Center for CollaborativeTechnologies at theUniversity of WashingtonCenter for CollaborativeTechnologies at theUniversity of Washington
Richard Anderson, Fred Videon
University of Washington
Paul Oka
Microsoft ResearchExternal Research and Programs
Announcement of the CenterAnnouncement of the Center
The Center for Collaborative Technologies at the University ofWashington will develop the ConferenceXP platform, apply thetechnologies to a wide range of educational and collaborativescenarios, and strengthen the educational and research communitiesthat use these collaboration tools.
The Center has been funded by Microsoft Research ExternalResearch and Programs for a period of three years.
The Center is a collaboration between members of the University ofWashington’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, thePacific Northwest Gigapop, and the ResearchChannel.
A Brief History of ConferenceXPA Brief History of ConferenceXP
Project began at MSR in 2001 as DISC
Initial deployment for distance learningSpring 2002
Successful deployment for distancelearning, Spring 2003
2004-2005 MSR ConferenceXP RFPs funded
First 4-way distance learning deploymentAutumn 2004
November 2006, CXP 4.0 released
2002
2003
ConferenceXP ScenariosConferenceXP Scenarios
High-quality, real-time collaboration
Highly interactivedistributed learning
Active learning inwireless-enabledclassrooms
Real-time CollaborationConferenceXP ClientReal-time CollaborationConferenceXP Client
High-quality multipoint conferencing
Full-screen, real-time video at 30 fps
Built-in presentation capability,whiteboard & screen sharing
Distributed LearningDistributed Learning
4-way Distributed Classroom4-way Distributed Classroom
•Quarter-lengthclasses between UW,UCSD, UC Berkeley,and MSR•Quarter-lengthclasses between UW,UCSD, UC Berkeley,and MSR
•Met the originally statedgoal for ConferenceXP•Met the originally statedgoal for ConferenceXP
•Courses•Courses
•2004: Public Policy•2004: Public Policy
•2005: Cyber Security•2005: Cyber Security
•2006: History ofComputing•2006: History ofComputing
Cross-cultural Business School CourseCross-cultural Business School CourseUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst and University of Ireland, Galway
Australian School of the AirAustralian School of the AirAustralian Northern Territories Education Department
Live, Distributed Musical PerformancesLive, Distributed Musical PerformancesMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Moscow State University
omniMusic Application
Engineering Design SketchingEngineering Design SketchingMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InkBoard Application
Current ReleaseCurrent Release
ConferenceXP 4.0
Support for .NET 2.0
VS 2005
Improved support for a wide range ofcameras
Venue Service 4.0
Archiver 4.0
Reflector 4.0
ConferenceXP 4.1ConferenceXP 4.1
Support of localization
Extract strings to a resource file
Initial Languages
Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish
Vista Support
The Future of ConferenceXPThe Future of ConferenceXP
CCT projects
Security & Access Control
Reliability, Diagnostics & Managementimprovements
Developing World Scenarios
High Definition Video integration
What are the benefits of aCommunity Based, sharedsource platform?What are the benefits of aCommunity Based, sharedsource platform?
Provides a great platform for research incollaborative environments
APIs designed for extensibility
.Net Framework shortens development cycle
Includes rich AV device support
Provides a proven platform for distance learningand distributed meetings
Existing tools support integrated TabletPC basedpresentation, archiving and integrated archiveplayback
Planned CXP WorkPlanned CXP Work
Access Control & Security
Integration with emerging federated inter-realm identity management frameworks suchas Shibboleth and OpenID
Real-time stream encryption
Reliability
Bandwidth scaling to support heterogeneousnetwork and system capabilities.
Automated failover
Planned CXP Work (cont.)Planned CXP Work (cont.)
Diagnostics
Real-time holistic conference status discoveryand reporting
Conference Management & Scheduling
Integration with existing scheduling systems
Dynamic generation of virtual meeting spaces
Node Management
Asynchronous & Remote operation
Automated window placement
Planned CXP Work (cont.)Planned CXP Work (cont.)
New educational scenarios (includingdeveloping world)
Single-machine lecture archiver
Support for asynchronous use of video
Adjustable bandwidth requirements
High Definition Video
Low-latency VC-1 encoding
Deployments with ImpactDeployments with Impact
UW Professional Masters Program
Conducted distance learning classes betweenup to 4 classrooms each term since Spring2002
Currently running at a high level of qualityand reliability
New directions
Support for WWAMI Distance education
International courses
Maintaining and BuildingCommunityMaintaining and BuildingCommunity
What are the next steps for theConferenceXP Community?
CodeplexCodeplex
Supports web-based source control similar tocvs and svn.
ConferenceXP and related projects areavailable in source & binary distributions
Community ResourcesCommunity Resources
CCT Website/Wiki
MS ConferenceXP Site
Email List
Contact us:
cct.cs.washington.edu
www.conferencexp.net
cct-announce
Richard Anderson: anderson@cs.washington.edu
Fred Video: fred@cs.washington.edu
ConferenceXP SeminarConferenceXP Seminar
Seminar style public ConferenceXPsessions to address a variety of topics ofinterest to the community
Schedule and topics TBD
If you are interested in participating,contact Richard Anderson(anderson@cs.washington.edu)
Call to actionCall to action
We are looking for feedback on CXPfeatures
See the wiki
Participate in forums and CXP seminar
Use ConferenceXP!
Let us know how you are using it
Source code available on CodePlex
Community development of CXP