 | The inside of a super-computer, as captured by a grid. Image courtesy of the University of Kentucky
| Two people happen to meet in a hallway. They begin to chat, and end up in deep discussion. Suddenly, on the wall beside them, projected images appear. Video clips. Sounds. Information directly relevant to their discussion. And all made automatically available, where and when they need it most. This is the vision for the University of Kentucky’s Ambient Virtual Assistant, a real-time grid application framework for managing grids that combine multiple sensors and output devices. Sounds a bit space-age? It still is. But the AVA testbed is already underway. Read more  |