Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I Contact the KVL or Request Help?

How Do I Acknowledge the KVL's Contributions in My Work?

  • If we have been integral to your work, co-authorship is appreciated
  • If we provided facilities, advice, or basic visualizations, the following acknowledgment is requested:
    • “This work [or part of this work] was conducted using resources and services at the Visualization Core Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Specifically, we thank [first name] [last name] for their support in creating the visualizations for this manuscript.”

How Can I Share My Data with KVL for Support?

  • Sharing Data on Ibex
    • KVL has a scratch directory where you can copy your data. This data will be automatically purged after 60 days.
      • /ibex/tmp/kvl
        • Data from Shaheen can be copied here as well. Shaheen is mounted on ibex from: /lustre2
  • Sharing Data on Shaheen
    • Copy data to the Ibex KVL scratch.
      1. Log into Ibex.
      2. Access your data on Shaheen from either your scratch or project directories: /lustre2/scratch/… or /lustre2/project/…
      3. Copy to our KVL scratch: /ibex/tmp/kvl
    • OR, use tmp dir directly on Shaheen: /scratch/tmp
  • Other options
    • OneDrive link
    • Google Drive link
    • Dropbox link
    • DataWaha link
    • USB drive
    • Hardrive
    • Upload to KVL Dropbox: Send files to KVL
    • email if none of the above are possible

How Do I Stream Content to Zone 2?