Next month’s SuperComputing 2011 event in Seattle, WA will feature some of the biggest names in high performance computing, and where the computers go so do the data analysis and visualization people. One name at the event, Kelly Gaither, is responsible for this year’s “Scientific Visualization Showcase”.
What is most enticing about this year’s “SciVis” vignette is the concerted effort in abstracting the science and technique from its analytical interpretation. Kelly makes data vivid …tangible and textured…visual…stimulating…enticing…visceral…art. And, while “SciVis” is a common practice, from remote visualization to large projection and cave displays to observe “data” in depth and motion, Kelly’s innovative endeavors promise to reach far beyond the scientific realm and spur imagination.
Kelly Gaither & TACC are big proponents of massive tiled displays so I’m sure there will be several to see. In addition, they do some interesting work in web-enabled remote visualization via their tools EnVision & Longhorn. Hopefully they’ll have some other neat stuff to show off this year as well.
