The OzIPortal’s [The University of Melbourne’s name for its OptIPortal] first run was a fantastic demonstration allowing us to see the possibilities for research and network where we can have academics from around the world converse in real time, share their data and learn from each other.
The OptIPortal facility was created through a partnership between the University Of Melbourne School Of Engineering and Professor Larry Smarr’s California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology [Calit2].
The OzIPortal encompassed a wall of 24 ultra high definition monitors and 13 high powered PCs at the University of Melbourne connected to a similar wall at University of California San Diego [UCSD] via a one gigabit per second internet link supplied by AARNet.
The software that powers the OzIPortal is capable of magnifying images to a huge size and still keep high clarity. For instance, a brain scan can be magnified to the cellular level and yet maintain full definition. Researchers across the globe will also be able to share unique instruments – MRIs, synchrotrons, supercomputers, square km radio telescope arrays – and collaborate to interpret, on the spot, complex data.
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