Ebook: Simulation and Visualization on the Grid: Parallelldatorcentrum Kungl Tekniska Högskolan Seventh Annual Conference Stockholm, Sweden December 1999 Proceedings

It is now 30 years since the network for digital communication, the ARPA-net, first came into operation. Since the first experiments with sending electronic mail and performing file transfers, the development of networks has been truly remarkable. Today's Internet continues to develop at an exponential rate that even surpasses that of computing and storage technologies. About five years after being commercialized, it has become as pervasive as the tele­ phone had become 30 years after its initial deployment. In the United States, the size of the Internet industry already exceeds that of the auto industry, which has been in existence for about 100 years. The exponentially increas­ ing capabilities of communication, computing, and storage systems is also reshaping the way science and engineering are pursued. Large-scale simulation studies in chemistry, physics, engineering, and sev­ eral other disciplines may now produce data sets of ,several terabytes or petabytes. Similarly, almost all measurements today produce data in digital form, whether from collections of sensors, three-dimensional digital images, or video. These data sets often represent complex phenomena that require rich visualization capabilities and efficient data-mining techniques to under­ stand. Furthermore, the data may be produced and archived in several differ­ ent locations, and the analysis carried out by teams with members at several locations-possibly distinct from those with significant storage, computation, or visualization facilities. The emerging computational Grids enable the transparent use of remote instruments, computational and data resources.

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The Grid is an emerging computational infrastructure, similar to the pervasive energy infrastructure provided by national power grids. Simulation and Visualization on the Grid focuses on applications and technologies on this emerging computational Grid. Readers will find interesting discussions of such Grid technologies as distributed file I/O, clustering, CORBA software infrastructure, tele-immersion, interaction environments, visualization steering and virtual reality as well as applications in biology, chemistry and physics. A lively panel discussion addresses current successes and pitfalls of the Grid. This book provides an understanding of the Grid that offers a persistent, wide-scale infrastructure for solving problems.

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The Grid is an emerging computational infrastructure, similar to the pervasive energy infrastructure provided by national power grids. Simulation and Visualization on the Grid focuses on applications and technologies on this emerging computational Grid. Readers will find interesting discussions of such Grid technologies as distributed file I/O, clustering, CORBA software infrastructure, tele-immersion, interaction environments, visualization steering and virtual reality as well as applications in biology, chemistry and physics. A lively panel discussion addresses current successes and pitfalls of the Grid. This book provides an understanding of the Grid that offers a persistent, wide-scale infrastructure for solving problems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Efficient Distributed File I/O for Visualization in Grid Environments....Pages 1-16
Performance Enhancements for HPVM in Multi-Network and Heterogeneous Hardware....Pages 17-32
JACO3: A CORBA Software Infrastructure for Distributed Numerical Simulation....Pages 33-45
New Generalized Data Structures for Matrices Lead to a Variety of High-Performance Algorithms....Pages 46-61
Technologies for High-Performance Computing in the Next Millennium....Pages 62-62
Global Tele-Immersion: Working in Cyberspace....Pages 63-63
ActiveSpaces on the Grid: The Construction of Advanced Visualization and Interaction Environments....Pages 64-80
The Global Technology Grid: Its Role in Virtual Reality....Pages 81-81
Steering and Visualization of Electromagnetic Simulations Using Globus....Pages 82-97
Immersive Displays for the Individual, the Group, and for Networked Collaboration....Pages 98-98
Distributed Visualization and the Grid....Pages 99-99
Acceleration of a Formfactor Calculation through the Use of the 2D Tree....Pages 100-111
Applications of Volume Rendering in the CAVE....Pages 112-121
Scalable Visualization of Galaxies, Oceans, and Brains....Pages 122-134
SIM-VR: Interactive Crash Simulation....Pages 135-140
Visualization on the Grid of Virus-Host Interaction....Pages 141-153
GISMOS: Graphics and Interactive Steering of MOlecular Simulations....Pages 154-164
Monte Carlo Simulation of Solutions of Like-Charged Colloidal Particles....Pages 165-180
Towards Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Flows....Pages 181-194
Computation of Dendrites on Parallel Distributed Memory Architectures....Pages 195-208
Astrophysical MHD Simulation and Visualization....Pages 209-220
On Grid Partitioning for a High-Performance Groundwater Simulation Software....Pages 221-234
Visualization of Multi-Scale Data Sets in a Self-Organized Criticality Sandpile Model....Pages 235-241
Simulation and Visualization of Climate Scenarios on a Distributed Memory Platform....Pages 242-253
The Grid: What's Really Going On?....Pages 254-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-306

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The Grid is an emerging computational infrastructure, similar to the pervasive energy infrastructure provided by national power grids. Simulation and Visualization on the Grid focuses on applications and technologies on this emerging computational Grid. Readers will find interesting discussions of such Grid technologies as distributed file I/O, clustering, CORBA software infrastructure, tele-immersion, interaction environments, visualization steering and virtual reality as well as applications in biology, chemistry and physics. A lively panel discussion addresses current successes and pitfalls of the Grid. This book provides an understanding of the Grid that offers a persistent, wide-scale infrastructure for solving problems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Efficient Distributed File I/O for Visualization in Grid Environments....Pages 1-16
Performance Enhancements for HPVM in Multi-Network and Heterogeneous Hardware....Pages 17-32
JACO3: A CORBA Software Infrastructure for Distributed Numerical Simulation....Pages 33-45
New Generalized Data Structures for Matrices Lead to a Variety of High-Performance Algorithms....Pages 46-61
Technologies for High-Performance Computing in the Next Millennium....Pages 62-62
Global Tele-Immersion: Working in Cyberspace....Pages 63-63
ActiveSpaces on the Grid: The Construction of Advanced Visualization and Interaction Environments....Pages 64-80
The Global Technology Grid: Its Role in Virtual Reality....Pages 81-81
Steering and Visualization of Electromagnetic Simulations Using Globus....Pages 82-97
Immersive Displays for the Individual, the Group, and for Networked Collaboration....Pages 98-98
Distributed Visualization and the Grid....Pages 99-99
Acceleration of a Formfactor Calculation through the Use of the 2D Tree....Pages 100-111
Applications of Volume Rendering in the CAVE....Pages 112-121
Scalable Visualization of Galaxies, Oceans, and Brains....Pages 122-134
SIM-VR: Interactive Crash Simulation....Pages 135-140
Visualization on the Grid of Virus-Host Interaction....Pages 141-153
GISMOS: Graphics and Interactive Steering of MOlecular Simulations....Pages 154-164
Monte Carlo Simulation of Solutions of Like-Charged Colloidal Particles....Pages 165-180
Towards Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Flows....Pages 181-194
Computation of Dendrites on Parallel Distributed Memory Architectures....Pages 195-208
Astrophysical MHD Simulation and Visualization....Pages 209-220
On Grid Partitioning for a High-Performance Groundwater Simulation Software....Pages 221-234
Visualization of Multi-Scale Data Sets in a Self-Organized Criticality Sandpile Model....Pages 235-241
Simulation and Visualization of Climate Scenarios on a Distributed Memory Platform....Pages 242-253
The Grid: What's Really Going On?....Pages 254-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-306
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