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Introduction to NCRR CenterIntroduction to NCRR Center

NCRR Center for Bioelectric Field Modeling, Simulation, and

Visualization

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Aims of NCRR CenterAims of NCRR Center

Develop and Implement :• An integrated, extensible, problem-solving environment (BioPSE)

• Geometric modeling tools• Bioelectric field simulation tools• Visualization methods and tools

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Objectives of NCRR CenterObjectives of NCRR Center

Disseminate or Provide:• State-of-the-art software developed

within the Center• An on-line database of geometric

models and simulation data• Short courses on the use of Center

software tools• Workshops on bioelectric field

research

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Center Organization ChartCenter Organization Chart

External Advisory Board

Technical Manager( D. Weinstein)Collaborators

Directors(C. Johnson and

R. MacLeod)

ModelingResearch

(R. MacLeod, Ph.D.)

VisualizationResearch

(C. Hansen. Ph.D.)

SimulationResearch

(C. Johnson, Ph.D.)

PSEResearch

(S. Parker, Ph.D.)

SoftwareEngineering

D. De St. Germain

Administrator(A. Betancourt)

MediaSpecialist(R. Coffey)

Systems(R. Cummins)

AssociateDirector

(G. Jones, Ph.D. )

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BioPSEBioPSE

Model

Sim VisCore

BioPSEBioPSE

Integration

Extensibility

Program Design

Interactivity

PortabilityUserInterface

DataManagement

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map3dmap3d

Summary

Spatiotemporal view

Provide quantitative feedback

Leveragecommodityhardware

Interactiveperformance

map3dModel

Sim VisCore

BioPSEBioPSE

Goals Proposed research

Interactiveinterrogation

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Software ReleasesSoftware Releases

BioPSE • Version 1.20.1 November, 2003• Open Source• Target platforms:

–Linux, Irix, Mac OSX–Single and multiprocessors

map3d• Version 5.4 March, 2003• Target platforms:

– Linux, Windows, Irix, (Mac OSX)

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Center Time LineCenter Time Line

Started - September 15, 1999Fully Staffed - May, 20001st Code Release – February, 20011st EAB Meeting – April, 2001432 BioPSE Downloads – Feb, 20024th Code Release – March, 20022nd EAB Meeting – March, 2002Renewal Site Visit – March, 20023rd EAB Meeting – July 20034th EAB Meeting – Spring 20045th EAB Meeting – March 2005Renewal Site Visit – March 2005

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BioPSE Web StatisticsBioPSE Web Statistics

SCIRun downloads since Jan 2003: 807BioPSE downloads since Jan 2003: 256SCIRun downloads since initial release: 3500BioPSE downloads since initial release: 1200

Successful hits for software.sci.utah.edu since Jan 2003: 633,441

Visits For software.sci.utah.edu since Jan 2003: 49,037

Successful Hits For www.sci.utah.edu since Jan 2003: 1,940,795

Visits For www.sci.utah.edu since Jan 2003: 162,158Average time for visit: 5 minutes20% of visitors visited more than onceFrom 2002 to 2003, we have doubled the number of

visitors to the software site.

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Immediate GoalsImmediate Goals

Deploy our software

Support science using the software

Renewal application 2004

You Can Help!!

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