NSF Org:	CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems
Recipient:	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Initial Amendment Date:	September 18, 1998
Latest Amendment Date:	June 13, 2002
Award Number:	9802220
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Stephen Mahaney CNS  Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	September 15, 1998
End Date:	August 31, 2005 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$1,649,999.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$1,649,999.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1998 = $486,204.00 FY 1999 = $417,214.00 FY 2000 = $258,539.00 FY 2001 = $318,325.00 FY 2002 = $169,717.00
History of Investigator:	Julie Dorsey (Principal Investigator) dorsey@cs.yale.edu Leonard McMillan (Co-Principal Investigator) Seth Teller (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA  US  02139-4301 (617)253-1000
Sponsor Congressional District:	07
Primary Place of Performance:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA  US  02139-4301
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	07
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	E2NYLCDML6V1
Parent UEI:	E2NYLCDML6V1
NSF Program(s):	CISE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Primary Program Source:	app-0100  app-0101  app-0102  app-0198  app-0199
Program Reference Code(s):	9218, HPCC
Program Element Code(s):	288500
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070

ABSTRACT

EIA- 98-02220
Dorsey, Julie
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CISE Research Infrastructure: Exploring 3D Environments

This award provides support for the computational infrastructure of a new computer graphics laboratory. The requested equipment consists of a high performance computer server, a high performance 3D graphics server, a high performance image/video/geometry server, peripheral devices such as a 3D digitizer, and a technical staff member to manage the equipment. The investigators will be working in the areas of capture, involving the automatic acquisition of 3D urban scenes and computational video techniques for organizing and interacting with video objects; in exploration, including research in immersive image-based virtual environments, hybrid geometry and imaged-based representations, and hardware for accelerated walk-throughs; and in design and simulation, with research in computer-aided lighting and acoustic modeling, interactive high-fidelity rendering, weathering and surface appearance, and photomontage. A broad spectrum of application domains will benefit from this work, including construction and renovation, visual impact studies, crisis management, and training tools in applications, such as manufacturing processes and vehicle operation.

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