SuperComputing 2003, Nov. 15-21, 2003 Phoenix, AZ.
Demonstrations in the ANL Exhibit Floor Booth
Presentation in the DOE SciDAC Booth
The National Fusion Collaboratory Project discussed and demonstrated new capabilities at the
SuperComputing 2003 Meeting.
More information on these demonstrations is available in a series of
handouts (PDF) that were distributed at the meeting.
Additionally, a
presentation was made in the DOE SciDAC booth that summarized the status
of the NFC Project and that highlighted the various demonstrations.
The Collaborative Tokamak Control Room
The collaborative control room is focused on the approximate 20 minute time period between
plasma pulses where intensive data analysis and decision making is required before the set up
for the next plasma can be completed.
The SC03 Demonstration of the Collaborative Control Room
The demonstration at SC03 consisted of offsite collaborators (Phoenix) joining in a mock up of
a DIII-D experiment located in San Diego.
Some
introductory viewgraphs set the stage for the demonstration. Demonstration components included:
- AG technology allowed for shared audio and video as well as shared applications.
- The offsite collaborators could hear DIII-D announcements and see via
a web interface the state of the pulse cycle, the status of data acquisition, and the state of
between pulse data analysis.
- The fusion visualization application ReviewPlus was shared between the two sites
allowing for joint scientific exploration.
- Between pulse data analysis of the plasma shape (EFIT running at PPPL) was conducted on FusionGrid
through a computational reservation system that guaranteed a specific analysis to be completed within
a set time window.
- The TRANSP computational service was run at PPPL for the first time between pulses giving scientists
data that was previously only available after the experimental day had ended.
- The offsite team was able to collaborate more efficiently amongst themselves by being able to
share their personal display with the room's shared display. This capability allowed visualizations
to be efficiently compared side-to-side for debate before reporting results back to the DIII-D control room.
