1. Visual Supercomputing: Technologies, Applications and Challenges
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Chris J. Hughes, N Roard, David Chisnall, John M. Brooke, Nigel W. John, Min Chen, Ken Brodlie, M Riding, Ade J. Fewings, and Mark W. Jones
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Computer science ,business.industry ,Supercomputer ,Grid ,computer.software_genre ,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design ,Data science ,Domain (software engineering) ,Autonomic computing ,Visualization ,Computer graphics ,Information visualization ,Grid computing ,Operating system ,business ,computer ,Computational steering - Abstract
If we were to have a Grid infrastructure for visualization, what technologies would be needed to build such an infrastructure, what kind of applications would benefit from it, and what challenges are we facing in order to accomplish this goal? In this survey paper, we make use of the term ‘visual supercomputing’ to encapsulate a subject domain concerning the infrastructural technology for visualization. We consider a broad range of scientific and technological advances in computer graphics and visualization, which are relevant to visual supercomputing. We identify the state-of-the-art technologies that have prepared us for building such an infrastructure. We examine a collection of applications that would benefit enormously from such an infrastructure, and discuss their technical requirements. We propose a set of challenges that may guide our strategic efforts in the coming years.
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- 2005
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