HPC Center From Howard University Showcases Flash Cyber-Infrastructure Tools
CAHPC at Howard University had its first showing at the SC2004 conference. The Center for Applied High Performance Computing (CAHPC) based at Howard University in Washington, DC left an impression at this years Supercomputing 2004 conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 26, 2004 -- The CAHPC showcased a number of
research projects related to high performance computing and
Cyber-infrastructure. But MammoData, a web accessible grid tool for
collaborative breast cancer diagnosis, made an immediate impression on
spectators, due in part, to a flashy web-accessible user interface. A far cry
from a typical hum-drum research tool interface, MammoData’s interface was
created in Macromedia Flash, the same technology that drives many online
interactive games (and lengthy website intros), so the interface response is
instantaneous.
With the tool, doctors, researchers, and educators have
the ability to share cases, make annotations, file a diagnosis, request
consults, or request assistance from expert systems, and request similar cases.
The system is built on top of the Globus GT3 and utilizes SDSC’s SRB for
collections-based storage.
“Up until now much of our research under this
project has been focused on the component technologies (scanning, detection,
segmentation, methods of annotation) and to building the database to hold
hundreds of detailed cases of African American Women.” explained Mohamed
Chouikha, the CAHPC Director, and Chair of the Howard University’s Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department. “But now we are committed to assembling our
best technologies into a federated system that can actually benefit someone.
There are plenty of new problems to solve once you start building things.”
Ultimately those problems will include HIPAA regulations, which restrict how
patient data can be handled. Currently the special demo version of the system
that was displayed contains only publicly available cases without the detailed
patient data necessary to make use of much of the system’s capabilities.
Other SC Activities
CAHPC researcher not busy showcasing technologies
and running the colorful CAHPC booth, took time to participate in the Minority
Serving Institution Consortium, Department of Defense PET meetings, and even a
vendor party or two.
About CAHPC
The CAHPC is an applications-focused
University/Industry partnership founded by Howard University and QuaTeams, Inc,
a small HubZone-certified small business. The mission of the center is to
advance the state of the art in real applications of High Performance Computing
by fostering Ethnically Diverse, Multi-disciplinary collaborations between
Research, Education, and Industry. The main focus areas are Homeland Security
and Defense, Bio-informatics and Bio-engineering, and Education and
Training.
About SC2004
SC2004 is the premier event for computing and
networking at the very highest level, and it hosts researchers and industry
exhibitors from all over the world, with approximately 175 industry exhibitors
and 110 university, national laboratory, and government agency exhibitors
attending the conference. The exhibits showcased the most advanced networking,
clusters, grids and ongoing research thrust areas.
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