NCSA Video on Demand archive, page 1

From Megaflops to Teraflops: From Molecules to Cells
Klaus Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Posted: February 5, 2008
Talk given: August 22, 2007

Klaus Schulten discusses the ways in which the computing power provided by the National Science Foundation, including systems at NCSA, accelerates his research.

Running time: 29:42
Full-length Quicktime .mov (~243 MB)
Full-size Flash video

Pattern learning for groundwater recharge
Yu-Feng Lin, Illinois State Water Survey
Posted: January 22, 2008
Talk given: April 5, 2007

Illinois State Water Survey researcher Yu-Feng Lin describes the collaborative project he undertook with NCSA's Image Spatial Data Analysis Group as part of his recent faculty fellowship.

Running time: 58:01
Full-length Quicktime .mov (~677 MB)
Full-size Flash video

Mining Outliers and Rare Events in Data Streams
Jiawei Han, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Posted: January 8, 2008
Talk given: March 8, 2007

Faculty Fellow Jiawei Han details his work to develop fast, scalable, and effective data stream mining techniques.

Running time: 48:56
Full-length Quicktime .mov (~397 MB)
Full-size Flash video

Where does it all go? How $70 million in NSF cyberinfrastructure is leveraged
John Towns, NCSA
Posted: December 19, 2007
Talk given: August 22, 2007

John Towns gives data and insights on the National Science Foundation's cyberinfrastructure strategy, how these resources are used, and current and coming trends.

Running time: 44:09
Full-length Quicktime .mov (~311 MB)
Full-size Flash video

Reconfigurable Computing: From Satellites to Supercomputers
Alan George, Director of NSF Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC)
Posted: December 19, 2007
Talk given: July 18, 2007

Reconfigurable computing is making inroads in embedded systems and high-end computing. George discusses opportunities and challenges, including several case studies.

Running time: 1:35:36
Full-length Quicktime .mov (~589 MB)
Full-size Flash video