Visualization Technologies and the Challenge of High Performance Computing at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility

Data visualization technologies and high performance computing continue to evolve at a disruptive pace.  The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has a unique history of deploying advanced visualization solutions to meet the growing challenges of big data analysis.  This presentation will explore how immersive display technologies have been applied to prior high performance computing challenges and how current strategies are positioning the OLCF for future opportunities in remote visualization, augmented reality, and embedded light field displays.  This presentation will also discuss the structure and format of current data and the need to develop efficient containers and delivery systems for these advanced visualization systems.

Jamison Daniel, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Jamison is a senior Data Scientist in the Advanced Data and Workflows group at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) where he leads the deployment of advanced deep learning technologies, the development of remote visualization workflows, and provides data liaison support for the high-performance computing projects running on the Titan supercomputer.  Jamison has been involved in the design, engineering, deployment, and management of several visualization laboratories throughout his career.  Jamison’s visualization work has been featured by Discovery Magazine, Wired Magazine, The Discovery Channel, The New York Times, The Washington Times, HBO Vice, and CNN.  Jamison holds dual master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Computer Science (MS).