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(A few) A&U activities in Europe

(A few) A&U activities in Europe. and beyond. An Historic Overview. May 2005 Pisa - Miami GARR_05 Conference. http://www.garr.it/conf_05/ram/Violista.ram. An Historic Overview. Jan 2006 Rome Miami NWS and Luigi Alberto Bianchi (viola). 9:00 (0:53). An Historic Overview.

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(A few) A&U activities in Europe

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  1. (A few) A&U activities in Europe and beyond... Claudio Allocchio

  2. An Historic Overview May 2005 Pisa - Miami GARR_05 Conference http://www.garr.it/conf_05/ram/Violista.ram Claudio Allocchio

  3. An Historic Overview Jan 2006 Rome Miami NWS and Luigi Alberto Bianchi (viola) 9:00 (0:53) Claudio Allocchio

  4. An Historic Overview Mar 2006 Rome - Miami Roma3 Orchestra & NWS Claudio Allocchio

  5. An Historic Overview May 2007 Rome-Cassino UbiQuiLab 1 Claudio Allocchio

  6. An Historic Overview Oct 2007 net-music live jam Trieste Rome GARR Network Humanitatis Claudio Allocchio

  7. What exists over there... Claudio Allocchio

  8. About TERENA (by Valentino Cavalli, TERENA CTO) TERENA offers a forum to collaborate, innovate and share knowledge in order to foster the development of Internet technology, infrastructure and services to be used by the research and education community. TERENA is first and foremost a collaborative organisation. Its core business is to bring together managers, technical specialists and other people in the research networking community with their counterparts from other countries in Europe, mobilising the expertise and experience of hundreds of professionals in the research and education networking area. Claudio Allocchio Slide7

  9. 10 years in Voice and Video • TF-Stream • 1999-2001 - use of audio/video streaming and conferencing over the Internet • TF-Netcast • 2003-2004 – portal for live streaming announcements • IP Telephony Cookbook • TF-VVC (Voice, Video and Collaboration) • 2004-2006 – suitability of voice, video and collaboration technologies for NRENs • GDS admin table • TF-VSS (Videoconference Service Studies) • 2006-2007 - Europe-wide videoconferencing service for the higher education and research communities • TF-ECS (Enhanced Communication Services) • 2006-2008 – collaboration tools and technologies that go beyond simple voice and video conferencing • Achievements: NRENum.net service, N-ECS server image and SIP Handbook Claudio Allocchio

  10. User Requirements in A&U and Social Sciences • Network to support content-centric activities and to retrieve information or sources of inspiration • Intensification of Internet technologies • in multi-disciplinary scientific projects, • users in Humanities and Social Sciences working together with researchers from Computer Science or Engineering departments • 3 types of usage came out from EARNEST study: • performing arts (dance, music, theater..) • virtual environment, simulation • access to information repositories Claudio Allocchio

  11. Application areas • Categories of advanced applications clustered based on technical requirements • Real-Time Collaboration technologies (video conferencing, virtual environment) • Live performances – music and dance (streaming, video) • Libraries and digital repositories • AA Infrastructures and Trust (secure federated environment) • Peer to peer technologies • Online surveys • NRENs are instrumental : provide high bandwidth and QoS • Network is part of the creative work, and new trends in the Arts lead to pedagogical changes in student curriculum Claudio Allocchio

  12. Media management & Distribution • TF-Media task force • Media Management and Distribution Workshop and Task Force • Workshop January 2009 – 45+ participants, lot of interest • Topics: • 1) Video Content Management Systems • 2) Federating Media Repositories http://www.terena.org/activities/media/ Claudio Allocchio

  13. Performing Arts Production Workshops Let’s take THIS wonderful activity in Europe! http://www.garr.it/eventiGARR/papws/programme.html Claudio Allocchio

  14. Performing Arts Production Workshops Conference XP session (special overnight delivery!) Courtersy by Justin Hourigan (HEAnet) Claudio Allocchio

  15. Performing Arts Production Workshops How to look like a TV Star... Courtersy by Justin Hourigan (HEAnet) Claudio Allocchio

  16. Performing Arts Production Workshops Social networking meets dining relax! Courtersy by Giuseppe Silvi (VITE3) Claudio Allocchio

  17. Performing Arts Production Workshops ... and even “artists” went involved (trapped) with technology. Courtersy by Giuseppe Silvi (VITE3) Claudio Allocchio

  18. Performing Arts Production Workshops Second Edition is on its way! IRCAM, Paris, 22-24 November 2010 Claudio Allocchio

  19. About GÉANT GÉANT is the high speed European communication network dedicated to research and education. In combination with its NREN partners, GÉANT creates a secure, high speed (up to 10 Gbps) research infrastructure that serves 40 million researchers in over 8,000 institutions across 40 European countries. ...but this is NOT only wires and bandiwidth... http://www.geant.net/Users/Communities/Pages/ArtsandCulture.aspx Claudio Allocchio Slide18

  20. A&U around GÉANT: ASTRA Ancient Intruments Sound Reconstruction http://www.astraproject.org uses computer-intensive modelling techniques to reconstruct the sound and timbre of ancient musical instruments. ASTRA relies on the GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT networks to link high-capacity computers across Europe and the Mediterranean. ... let see (concertdemo.mov) (2:43) Claudio Allocchio Slide19

  21. A&U around GÉANT: Volcano Dance “The mountain” performance http://www.volcanodance.org/ Converting Volcano Seismograms into Music - Why & Who? To make volcano seismograms audible To correlate seismic stages with melodies and/or sounds To discover the “signature tune” of an eruption To save human lives! Italy (Mount Etna) 2001, Ecuador (Mount Tungurahua) 2006, Philippines (Mts. Mayon & Pinatubo) 2008/9 Sonification in Computing Grids ... lets see the CityDance Ensemble in action...(2:00) Claudio Allocchio Slide20

  22. A&U around GÉANT: music - dance The GÉANT Launch event (Dec 2009) http://www.geant.net/Events/LaunchEvent/Pages/CulturalPerformance.aspx The LostSound Orchestra in Stockholm The Arts Exchange dancers in Kuala Lumpur 9300 Km, DVTS and a single live perfomance. The Barbiton (ASTRA) joins the Epigonion Sonification of Network Management Data ... lets see (0:00) Claudio Allocchio Slide21

  23. Much more over there... Claudio Allocchio

  24. Opera Oberta • http://www.opera-oberta.org • (from 2001): an academic course of Opera with multicast live transmissions from Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. • Each university organizes its own course to prepare the operas before the transmissions from the theatre. • High definition and a bandwidth of 10 Mbps (audio + video). • Contents encrypted (agreement with Liceu). • More than 50 participating universities, more than 5,000 attendants for each transmission. Claudio Allocchio

  25. Catalunia Desktop Orchestra • http://barcelonalaptoporchestra.blogspot.com • an orchestra of laptops that has done several performances in Catalonia. • Performances are halfway between a demo concert and a sonic installation, and deeply focused on technical challenges, like real-time audio&video manipulation with custom interfaces and wireless networked laptops playing live-coded streams in sync. • They are looking forward to find collaboration from other laptop orchestras Claudio Allocchio

  26. Anella Cultural Catalunia • http://www.eu2010.es/es/agenda/agendacultural/evento0096.html • Connect on the network the bigger cultural installations of Catalonia with territorial institutions • Produce, experiments, knowledge and creativity exchange in a constant ideas circulation. • An event in may during the spanish presidency of the EU Claudio Allocchio

  27. Digital Archives (Barcelona, Milan, ...) • http://hemerotecadigital.institutdelteatre.cat/ • Institut del Teatre Archives. • ... Intranet !!!!! • Teatro alla Scala & Archivio Storico Ricordi • ... others... Claudio Allocchio

  28. Around theatre... • http://ubiquilab.ning.com/ • http://www.vite3.it/ • Ubiquilab networked performances production & VITE3 videotheathre • http://www.east15.ac.uk/ • East 15 Acting School, Essex, UK • exploring current and future networked performances at very high quality... and bejond. Claudio Allocchio

  29. The way beyond: 4K/3D, 8K... • http://hpn.essex.ac.uk/facilities/netmediafacilities.php?mn=fa • Essex University Networked Media Laboratory • advanced media acquisition and presentation facilities (4K, 8K, 3D) • extensive network connectivity facility (dark fibers) • implement and demonstrate services specifically created for very high quality networked media Claudio Allocchio

  30. Up in Scotland... • http://www.glasgowcityofmusic.com/ • a UNESCO initiative, looking for partners • http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/bbcsso • remote music education for children • http://tnc2007.terena.org/programme/sessions/showc5b0.html • Gill.Davies@gmail.com Claudio Allocchio

  31. Music and Arts education • http://www.muspe.unibo.it/attivita/cimes/ • Bologna University: Centro Musica e Spettacolo • Ethnic Music International Festival • http://www.mdw.ac.at/?pageid=1 • University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna • DVTS tests with Wiener Phylarmoniker Claudio Allocchio

  32. LOLA (work in progress) • LOw LAtency audio/video performance • the challenge: • Real time musical distributed performance • The stat of the art: • 110Km GigaEthernet circuit, 450Mbps used • 60 frames per second video, 640*480 • Audio 44100 24 bit stereo • 60ms roundtrip (Nov 2009, piano duo test) • new version (lab tests: 30-40ms roundtrip) • brainstorming with CCRMA Stanford University • next piano duo test: Feb 4th 2010 • ... stay tuned! Claudio Allocchio

  33. LOLA (work in progress) http://www.trevisanzaccaria.it/biografia.php?lang=en A public “thank you” to Teresa and Flavio for their work, precious feedbacs and suggestions! Claudio Allocchio

  34. Questions? Claudio.Allocchio@garr.it Claudio Allocchio

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