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--- highlights:2025:tksvisit [2025/11/24 06:00] – created James Kress
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-====== Evolution of Extreme Dust Events in 3D Environment ======
+====== TKS K2 Classes Explore Visualization Technology at KVL ======
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+{{wiki:highlights:2025:tks:showcase1.jpg?500|K2 Students at KVL}}
-<WRAP center round box 100%> {{:favicon.ico?nolink&0x30}} <fs:26px>** KVL Staff on Project**</fs>
+<WRAP center round box 100%> {{:favicon.ico?nolink&0x30}} <fs:26px>** KVL Host Team**</fs>
 {{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:person.svg?nolink&}} James Kress \\
-{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:envelope-at.svg?nolink&}}  james.kress@kaust.edu.sa \\
+{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:person.svg?nolink&}} Sohaib Ghani \\
-{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:building.svg?nolink&}} Building 1, Level 0, Office 0120 \\
+{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:person.svg?nolink&}} Ronell Sicat \\
+{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:envelope-at.svg?nolink&}}  help@vis.kaust.edu.sa \\
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-<WRAP center round box 100%> {{:wiki:kaust-seeds.png?nolink&0x30}} <fs:26px>** KAUST PI on Project**</fs>
+<WRAP center round box 100%> {{:wiki:highlights:tks-color.png?nolink&0x35}} <fs:26px>** Visiting Group**</fs>
-{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:person.svg?nolink&}} Ibrahim Hoteit  \\
+{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:person.svg?nolink&}} The KAUST School (TKS) \\
-{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:envelope-at.svg?nolink&}}  ibrahim.hoteit@kaust.edu.sa \\
+{{:icon:twbs:link:w-25:h-auto:info-circle.svg?nolink&}}  K2 Classes \\
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 ===== Overview =====
-KVL in collaboration with Prof. Ibrahim Hoteit's group visualized a simulation of an extreme dust event that happened in Saudi Arabia in July of 2018. With the goal of understanding the formation, progression, and driving factors behind the storm.
+We recently had the pleasure of hosting three K2 classes from The KAUST School (TKS). The visit provided a fun opportunity for the students to tour the Visualization Core Lab (KVL), see our facilities up close, and learn a little bit about how we help researchers visualize science.
-Dust is one of the main components of atmospheric particles in desert regions. The concentration, composition, and spatial
+==== Exploring the Showcase ====
-distribution of these dust particles in the atmosphere vary over time and could significantly impact the weather, climatological
+The tour began in our main Showcase area, where the students gathered to watch large-scale visualizations on the Showcase Display Wall. We displayed a variety of colorful scientific models and high-resolution nature imagery, which sparked plenty of curiosity and questions from the group.
-conditions, radiative forcing and transfer, and ecosystem dynamics. Scientists and decision-makers are interested in analyzing
-the evolution of dust events (including their formation, dynamics, and interactions with the environment), understanding the
-main contributing factors and atmospheric conditions that intensify these events and lead to extreme dust events, examining
-the role of topographic features, and gaining insights into their relationship with global teleconnections
-With this work we developed a system to analyze the output from the WRF simulation, Weather Research and Forecasting, simulation run at a fine temporal resolution on Shaheen II. This resulted in a large amount of data that necessitated the design of the visualization environment to quickly process and visualize the simulation results. This system also aids in understanding the interactions between different
+{{wiki:highlights:2025:tks:showcase2.jpg?direct&500|Students looking at the main Showcase Display Wall}}
-atmospheric parameters, the impact of terrain surface characteristics, and more, providing a holistic view of the dust events. The paper entitled "Evolution of Extreme Dust Events in 3D Environment" can be accessed [[https://diglib.eg.org/items/d7d0b300-615a-4767-9c1d-fe14cd734147|here]].
+==== New AR/VR Space ====
+A major highlight of the visit was introducing the students to our newly inaugurated AR/VR space. We have recently upgraded this section of the lab to include a suite of advanced tools designed for immersive analytics. The updated space is now equipped with:
-{{ wiki:highlights:2025:final.mp4?512 |Saudi Dust Event WRF Simulation}}
+  * **Multiple state-of-the-art AR/VR headsets**
+  * **Dedicated segmentation tablets**
+  * **High-end server workstations**
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+While the segmentation tablets and workstations are used by our staff and users for processing large data sets, the students had a fantastic time exploring virtual reality. It was a great introduction to the technology in a fun, educational setting.
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+{{wiki:highlights:2025:tks:arvr4.png?direct&500|Students Interacting with zSpace 3D Laptop}}
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+==== Immersive Displays ====
+To round out the tour, the group visited our semi-immersive display space, CUBES, and viewed data on our 3D projector. Both systems utilized 3D glasses to make scientific data pop off the screen, giving the students a unique look at how we create immersive research environments.
+{{wiki:highlights:2025:tks:cubes2.jpg?direct&500|Students Interacting with CUBES in 3D}}
+{{wiki:highlights:2025:tks:mpr2.jpg?direct&500|Students watching video of Core Labs}}
+==== Community Engagement ====
+We always enjoy the chance to share our work with the wider KAUST community, especially the next generation of potential scientists. We look forward to hosting more TKS visits in the future!
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