Distributed Post-Processing and Rendering for Large-Scale Scientific Simulations

Abstract

With the ever-increasing capacity of high-performance computing (HPC) systems, computational simulation models become finer and more accurate. The size and complexity of the data produced, however, pose tremendous challenges for the visualization and analysis tasks. Explorative approaches, in particular, require the development of interactive human-computer interfaces using distributed and parallel post-processing architectures. Such infrastructures can also be used for the interaction with running simulations, with applications ranging from online monitoring to computational steering. Additionally, remote and parallel rendering can be integrated into the overall setup. This chapter gives an overview of current solutions and ongoing research activities in this domain.