1992
Parallel Computation for Medicine and Biology: Applications of Linda At Yale University
Sittig D, Shifman M, Nadkarni P, Miller P. Parallel Computation for Medicine and Biology: Applications of Linda At Yale University. The International Journal Of High Performance Computing Applications 1992, 6: 147-163. DOI: 10.1177/109434209200600203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHarnessing networked workstations as a powerful parallel computer: a general paradigm illustrated using three programs for genetic linkage analysis
Miller P, Nadkarni P, Bercovitz P. Harnessing networked workstations as a powerful parallel computer: a general paradigm illustrated using three programs for genetic linkage analysis. Bioinformatics 1992, 8: 141-147. PMID: 1591609, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/8.2.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParallel computersMachine-independent parallel programming languageParallel programming languagePowerful parallel computersParallel programsProgramming languageNetworked workstationsComputational resourcesParallel machinesGeneral paradigmBiological computationWorkstationsComputerLindaNetworkInstitutions networkMathematical techniquesParadigmHardwareMachineComputationLanguageCapabilityResourcesComparing machine-independent versus machine-specific parallelization of a software platform for biological sequence comparison
Miller P, Nadkarni P, Pearson W. Comparing machine-independent versus machine-specific parallelization of a software platform for biological sequence comparison. Bioinformatics 1992, 8: 167-175. PMID: 1591612, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/8.2.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDatabase of sequencesBiological sequence comparisonParallel computationMachine-independent parallel programming languageParallel programming languageHypercube parallel computerProgramming languageSoftware platformParallel computersParallel machinesExpressive powerBiological sequencesParallelizationPlatform programComputationModest sacrificeBenchmark testsLogicDatabaseCase studyComputerPortabilityMachineLindaRelative advantagesFast Computation of Genetic Likelihoods on Human Pedigree Data
Goradia T, Lange K, Miller P, Nadkarni P. Fast Computation of Genetic Likelihoods on Human Pedigree Data. Human Heredity 1992, 42: 42-62. PMID: 1555846, DOI: 10.1159/000154045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman pedigree dataNetwork of workstationsLarge-scale computationsHardware techniquesParallel machinesComputational speedDifferent architecturesLinkage problemFast computationVectorized versionComputationFast calculationLarge numberParallelizationSupercomputersVectorizationComplete phenotypingWorkstationsArchitectureGenetic likelihoodMachineNetworkVersionNew methodSubstantial improvement
1991
Parallelizing genetic linkage analysis: A case study for applying parallel computation in molecular biology
Miller P, Nadkarni P, Gelernter J, Carriero N, Pakstis A, Kidd K. Parallelizing genetic linkage analysis: A case study for applying parallel computation in molecular biology. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 1991, 24: 234-248. PMID: 1868693, DOI: 10.1016/0010-4809(91)90046-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParallel computersSequential programsMachine-independent parallel programming languageParallel programming languageDifferent parallel machinesLengthy computation timeParallel programsProgramming languageAvailable processorsDifferent processorsParallel computationParallel machinesSequential versionParallel versionComputational loadComputation timePerformance benchmarksComputerProcessorsCase studyDifferent piecesIterative programsLINKMAPComputationParallel formsParallel computation and FASTA: confronting the problem of parallel database search for a fast sequence comparison algorithm
Miller P, Nadkarni P, Carriero N. Parallel computation and FASTA: confronting the problem of parallel database search for a fast sequence comparison algorithm. Bioinformatics 1991, 7: 71-78. PMID: 2004277, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/7.1.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequence comparison algorithmAmount of computationMachine-independent parallel programming languageComparison algorithmsDisk I/OParallel programming languageParallel program runsO bottleneck problemDifferent parallel machinesBiological sequence comparisonNumber of processorsTime-consuming computationProgramming languageParallelization strategyParallel computationParallel machinesProgram design strategiesProgram runBottleneck problemFASTA algorithmFASTAAlgorithmComputationBottleneckGeneral problem