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Funding Cycles Visualization Is Thinking. William J Schroeder Kitware, Inc. 28 Corporate Drive Suite 204 Clifton Park, NY 12065 will.schroeder@kitware.com. Visualization. Information. Understanding. Follow The Data. We are the tail on the (data) dog!?
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Funding CyclesVisualization Is Thinking William J Schroeder Kitware, Inc. 28 Corporate Drive Suite 204 Clifton Park, NY 12065 will.schroeder@kitware.com
Visualization Information Understanding Follow The Data • We are the tail on the (data) dog!? • An extension of the thinking process • An extension of the design process • An extension of the search process • An extension of the perceptual process • An extension of the communication process
Information Understanding Visualization Does the Dog Chase the Tail or the Tail Chase the Dog? • Can we turn this around? • Extend the thinking process • Extend the design process • Extend the search process • Extend the perceptual process • Extend communication capabilities
Funding Cycles • Today’s reality: Research wants to be • Driven by a problem • Requires interdisciplinary teams • Needs marketing (dissemination) Opportunity W. Schroeder, Kitware
Successful Projects • Identify compelling problems • Grand challenges • Build interdisciplinary teams • Domain experts • Basic research • Engineering / applications / customers • Communication • Dissemination • Communication (intra- and extra- mural) • Training / outreach • Example: NIH NCBC – NA-MIC (na-mic.org)
Key Points • Funding agencies must realize • Visualization is central pillar of the discovery / thinking process • Teams must include core visualization capability • Need open-access to data