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Stuttgart General Assembly Stuttgart General Assembly Scientific / Science Policy Board Scientific / Science Policy Board 2013, February 18th 2013, February 18th VISIONAIR VISIONAIR Agenda Welcome Presentation of members Goals of the


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Stuttgart General Assembly Stuttgart General Assembly Scientific / Science Policy Board Scientific / Science Policy Board

2013, February 18th 2013, February 18th

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Agenda

Welcome Presentation of members Goals of the scientific board and scientific policy board Summary of the past recommendations Discussions

  • 1. Trans-national access activity (Maciej)
  • 2. Internal joint research activities (Torsten)
  • 3. Horizontal services (Frédéric)
  • 4. Emerging advanced architecture and technology for scientific visualization.

(Joe Mambretti)

  • 5. External outreach / club of partners (John)
  • 6. Strategic vision (Loukas)

Conclusion

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SB and SPB external members

Scientific Board

  • Pr Hans-Christian Hege, head of the Visualization

and Data Analysis Department at Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany

  • Dr Joel Mambretti, Director of the International

Center for Advanced Internet Research at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

  • Dr Eric Braux, Head of Barco SAS - France
  • Pr Philippe Olivier Alexander Navaux, professor of

the Informatics Institute from the University Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Dr. Betty Mohler, project leader of Perception and

Action in Virtual Environments Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tuebingen, Germany

  • Pr Chris McMahon, professor of Engineering

Design at the University of Bristol, UK Science Policy Board

  • Pr Arthur Binczewski, Manager of Network

Department, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poznań, Poland

  • Mr. Victor Castelo, Spanish delegate to the

e-IRG( e-infrastructure Reflection Group) and advisor on e-science to the Ministry

  • f Science and Innovation, Spain
  • Mark Asch, Representative of the Ministry of

Research and Higher Education, Paris, France

  • Mr Piotr Kepski, head of Unit

e-Infrastructures, department of Information Systems, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland

  • Dr Gagliardi Fabrizio EMEA Director

Microsoft Research Connections, (External Research) Microsoft Research, Switzerland

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SB and SPB internal members:

  • Loukas Rentzos, LMS Upatras, Greece, WP1 Leader “common view of the infrastructure”
  • Daniel Steenstra, CRANFIELD, UK, WP2 “external outreach”
  • John Ahmet Erkoyuncu, CRANFIELD, UK, leader of WP2 “External outreach”
  • Eric Lutters, UTWENTE, Netherlands, WP3 leader “community integration”
  • Wolfgang Schotte, USTUTT, Germany, WP4 leade r“scientific visualization”
  • Maciej Glowiak,PSNC, Poland, WP 5 leader “Ultra high definition”
  • Franca Giannini, CNR, Italy, leader of WP8 “visualization virtual services”,
  • Georges Dumont, INRIA, France, WP9 leader “advanced method for interaction and

collaboration”

  • Torsten Kjellberg, KTH, Sweeden, WP10 Leader “advanced technology for interaction and

collaboration”

  • Dov Dori, TECHNION, Israel, WP11 Leader “conceptual modeling, assessment, metaphors and

social impact”

  • Aurélie Larcher, GRENOBLE INP, France, WP12 scientific coordination of Visionair
  • Sylvie Pitot, GRENOBLE INP, France, WP12 financial coordination of Visionair
  • Fréderic Noël, GRENOBLE INP, France, WP12 scientific coordinator of Visionair
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« A world class European infrastructure about visualisation »

  • Open access to a large

research community to promote excellence of European research

  • Access to virtual and material services in the

field of visualisation. European program : « Advanced Digital Visualisation Facilities » Coordinateur : Frédéric Noël (Grenoble-INP)

Budget : 8M€ Subvention : 6.5 M€

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Ressources provided by VISIONAIR

4 main topics :

Scientific visualisation Ultra-High Definition Virtual Reality Collaborative environments

and a transversal service: DSW ! 29 installations spread in Europe 29 installations spread in Europe

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Role of the scientific board

Advice and comments about our Joint Research Actions Better link with external communities

– Advice about calls for projects – Advice in services to enable specific activities

Major scientific points to be undertaken by VISIONAIR

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Role of Science Policy Board

  • link Visionair to a set of representative institutions

who can get interest into the sustainability of Visionair

– National/Regional Ministeries, Industrials

  • get external advice to ensure sustainability of

Visionair

– Organizational structure – Business model – Directions

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Last year recommendations

VISIONAIR is not a data provider – It processes data coming from applicants/guests. – Available and complete processes should be highlighted 

  • Highlight the interconnections

– Image analysis technique  (Software referred in VVS) – Increase application knowledge  – How to provide in-situ visualisation – Cloud computing visualization services  (not adressed) – Streaming High bandwidth networks  – Heterogeneity of software  (Connection between caves)

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Last year recommendations

Promotion – Difficult to promote the various usages  (stiill an issue)

  • Identify contacts to relay the information
  • Integrating prominent institutes within the club of partners
  • Associate facilities with more specialized domain of usage
  • How to manage short team visits?

– launch call on specific applications  (permanent call policy was selected) – Specialization of facilities could be a direction  – Identify the target communities and corresponding services (also recommended by EC after MTR)  – towards industry: how to support innovation processes and obtain interest?  (stiill an open

question)

  • Services to industry?

Sustainability

– National level must contribute for investments. European should maintain the 'glue'  – Focuss on the added value for end-users  – We must pay attention to the maturity of technologies and investigate the life-cycle of our technologies and services 

  • To focuss on services and advice for end-user who wants to invest within the technologies
  • VISIONAIR is a knowledge community
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Trans-national Access Maciej (PSNC)

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Trans-National activities

First Call for project january 2012 → First approval March 2012 (8 projects) Currently : 46 accepted projects including :

– 20 conducted projects – 7 in progress projects – 19 planned projects

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Trans-National activities

Scientific Visualization

– 10 projects (including 5 conducted)

ACE

– 9 projects (including 4 conducted)

Virtual Reality

– 23 projects (including 9 conducted)

UHD NET

– 4 projects (including 2 conducted)

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Trans-national activities vs disciplines

Identification of facilities respect to communities

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Trans-National activities

Design : 7 projects (4 conducted) Manufacturing : 2 projects Ergonomy : 5 projects (1 conducted) Medecine : 2 projects (1 conducted) Chemistry : 2 projects (1 conducted) Art multimedia : 6 projects (3 conducted) Biology : 1 project Cognition : 5 projects (3 conducted) CSCW : 6 projects(2 conducted) Nature observation : 2 projects Patrimony inheritance : 3 projects (2 conducted) Physics simulation : 5 projects (3 conducted)

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What was done until now

Platforms preparation

Define tools, applications and visualization capabilities for further access and promotion

Fill E-map for promotion of TNA platforms

Detailed description of TNA installations, applications and visualization facilities

Assistance in application submits

Platform for project submits, evaluation process. Selection process definition 3 Calls for projects and Open call

Promotion and invitations

Posters, roll-ups, flyers, short movies Conferences, fairs, presentations

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TNA models evolution

Initial model

– Research apply for a project – Committee review – The researcher is hosted on a physical facility

Second model

– Research apply for a project – Committee review – Bring the physical facility to the researcher

One permanent call with a committee review every 1,5 month

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Internal research activities Torsten (KTH)

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  • JRA 9 : TOOLS AND METHODS FOR VR

Action 1: Merging CAx and kinematic model recovering service within VR environments – Action 2: Virtual Factory service – Action 3: Conceptual framework for the integration of Handheld Devices into VR systems – Action 4: Evaluation of interaction potential of Handheld Devices – Action 5: Enhancing 3D models interactions and visualizations with VR devices – Action 6: Annotation capacities for asynchronous collaboration – Action 7: Real-­‐time 3D Modeling for Interaction and Presence – Action 8: Action to awareness in 3D environments – Action 9: First versus third person perspective for large scale navigation – Action 10: Deployment of a collaborative software – Action 11: Analysis of existing collaboration tools – Action 12: Framework for interaction devices and tangible interfaces – Action 13: Design of haptic manipulator for immersive VR applications – Action 14: Research into Cognitive Infocommunications

  • JRA 10 : → DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION

– Action 1: Holographic table – Action 2: Curved visualization system – Action 3: Creating an Interoperability Environment Among Distributed Platforms – Action 4: Collaborative communication and interaction

  • JRA 11 : USAGE METHODS AND ASSESSMENT

– Action 1: Modeling the user engagement with Visionair – Action 2: User requirements and expectations capture – Action 3: Mapping user requirements to Visionair resources through enhancement of the resource e-map – Action 4: Framework for modeling and assessing collaboration process within Visionair – Action 5: Conceptual Model for four visualization applications – Action 6: Model based approach for developing collaborative environments

Internal Joint Research activities

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Summary of Results WP9 2012

  • Test of connections between caves
  • UCL ↔ INRIA Rennes → OpenMask connection
  • SZTAKI ↔ UNIKL → VIRCA connection
  • First specifications for other actions
  • About interaction
  • 2D vs 3D interaction
  • Shape definition
  • CAD → VR connections
  • Etc.
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Summary of Results WP10 2012

  • Test Demonstration of multiview capability at

the same holotable.

  • A Curved Tiled Display evaluation report.
  • Report on functional requirements, software

formats and network capabilities for remote collaboration

  • Ongoing development of working methods for

interaction and collaboration with holographic displays Future work:

  • Integrate auto stereoscopic displays in realistic

test situations, working methods, collaboration approaches and adapt software applications for testing

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Summary of Results WP11 2012

  • A meta-model of Transnational activities.
  • Media City UK: Salford University, UK –

Innovation at MediaCityUK : virtual representation of the MCUK Connect it through lucid interfaces with

  • ther media cities around the world
  • Conceptual model of a low-cost £1000

scanner for use in primary care £1000 Scanner Canfield University, UK Specification for VISUALIZATION applications

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Horizontal services Frédéric (Grenoble-INP)

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Horizontal services

Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Linked with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualisation application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Connection between remotes caves

– VIRCA – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA

  • Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes
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Horizontal services

Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Linked with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualisation application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Connection between remotes caves

– VIRCA – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA

  • Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes
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Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Synchronized with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualization application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Connection between remotes caves

– VIRCA – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA

  • Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes

Horizontal services

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Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Synchronized with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualization application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Connection between remotes caves

– VIRCA – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA

  • Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes

Horizontal services

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Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Synchronized with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualization application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Remote connection test

– SZTAKI – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA – Utwente – PSNC

Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes

Horizontal services

  • Model Driven Architecture to be able to exchange

among sets of software

  • Resource Description Framework (RDF)

description of ressources

  • Interoperability with holographic and other

autostereoscopic displays

  • use case identification and platform for data

sharing capable to integrate standardised data formats

  • UHD Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) to allow a UHD

flow replication to N different sites ;

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Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Synchronized with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualization application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Remote connection test

– SZTAKI – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA – Utwente – PSNC

Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes

Horizontal services

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Extension and improvement of existing services

– VVS

  • Shape repository
  • Tool repository
  • User Group

– E-MAP

  • Catalog of internal facilities
  • Synchronized with VVS

– VAM

  • Project database
  • Committed review tool
  • VAM (Visualization application management data base)

New incoming services

– Synthetics Environment

  • Set of Methodological tools to prepare TNAs

– Interoperability

  • Internal VPN
  • Remote connection test

– SZTAKI – UNIKL / UCL – IMMERSIA – Utwente – PSNC

Integrated view

– Browser

  • Discipline orientation → better focuss on dedicated communities
  • Tutorials proposal → better definition of available processes

Horizontal services

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Emerging advanced architecture and technology for scientific visualization. Joe Mambretti

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New investments

Partners are investing in new technologies which are included within VISIONAIR (National funds) New caves:

  • INRIA Rennes
  • INRIA Grenoble
  • AACHEN
  • UStuttgart

Immersia 3 Rennes

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External Outreach John (UCranfield)

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Sustainability Loukas (UPatras)