HPSIN: High Performance Software Integration

SUMMARY

This project addresses several R&D issues related to HPCC software integration. We develop a modular, interactive and portable environment to facilitate software engineering, application development, GUI design and system integration for Interactive HPCC. Our current focus is on integrating emergent HPCC software standards into an interactive operating environment offered by the MOVIE System at NPAC. Our prototype HPFI and new HPSIN modules under development such as HPANDF or HPCGS are aimed at providing the bridge between HPCC back-ends and interactive multisensory multiuser front-ends such as Multimedia and Virtual Reality . The whole system evolves towards a Televirtuality server model, to be prototyped on NPAC metacomputer.

KEY CONTACTS

Geoffrey Fox | gcf@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-2163

Wojtek Furmanski | furm@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3891

Patrick Hornberger | patrick@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3211

Janusz Niemiec | janusz@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3190

Diglio Simoni | diglio@npac.syr.edu | 315-443-3211

CURRENT TOPICS

• HPFI: High Performance Fortran Interpreter
• HPANDF: High Performance ANDF (Architecture Neutral Distribution Format)
• HPCGS: High Performance Coarse Grain Distributed Computing Support
• MOVIE: Multitasking Object-oriented Visual Interactive Environment
• Virtual Reality and Televirtuality: Technology Assessment Project