Category Archives: Research

Cochlear Implant Studies

Overview The Cochlear Implant Electrical Field Model project was a RENCI Faculty Fellow project with Charles Finley, research associate professor in the department of otolaryngology, School of Medicine at UNC. The project aimed to improve the cochlear implant model of the inner ear by providing insight into the stimulation mechanism that occurs in the cochlea. […]

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CI Evaluation Center

Overview Very large computing systems have contributed enormously to answering the big questions in science and engineering; so much so that further breakthroughs in science and engineering will depend on continuing increases in computational ability and easily usable and accessible high-end systems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyberinfrastructure Evaluation Center, led by researchers at RENCI […]

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Spectacular Justice

Overview Spectacular Justice is a Faculty Fellow research project that explores events and issues that lead to capital punishment in our society. The project, which will be presented as a media installation piece by Joyce Rudinsky, visual artist and associate professor in UNC’s department of communication studies, will create a unique experiential environment by surrounding […]

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NARA TPAP

Overview The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Transcontinental Persistent Archive Prototype (TPAP) is a data preservation environment using the Storage Resource Broker (SRB) and “/i/ Rule Oriented Data Systems” (iRODS) data grid technology to develop, implement, and test a seamless, nationwide data management infrastructure. The University of North Carolina serves as one of the […]

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Claim Jumping

Overview Claim Jumping through Scientific Literature is a Faculty Fellow research project that is creating an information synthesis system. The system will be a method for retrieving information across disciplinary boundaries that address the differences in semantics and syntax used by different disciplines. Called Claim Jumper to signify modern-day gold miners searching for nuggets of knowledge on […]

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Gigapixel Imagery

Overview A photographic display system capable of capturing a gigapixel (one billion pixels) of visual information in a single image. The system provides an overall view of images at a very large scale allowing viewers to visualize extremely fine details. Funded by the state of North Carolina, the technique involves taking several pictures with a […]

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Summer Institute

Program Description The RENCI Summer Institute engages students in hands-on learning activities, career exploration and networking with science professionals, and skill building in advanced computing technologies. Students work together with scientists, researchers, engineers and developers to explore concepts in computer science, biology, chemistry, electronics and robotics.

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RENCI @ SC

Overview The SC Conference is the premier international conference on high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis, and it attracts worldwide participation from scientists, researchers, software developers, network engineers, policymakers, corporate managers, CIOs and IT administrators from universities, industry and government.

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Pablo

Overview The Pablo Research Group started in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the direction of Professor Dan Reed (former RENCI director). The group investigates the interaction of architecture, system software, and applications on large-scale parallel and distributed computer systems. It created SvPablo, a graphical environment for instrumenting […]

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NARA

Overview The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research prototype persistent archive is a preservation environment using data grid technology to develop implement, and test a seamless, nationwide data management infrastructure. The NARA data grid was extended to include the University of North Carolina, where RENCI provides data management infrastructure as the sixth node in […]

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