An extended data-flow architecture for data analysis and visualization

Author

Abram, Greg ; Treinish, Lloyd

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

29 Oct-3 Nov 1995

Firstpage

263

Abstract

Modular visualization environments utilizing a data-flow execution model have become quite popular in recent years, especially those that incorporate visual programming tools. However, simplistic implementations of such an execution model are quite limited when applied to problems of realistic complexity, which negate the intuitive advantage of data-flow systems. This situation can be resolved by extending the execution model to incorporate a more complete and efficient programming infrastructure while still preserving the virtues of pure “data-flow”. This approach has been used for the implementation of a general-purpose software package, IBM Visualization Data Explorer

Keywords

data analysis; data flow computing; data visualisation; parallel architectures; parallel programming; software packages; visual programming; IBM Visualization Data Explorer; data analysis; data visualization; data-flow execution model; extended data-flow architecture; general-purpose software package; problem complexity; programming infrastructure; visual programming tools; Application software; Cognitive science; Computer graphics; Data analysis; Data visualization; Functional programming; Isosurfaces; Programming profession; Prototypes; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization, 1995. Visualization '95. Proceedings., IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1070-2385

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7187-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISUAL.1995.480821

Filename

480821