Collaboration with the Transdisciplinary Imaging Genetics Center (TIGC) at UCI
20. Source: Maxine Brown, OptIPuter Project Manager Green Initiative: Can Optical Fiber Replace Airline Travel for Continuing Collaborations?
22. Launch of the 100 Megapixel OzIPortal Over Qvidium Compressed HD on 1 Gbps CENIC/PW/AARNet Fiber www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1219
23. “ Using the Link to Build the Link” Calit2 and Univ. Melbourne Technology Teams www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1219 No Calit2 Person Physically Flew to Australia to Bring This Up!
24. UM Professor Graeme Jackson Planning Brain Surgery for Severe Epilepsy www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1219
25. Victoria Premier and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Asking Questions www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1219
26. University of Melbourne Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis in Calit2 Replies to Question from Australia
27. Remote Interactive High Definition Video of Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents Source John Delaney & Deborah Kelley, UWash Canadian-U.S. Collaboration
28. e-Science Collaboratory Without Walls Enabled by iHDTV Uncompressed HD Telepresence Photo: Harry Ammons, SDSC John Delaney, PI LOOKING, Neptune May 23, 2007 1500 Mbits/sec Calit2 to UW Research Channel Over NLR
29. Creating a Digital Moorea Calit2 Collaboration with UC Gump Station (UCB, UCSB)
30. 3D OptIPortals: Calit2 StarCAVE and Varrier Alpha Tests of Telepresence “Holodecks” Cluster with 30 Nvidia 5600 cards-60 GB Texture Memory Source: Tom DeFanti, Greg Dawe, Calit2 Connected at 20 Gb/s to CENIC, NLR, GLIF 30 HD Projectors! 15 Meyer Sound Speakers + Subwoofer Passive Polarization-- Optimized the Polarization Separation and Minimized Attenuation
31. The StarCAVE as a “ Browser” for the NASA’s “Blue Marble” Earth Dataset Source: Tom DeFanti, Jurgen Schulze, Bob Kooima, Calit2/EVL
32. 3D Videophones Are Here! The Personal Varrier Autostereo Display Varrier is a Head-Tracked Autostereo Virtual Reality Display 30” LCD Widescreen Display with 2560x1600 Native Resolution A Photographic Film Barrier Screen Affixed to a Glass Panel Cameras Track Face with Head Tracker to Locate Eyes The Display Eliminates the Need to Wear Special Glasses Source: Daniel Sandin, Thomas DeFanti, Jinghua Ge, Javier Girado, Robert Kooima, Tom Peterka—EVL, UIC
33. Varrier Barrier Strip Auto-Stereo Quick Review Columns of right and left eye images viewed through slits Source: Dan Sandin, EVL/ Calit2 R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L
35. Calit2/EVL Varrier -- 60 Screen Stereo OptIPortal, no Glasses Needed Dan Sandin, Greg Dawe, Tom Peterka, Tom DeFanti, Jason Leigh, Jinghua Ge, Javier Girado, Bob Kooima, Todd Margolis, Lance Long, Alan Verlo, Maxine Brown, Jurgen Schulze, Qian Liu, Ian Kaufman, Bryan Glogowski Mars Rendered at 46,000 x 23,000 pixels
37. The Mars demo integrates data from 3 sources. The primary data set is a topographical map collected by Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), a sun-synchronous polar orbiting Mars probe launched by NASA/JPL in 1996. The data was collected between 1996 and 2001, though the probe remains functional as a communications relay in Mars orbit to this day. Topographic measurement was performed by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), giving planetary radius with 1 meter precision at a resolution of 128 pixels per degree, or approximately half a kilometer at the equator. Topographical data is textured using color imagery composited and color-matched from NASA's Viking Orbiter data collected during the late 70s. The color data has a resolution of approximately 64 pixels per degree. The background starfield is the Hipparcos catalog, a database of 120,000 nearby stars collected by the ESA's HIPPARCOS satellite between 1989 and 1993, rendered as correctly scaled and colored points. The total size of the topographical data set is 46080 by 22528 pixels. At 16-bit precision it consumes 2GB of storage. When rendered using OpenGL, a position, normal, and texture coordinate must be computed per pixel. This expands the data set out to over 30GB, much too large to be rendered efficiently. A topo data caching mechanism was designed to enable real-time display on the Varrier. To begin, the raw topo data set is mipmapped using a linear filter, giving a pyramid of data sets of decreasing resolutions. For each rendered frame, a level-of-detail algorithm recursively subdivides the surface of Mars into square areas, determines which of these areas are visible, and computes the minimum resolution for the optimal display of each. For each visible area, a 45-by-45 vertex geometry page is generated from the raw mipmap level that most-closely matches the optimal resolution of that area. These 45-by-45 vertex pages are streamed directly to the video RAM of the graphics board, and stored there under a least-recently-used caching policy. The smooth motion of the viewpoint provides a locality of reference that ensures efficient use of this VRAM geometry cache. This mechanism cycles approximately 40 times per second, with each of the 33 nodes of the 65-panel Varrier maintaining a separate parallel cache representing its own subset of the total view.
Editor's Notes
Maybe add another slide to indicate which science groups are using this or working with this