SCAN: A Smart Application Platform for Empowering Parallelizations of Big Genomic Data Analysis in Clouds

Xing, W., Jie, W. and Miller, C. (2015) SCAN: A Smart Application Platform for Empowering Parallelizations of Big Genomic Data Analysis in Clouds. In: 2015 44th International Conference on Parallel Processing, Beijing, China, 1-4 Sept 2015, pp. 290-299. ISBN 9781467375870 (doi: 10.1109/ICPP.2015.38)

Abstract

Cloud computing is often adopted to process big data for genome analysis due to its elasticity and pay-as-you-go features. In this paper, we present SCAN, a smart application platform to facilitate parallelization of big genome analysis in clouds. With a knowledge base and an intelligent application scheduler, the SCAN enables better understanding of bio-applications' characteristics, and helps to orchestrate huge, heterogeneous tasks efficiently and cost-effectively. We conducted a simulation study and found that the SCAN platform is able to improve the performance of genome analysis and reduce its cost in a wide variety of circumstances.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Miller, Professor Crispin
• Authors: Xing, W., Jie, W., and Miller, C.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences
• ISBN: 9781467375870