Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/S46581/01
Title:	An Advanced Environment for Enabling Visual Supercomputing
Principal Investigator:	Brodlie, Professor KW
Other Investigators:	Holden, Professor A
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Dr J Wood
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Department:	Sch of Computing
Organisation:	University of Leeds
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 February 2004	Ends:	31 January 2007	Value (£):	136,959
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Computer Graphics & Visual. Image & Vision Computing Information & Knowledge Mgmt Parallel Computing
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Creative Industries
Related Grants:	GR/S46574/01 GR/S46567/01
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Summary on Grant Application Form
Data visualisation is one of the most important areas of information management and no more so than for those Grand Challenge problems that require High Performance Visualisation (HPV). HPV is characterised by high-quality graphics, large datasets, computationally-intensive tasks, large scale data distribution and often extensive data communication. A typical HPV task is a complex feedback process, involving data collection, visualisation design, task parallelisation, immersive visual display and interfacing with the corresponding data generator such as a simulation engine. With the aid of both concept development and software prototyping, this proposal will address the conceptual models that encapsulate a variety of HP information and tasks, and formulate a generic model for a networked supercomputing environment compatible with the GRID. Other key issues that the project will deal with include: How does data flow into, within and out of an HPV environment? What are the commonly used protocols governing the interactions among users, visualisation and simulation systems, computational and visualisation results, and local and remote resources for HPV? What is the most appropriate decision metric for prioritising HPV data and tasks, and how can HPV tasks be scheduled in a way that is transparent to the end-users? Can a general purpose software tool be built to manage HPV tasks automatically, and if so, can such a tool be customised to suit HP\ environments of various configurations?
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