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MISSION:
  • Develop and apply technical innovations that provide improved decision support through the use of advanced visualization, simulation, and collaboration technologies.

EXPERIENCE:

  • Expertise in advanced visualization techniques, immersive environment technologies, and modeling and simulation architectures.
  • The laboratory supports advanced research by improving users’ abilities to design, model, analyze, and visualize.

TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES:

  • Improved decisions thru human-centered interaction with complex data and models
  • Reduced decision-making cycle time
  • Increased human-computer interface bandwidth

EDUCATION:

  • Collaborative research with Penn State departments
  • State-of-the-art graduate student research-related education
  • Minority Outreach and honors program student internships

PROJECT EXAMPLES:

  • Full-scale Virtual Mockups Supporting Navy Ship Design Optimization
  • Visualization Support for Navy Threat Analysis
  • Innovative Framework for Integrated Intelligence
  • Immersive Visualization for Underwater Vehicle Design and Mission Analysis
  • Rapidly Modeling Reconnaissance Systems                                      
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