A computing framework for integrating interactive visualization in HPCC applications

Network-based concurrent computing and interactive data visualization are t wo important components in industry applications of high-performance comput ing and communication. We propose an execution framework to build interacti ve remote visualization systems for real-world applications on heterogeneou s parallel and distributed computers. Using a dataflow model of a commercia l visualization software AVS in three case studies, we demonstrate a simple , effective, and modular approach to couple parallel simulation modules int o an interactive remote visualization environment. The applications describ ed in this paper are drawn from our industrial projects in financial modeli ng, computational electromagnetics and computational chemistry. Copyright ( C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.