VML Facilities


Labspace Overview:

  • Location: SB 2.01.20
  • Telephone: 210-458-4436
  • Facilities: Machines, work areas and specialized equipment
  • Administered by: Cory Burkhardt
  • Directed by: Kay Robbins

Research Motivation:


The research focus of the Visualization and Modeling Laboratory is visualization, analysis and management of multimedia data sets, particularly those generated from scientific experiments in three major application areas: biological applications (in neuroscience, immunology, and bioinformatics), pattern forming systems and geophysical systems.

Equipment Details:

  1. Windows 32 bit machines:
    • 4 Gateway E4100 P4 2.6 Ghz, 1GB RAM
    • 1 Gateway E2000 P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM
    • 1 Dell Optiplex GX240 P4 1.8 GHz, 512MB RAM
    • 1 Dell Optiplex GX240 P4 1.8 GHz, 1GB RAM
    • 1 Dell Precision 330 P4 1.5 GHz 1GB RAM
  2. Windows 64 bit machines:
    • 1 Dell Precision PWS690 2 Quad-Core Xeon X5355 2.66GHz, 30GB RAM
    • 1 Dell Precision PWS690 Quad-Core Xeon 1.86GHz, 8GB RAM
    • 1 Dell Precision 670 Dual-Core Xeon 3.2 GHz, 8GB RAM
    • 1 Dell Dimension 9200 Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM
  3. Linux machines:
    • 1 Dell Precision 690 Quad-Core Xeon 2.33GHz, 2GB RAM
    • 1 Dell PowerEdge SC420 Celeron 2.53GHz 1 GB RAM
    • 1 Dell Optiplex GX240 P4 1.8 GHz, 512MB RAM
  4. Macs
    • 2 PowerMac 7.3 Dual 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5, 8GB RAM, 30" Cinema display
  5. Other Equipment
    • 5DT Data Glove 14 Ultra.
         Captures hand and finger movements of its fitter.
         USB interface.
    • Ascension Technologies Flock of Birds
         Captures spatial information about the location and orientation.
         Serial Port interface.
    • Cybermind Head mounted display
         A virtual reality head display providing a 3D view of a computer generated world.
This page was certified up to date on October 22, 2006 by Kay Robbins