Systems biology is a multidisciplinary research area aimed at investigating biological systems by developing mathematical models that approach the study and the analysis of both the structure and behaviour of a biological phenomenon from a system perspective. The dynamics described by such mathematical models can be deeply affected by many parameters, and an extensive exploration of the parameters space in order to find crucial factors is most of the time prohibitive since it requires the execution of a huge number of computer simulations. Sensitivity analysis techniques can help in understanding how much the uncertainty in the model outcome is determined by the uncertainties, or by the variations, of the model input factors (components, reactions and respective parameters). In this work we exploit the European Grid Infrastructure to manage the calculations required to perform the SA on a stochastic model of bacterial chemotaxis, using an improved version of the first order screening method of Morris. According to the results achieved in our exploratory analysis, the European Grid Infrastructure is a useful solution for distributing the stochastic simulations required to carry out the SA of a stochastic model. Considering that the more intensive the computation the more scalable the infrastructure, grid computing can be a suitable technology for large scale biological models analysis

Merelli, I., Pescini, D., Mosca, E., Cazzaniga, P., Maj, C., Mauri, G., et al. (2011). Grid Computing for Sensitivity Analysis of Stochastic Biological Models. In Proceddings 11th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 2011; Kazan; Russian Federation; 19 September 2011 through 23 September 2011 (pp.62-73). Berlin : Springer Verlag [10.1007/978-3-642-23178-0_6].

Grid Computing for Sensitivity Analysis of Stochastic Biological Models

MERELLI, IVAN;PESCINI, DARIO;MOSCA, ETTORE;MAJ, CARLO;MAURI, GIANCARLO;
2011

Abstract

Systems biology is a multidisciplinary research area aimed at investigating biological systems by developing mathematical models that approach the study and the analysis of both the structure and behaviour of a biological phenomenon from a system perspective. The dynamics described by such mathematical models can be deeply affected by many parameters, and an extensive exploration of the parameters space in order to find crucial factors is most of the time prohibitive since it requires the execution of a huge number of computer simulations. Sensitivity analysis techniques can help in understanding how much the uncertainty in the model outcome is determined by the uncertainties, or by the variations, of the model input factors (components, reactions and respective parameters). In this work we exploit the European Grid Infrastructure to manage the calculations required to perform the SA on a stochastic model of bacterial chemotaxis, using an improved version of the first order screening method of Morris. According to the results achieved in our exploratory analysis, the European Grid Infrastructure is a useful solution for distributing the stochastic simulations required to carry out the SA of a stochastic model. Considering that the more intensive the computation the more scalable the infrastructure, grid computing can be a suitable technology for large scale biological models analysis
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Systems biology; modeling; grid computing
English
International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 19 - 23 September
2011
Victor Malyshkin
Proceddings 11th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 2011; Kazan; Russian Federation; 19 September 2011 through 23 September 2011
978-364223177-3
2011
6873
62
73
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Merelli, I., Pescini, D., Mosca, E., Cazzaniga, P., Maj, C., Mauri, G., et al. (2011). Grid Computing for Sensitivity Analysis of Stochastic Biological Models. In Proceddings 11th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 2011; Kazan; Russian Federation; 19 September 2011 through 23 September 2011 (pp.62-73). Berlin : Springer Verlag [10.1007/978-3-642-23178-0_6].
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