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COLLABORATIVE VISUAL
ANALYTICS ENVIRONMENT FOR
IMAGING GENETICS

ZHIYU HE , KEVIN PONTO , AND FALKO KUESTER

27.1 Motivation: The Larger Challenge 468

27.2 Previous Work Related to Collaborative Technologies 470

27.2.1 Collaborative Digital Workspaces 470

27.2.2 Large - Scale Multitile Display Environments 470

27.2.2.1 Geometry Forwarding 470

27.2.2.2 Pixel Streaming 471

27.2.2.3 Macroblock Forwarding 471

27.2.2.4 Distributed Application 471

27.2.3 Multitouch - Enabled Environments 472

27.2.4 Multiuser Interaction Techniques for Large - Display Environments 472

27.3 A Cyber - Collaboratory for Imaging Genetics 473

27.3.1 Visualization Practices in Imaging Genetics 474

27.3.2 Technical Approach 475

27.3.2.1

Hardware Confi guration 475

27.3.2.2 Cluster Middleware 476

27.4 Visual Analytics Approach 477

27.4.1 Imaging Genetics Case Study 479

27.4.1.1 Chromosome Visualization 479

27.4.1.2 Analysis of 2D and 3D Image Data 482

27.4.1.3 Web Interface 482

27.4.2 Imaging Genetics Workspace 484

27.5 Conclusions 486

References 487