Hard to debug distributed algs by looking at traces of events from multiple nodes, even if events are properly interleaved. I had expressed my interest in this project even before I knew there was going to be a course. It took me about a millisecond to decide to take it. I am presently in my 3rd year as a PhD candidate in the Stanford Section on Medical Informatics. My thesis work explores the use of Domain Graphics as the bases for direct manipulation user interfaces.
Domain experts use DGs to communicate, exchange information, and teach.
Because they are familiar to users, Domain Graphics are good visual metaphors for domain-specific user interfaces. I have gathered a number of biomedical Domain Graphics which might provide good examples of graphics for students to work on. The multimedia storage system design project can benefit a great deal from computer visualization. We have the first phase of the simulator written. Being able to visualize what's going on in the simulator will help finding resource utilization and identifying bottlenecks much easier.