Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard

Seminar Series

Wednesday, October 24, 2007; 4:00pm

Kwan-Liu Ma, Director, Institute for Ultrascale Visualization Professor, Computer Science Department, University of California, Davis

Seminar Title: Visualizing Ultra-Scale Data

Abstract: Advanced computing and imaging technologies enable scientists to study natural phenomena at unprecedented precision, resulting in an explosive growth of data. The size of the collected information about the Internet and mobile device users is expected to be even greater, a daunting challenge we must address in order to make sense and maximize utilization of all the available information. Visualization transforms large quantities of, possibly multiple-dimensional, data into graphical representations that exploit the high-bandwidth channel of the human visual system, leveraging the brain's remarkable ability to detect patterns and draw inferences. It has thus become an indispensable tool in many areas of study involving large data. I will introduce several effective solutions to the large data visualization problems found in a variety of areas from physical science, security, to software development.

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