High Performance Computing in the Arts & Humanities

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Project	Details	Discipline	Type of HPC

Big See Original Image: http://tada.mcmaster.ca/Main/VersionBeta3	Abstract: SHARCNET & TAPoR have collaborated to explore the use of HPC in text analysis. Contact: Geoffrey Rockwell Weiguang Guan	Text Analysis	Visualization

MONK	Abstract: Growing out of the NORA Project, Monk is a collaborative effort through several North American universities, focused on expanding the possibilities of text analysis through visualization of text in a 3-dimensional space. Contact: John Unsworth	Text Analysis	Visualization

POS Tagging XML with xGrid and the Stanford Log-linear Part-Of-Speech Tagger	Abstract: Posted by Matthew L. Jockers at Stanford University, this is a how-to webpage, describing the use of xGrid, to speed up the computing time of a part-of-speech tagging project. It gives four very practical examples of how HPC can be used to increase productivity in humanities research. Resources: xGrid@Stanford website Parnot's GridStuffer Tutorial Stanford Log-linear Part-Of-Speech Tagger (the tagging software used in the above project)	Text Analysis	Grid

ReACH	Abstract: The ReACH (Researching e-Science Analysis of Census Holdings) Project, is based in the School of Library, Archive, and Information Studies at UCL (University College London). Objectives of the ReACH project include developing interdisciplinary expertise and discussing the application of e-Science technology to Humanities projects, with particular focus on historical census records. Contact: Dr Melissa Terras	History	Grid, Mass Storage

Language Visualization and Multilayer Text Analysis Original Image: http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/neurobio/ land/OldStudentProjects/cs490-95to96/tonyg/Palim.gif	Abstract: The Visualization Group at Cornell Theory Centre has developed a prototype tool that can study language/discourse phenomena in three-dimensional space. With this tool, the group is now developing new techniques for reading & interpreting the textual data. Contact: Antonio Gonzalez-Walker	English, Critical Theory, Text Analysis	Visualization

Gridcast	Abstract: The Belfast e-Science Centre (BESC) and the BBC are finding solutions to storing and organizing vast archives of video content. Contact: r.perrott@qub.ac.uk	Media & Communications	Mass Storage, Parallel Processing

Spirited Ruins Original Image: http://scv.bu.edu/visualization/hipart/images/spirited_ruins.jpg	Abstract: Boston University's HiPArt project uses HPC to generate this interactive 3-D space. Contact: scv@bu.edu	Visual Art	Visualization

TereDRE Original Image: http://teradre.rcac.purdue.edu/images/gallery/istanbul1.jpg	Abstract: Purdue researchers have developed TereDRE (Distributed Rendering Environment), which uses grid computing to reduce rendering time for 3D animation. Contact: Laura Arns David Braun Carol Song	Visual Art, 3D Animation	Visualization, Grid

SIDGrid	Abstract: Argonne National Laboratory, The University of Chicago, and The University of Illinois at Chicago have created The Social Informatics Data (SID) Grid which is designed to help researchers store, explore, analyze and annotate multimedia data using grid technology. Contacts: Michael Papka Sarah Kenny	Language, Cognition, and Social Behavior	Grid & Mass Storage

Cornell University: The Web Lab	Abstract: Cornell University and the Internet Archive have teamed up to build The Web Lab, which provides researchers with "a relational database with metadata about Web pages, and a data analysis cluster...with support for map/reduce programming."1 Contact: info@infosci.cornell.edu	Communication, Media	Cluster

The Library of Congress: Digital Preservation	Abstract: The Library of Congress leads a collaborative effort to collect and archive digital information for future generations, with particular focus on those materials available only in digital formats. Contact: The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540-1300 Voice: (202) 707-3300 Fax: (202) 707-0815 Email Form	History, Communication, Media	Mass Storage & Parallel processing

USC Shoah Foundation Institute: Video History Archive (VHA) Original Image: http://college.usc.edu/vhi/ instituteataglance.php#link_01	Abstract: The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education has archived a library of 52 000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Contact: vhi-web@usc.edu	History, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology	Mass Storage

How can I learn more about HPC in the Humanities & SHARCNET facilities?

1 The Web Lab. "The Web Lab: A Joint Project of Cornell University and the Internet Archive." 7 [July 13, 2008] <http://weblab.infosci.cornell.edu/>.