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2. AGLP - Light path enabled AccessGrid SFU Team –Brian Corrie –Todd Zimmerman –Dominic Lepaine SFU

3. User needs – computational science –Visualization Large, complex data sets –Collaboration Distributed research projects Technology - where are things going? –Ubiquitous inexpensive displays –Computers and graphics cards –Advanced networking Incredible capability! SFU

4. AccessGrid (AG) –Advanced collaboration environment WestGrid –Advanced collaboration and visualization –Advanced networking AGLP –Extend lightpath to the user Provide API to UCLP Integrate lightpath control into AG Provide advanced AG visualization and collaboration services SFU

5. Media LightPath (UCLP) GLVF LightPath (San Diego) SC 2005 LightPath (Seattle) SFU

6. Collaborative Parametric Design Robert Woodbury, Mark Cichy Distributed, real-time design exploration Image SFU

7. AVIRE -- A VIsual REte –an interpretive multimedia repository R. Woodbury, V. Chen, C. Qian Remote collaboration with large media objects Image SFU

8. Collaborative Computational Steering University of Alberta and SFU The goal of this project is to explore how advanced computing technologies (WestGrid) and networking (UCLP) could allow scientists and engineers to solve complex Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) problems creating in effect an advanced Collaborative Virtual Wind Tunnel (CVWT). University of Alberta

10. Advanced Visualization and Simulation University of Calgary The goal of this project is to explore how networking and advanced visualization can assist in the design and distribution of virtual environments for research, teaching and public education. Researchers: –Prof. Richard M. Levy, Faculty of Environmental Design –Prof. Peter Dawson, Department of Archaeology –Prof. Larry Katz, Faculty of Kinesiology –Prof. Mary O’Brien, Department of Germanic Studies –Prof. James Parker, Department of Computer Science –Prof. Gail Kopp, Faculty of Education University of Calgary

12. PALOMA A Learning Object Metadata Repository Dr. Gilbert Paquette, Team Leader Suzanne Lapointe, Project Manager Gabriel Ioan Ivascu, Technical lead Contributors: Louis GuéretteFrançois MagnanAnis Masmoudi Tang Hiep NguyenJacques RivardSaid Serik For more information contact: gabriel-ioan.ivascu@polymtl.ca

13. A LOM repository that… –Can manage and query multiple Learning Object Repositories (LOR) tree-like directory management system simple and advanced metadata searches searches in ECL compliant networks –Supports multi-profiles metatagger IEEE LOM, Cancore, SCORM, Normetic –Provides several ways to populate the LOR manual entry, web resources, upload of local resources, import of XML files –Offers full system security secure access, rights management –French, English and Spanish support

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15. Networked Haptic Interfaces Dr. Sageev Oore, Blake Martin (Saint Mary’s U) Dr. Jon Borwein, Nicholas Oram (Dalhousie U) Image

16. “haptic” interface: force-feedback use force-based interaction to control a force-based simulation Image motors

17. task: apply forces to push a swing simulation

18. lightpaths dynamic simulation

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