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An Extensible Graphical User Interface

Tejwani, Kamal Ram
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1224258348

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2008, MS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Computer Science.
Traditionally, simulations, which require large computing resources, are run non-interactively. A typical process involves creating a text file describing the initial conditions and parameters for the simulation, and then submitting the simulation to a batch queue, and wait until there are enough resources available to run the simulation. The simulation runs based entirely on the input file provided, and outputs the results to disk for later examination. While this technique may be suitable for some forms of investigation but for others it can lead to a very inefficient use of resources. A better approach would be to allow the user to research, investigate, calibrate, and control long-running, resource-intensive applications at runtime – a process that is called Computational Steering. Most steering packages have a very restricted and complex interface making it confusing for the user to monitor and edit the parameters in their simulation or to even have knowledge of parameters they can modify during the simulation. It is next to impossible to understand and work with such an interface without having expertise in computer programming. This creates the need to have an interface of some kind that makes this interactive process simple, transparent & efficient. An Extensible GUI for computational steering attempts to solve this problem by providing a minimally invasive interface, which would allow users to not only see a list of the parameters they can interact with during a simulation but also to monitor the values of some parameters in their simulation and, if necessary, to edit the values of other parameters from local and remote machines without being a computer programming expert. This GUI interface is designed to work with CUMULVS (Collaborative User Migration, User Library for Visualization and Steering) package and the DisCOV Steering Library system designed in Dr. Ruttan & Dr. Farrell’s lab by implementing relatively small modifications.
Dr. Arden Ruttan, PhD (Advisor)
Dr. Paul Farrell, PhD (Committee Member)
Dr. Austin Melton Jr., PhD (Committee Member)
191 p.
Computer Science
Computational Steering; Scientific Visualization; CS; CUMULVS; DisCOV

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  • Tejwani, K. R. (2008). An Extensible Graphical User Interface [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1224258348

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tejwani, Kamal. An Extensible Graphical User Interface. 2008. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1224258348.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tejwani, Kamal. "An Extensible Graphical User Interface." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1224258348

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