High Performance Computing Group unveil new Visualisation Suite
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:34:00 BST
The new Visualisation Suite in the School of Computing and Engineering was designed and deployed by the University of Huddersfield High-Performance Computing Research group (HPCRG) to serve our growing research community. Core members of the HPRCG are chemistry lecturers and researchers Dr Paul Elliot and Dr David Cooke, engineering and computing specialist and group leader Dr Violeta Holmes and Joanna Radley, who is Data Centre, Infrastructure and Network Services Manager. The state-of-the-art visualisation studio and video conferencing suite will be available for use by researchers across the University of Huddersfield.
This innovative new facility housed in Canalside East, is powered by the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) Cluster VEGA, which is part of High Performance Computing (HPC) Queensgate Campus Grid. The VEGA cluster is housed within the "server" section of the Visualisation Suite, visible through a glass wall, and the artwork on the server cabinets, depicting the University and surrounding landmarks, was designed by a student from School of Art and Design.
The video conferencing and data visualisation studio is equipped with three 70" monitors (3D ready), three video cameras and a sophisticated sound system for "echo-free" communication. A powerful GPU workstation not only controls the cameras and video displays but also provides full Stereoscopic 3D whilst two smaller display units visualise the workload of computer clusters in the campus grid.
The HPC-powered visualisation facility provides an excellent tool for our researchers and students with limitless possibilities. It will be used to communicate difficult concepts or to display large datasets in applications such as advanced computational fluid dynamics, chemical and biological structures, and video image rendering.
The HPC visualisation suit also provides an invaluable resource for video conferencing.
