The document discusses the OptIPuter Project, which aims to create an infrastructure for sharing and collaborating on large datasets over high-speed optical networks. Key points: - The project links global science projects to user clusters through networks like National LambdaRail, allowing for remote interactive analysis of large datasets. - An early success was remote interactive exploration of deep sea vents using high-definition video between the University of Washington and Canada. - The goal is to connect high-resolution display walls at UCSD and UCI to allow researchers to jointly explore complex data remotely. - An early trans-Pacific telepresence meeting between US, Japan and Australia demonstrated the technical ability for global digital cinema collaboration.

1. “ OptIPuter: From the End User Lab to Global Digital Assets" Panel UC Research Cyberinfrastructure Meeting [email_address] October 10, 2005 Dr. Larry Smarr Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Harry E. Gruber Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD

3. First Remote Interactive High Definition Video Exploration of Deep Sea Vents Source John Delaney & Deborah Kelley, UWash Canadian-U.S. Collaboration

4. Combining Telepresence with Remote Interactive Analysis of Data Over National LambdaRail HDTV Over Lambda OptIPuter Visualized Data SIO/UCSD NASA Goddard www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=660 August 8, 2005

5. The OptIPuter Enabled Collaboratory: Remote Researchers Jointly Exploring Complex Data OptIPuter will Connect The Calit2@UCI 200M-Pixel Wall to The Calit2@UCSD 100M-Pixel Display With Shared Fast Deep Storage “ SunScreen” Run by Sun Opteron Cluster UCI UCSD

6. First Trans-Pacific Super High Definition Telepresence Meeting in New Calit2 Digital Cinema Auditorium Lays Technical Basis for Global Digital Cinema Sony NTT SGI Keio University President Anzai UCSD Chancellor Fox