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The Coast-to-Coast Seminar and Remote Mathematical Collaboration. Jonathan Borwein, David Langstroth, Mason Macklem, and Scott Wilson D-Drive, Dalhousie University Veselin Jungic IRMACS, Simon Fraser University. Outline. Describe Coast-to-Coast (or C2C) Seminar series - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • The Coast-to-Coast Seminar and Remote Mathematical CollaborationJonathan Borwein, David Langstroth, Mason Macklem, and Scott Wilson D-Drive, Dalhousie UniversityVeselin JungicIRMACS, Simon Fraser University

  • OutlineDescribe Coast-to-Coast (or C2C) Seminar seriesDiscuss origin and developmentDiscuss benefits of remote seminar seriesDetail additional upcoming seminars

  • C2C SeminarStructure:1-hour presentationHeld every two weeksAlternating origin: East Coast/West CoastAttendance through a number of remote sites located at various universitiesSteadily increasing number of participating universities!Wide range of Mathematical and Computational topics, intended for a broad mathematical audienceSpeakers physically located at their local university, simulcast via AccessGrid to all remote locations

  • C2C Seminar: HistoryStarting Point:CoLab (Simon Fraser University): Designed to experiment with communicating mathematics in an interactive environmentFurther Developments:WestGrid: Shared computing resources between Western Canadian universitiesIRMACS: New ambitious research institute at SFU D-DRIVE: CoLab-style research lab at Dalhousie University (Halifax, East-Coast of Canada)

  • SFU: CoLab (Collaborative Lab)4 tiled touch-sensitive monitors

  • WestGrid StationsShared computing resources between Universities throughout Western CanadaGoal: One GridRoom (CoLab-style room) per university, to enable in-person collaboration between universities!

  • IRMACS: Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences

  • D-Drive: Dalhousie Distributed Research Institute and Virtual Environment

  • C2C Original Test LocationsConnected IRMACS (SFU) and D-Drive (Dalhousie)

  • C2C Locations: 2006-200714 Different Universities connected!

  • C2C Seminar: Past TalksLearning Infrastructure and Content AuthoringRon Fitzgerald (President, Math Resources, Inc., Halifax)Computational Biology of PlantsPrzemyslaw Prusinkiewicz (Computer Science, University of Calgary)Solving CheckersJonathan Schaeffer (Computing Science, University of Alberta)The Inverse Protein Folding ProblemArvind Gupta (Computing Science, Simon Fraser University)The Riemann HypothesisPeter Borwein (Executive Director, IRMACS, Simon Fraser University)Learning Strategies for Underachievers in MathematicsSherry Mantyka (Director, Mathematics Learning Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland)Mathematical Visualization and Other Learning ToolsJonathan Borwein (D-Drive Director, Computing Science, Dalhousie University)

  • C2C Sample Presentation: From D-DrivePresenter VideoPresentation VideoRemote Audience Video

  • Camera Placement: AudienceView of audience from behind camera

  • Camera Placement: PresenterBack-left of labBack-right of lab

  • Technicians Desk: D-DriveLocal technicians at all sites in contact via messaging software

  • C2C Sample Presentation: From IRMACSLocal PresentationRemote PresentationPresentation SlidesSpeakerRemote AudienceLocal Camera Placement

  • Additional Layout: IRMACSTechnicians DeskPresentation Camera

  • Minimum Requirements for ParticipationWebcamMicrophone (for questions)AccessGrid (software for audio and video)Local Technician (best-case scenario)

    Participants can attend (or even present) from their own office!

  • Technical and Organizational DetailsTwo recent publications outlining process of technical requirements and organizational lessons learned:Borwein, Jungic, Langstroth, Macklem and Wilson, The Coast-to-Coast Seminar, Communicating Mathematics in the Digital Era, AK Peters, 2007Borwein, Jungic, Langstroth, Macklem and Wilson, The C2C Seminar: Five Years of Experience with the AccessGrid, High Performance Computing Symposium 2007Preprints for both are available in the D-Drive DocServer: http://docserver.cs.dal.ca

  • International CollaborationsHalifax: North America, South America, Western Europe and AfricaWithin 5-hours! Vancouver: North America, South America, Japan, AustraliaAll same-business-day!

  • How To Join!Contact David [email protected] Veselin [email protected] more details!

  • AcknowledgmentsACEnet, WestGrid, CFI, CANARIEIRMACS, D-DriveCanada Research Chair programme, NSERC, Killam TrustsAll participating universitiesAll of the C2C speakers