Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform

Paul M. Darbyshire

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Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform

Paul M. Darbyshire

Published in Cell Biology (Volume 3, Issue 3)

Received: 9 September 2015 Accepted: 23 September 2015 Published: 28 October 2015

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Abstract

The challenging issues of cancer prevention and cure lie in the need for a more detailed knowledge of the dynamic processes and mechanisms of cellular behaviour and tumour growth dynamics. In this paper we extend a previous 2D parallel implementation of a continuous-discrete model of tumour-induced angiogenesis to the more realistic 3D case. In particular, we look in-depth at available performance optimisation techniques to further improve the computational method and explore in more detail the hardware architecture. Recent evidence clearly indicates that GPU-accelerated computing can greatly facilitate researchers, clinicians and oncologists by performing time-saving in-silico experiments that have the potential to assist in quantifying cellular parameters, highlight model features, and help explore new cancer treatments and therapies.

Published in	Cell Biology (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.cb.20150303.11
Page(s)	38-49
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Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis, Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA), Graphical Processing Unit (GPU), High-Performance Computing (HPC)

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Paul M. Darbyshire. (2015). Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform. Cell Biology, 3(3), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cb.20150303.11

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Paul M. Darbyshire. Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform. Cell Biol. 2015, 3(3), 38-49. doi: 10.11648/j.cb.20150303.11

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Paul M. Darbyshire. Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform. Cell Biol. 2015;3(3):38-49. doi: 10.11648/j.cb.20150303.11

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Paul M. Darbyshire. Performance Optimisations for a Numerical Solution to a 3D Model of Tumour-Induced Angiogenesis on a Parallel Programming Platform. Cell Biol. 2015;3(3):38-49. doi: 10.11648/j.cb.20150303.11

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