SOW

1. Virtual Reality user interface development (Tom 348 hours, Elaine 87 hours, Eric 696 hours, Conrad 87 hours)
   1. Provide task specific user interfaces (i.e. GUI panels and/or appropriate icons) for the following areas:
      1. medical imaging
      2. cryoEM modeling -- rotamers, structure building and verification, minimization
   2. Measure and display distance between two specified points in space in VR, both molecular models and medical images.
   3. Investigate and optionally prototype control of VR sessions by speech recognition, using a controlled vocabulary and grammar. This will support better accessibility for disabled users, e.g., users with limb differences who would have trouble with some aspects of the VR hand controllers.
2. Extend medical imaging data visualization and analysis (Tom 348 hours, Elaine 87 hours)
   1. Improve native .dcm support, e.g., compatibility for segmented dicom files.
   2. Provide presets for different tissue types in CT scans.
3. Support for multiuser sessions in a virtual reality environment (Tom 87 hours, Eric 174 hours, Conrad 435 hours)
   1. The application will allow multiple ChimeraX users to enter a shared session to interact with a 3D representation of the data in virtual reality
   2. An ideal solution will allow users from both ends (remote, or in the same physical room) to start meetings on demand and to connect without opening firewalls.
4. Outreach
   1. Workshops, Training and presentations (Tom 164 hours, Elaine 87 hours)
      1. If available, the subcontractor shall attend a meeting at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Labs location in Hamilton, Montana. This is tentatively scheduled for August 5-9, 2019, as part of a NIAID/OCICB site visit to showcase virtual reality technology for scientific data visualization to support NIAID research.
      2. The subcontractor may propose one or more additional conference events relevant to the work, at which they will showcase the application in an oral presentation and/or hands-on conference exhibit or training. Justification shall be provided for how this will benefit NIAID.
      3. A virtual help desk for users
   2. Instructional Material and tools documentation (Elaine 609 hours)
      1. Detailed instructions for all features shall be provided in a user manual.
      2. Written user guides and tutorials shall be available as an HTML page and/or a downloadable PDF.
5. Project planning, administration, and reporting (Tom 87 hours, Scooter 174 hours)
   1. A project schedule, implementation plan, and documentation plan will be provided.
   2. Reports will be provided for all subtasks described under each task.