'Exascale challenges in computational biology', Barcelona, Spain
13 December 2010 - 13 December 2010
Germany
An event on 'Exascale challenges in computational biology' will be held from 13 to 15 December 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
Molecular biology is receiving increased attention as a major strategic reseach area due to its significant potential. The high-throughput and supercomputer systems which have been developed in recent years have contributed to the field. During the 1990s, for example, the challenge was to build computers that reached the Teraflop scale.
In 2007, the first computer to register 1,000 times the one teraflop limit was developed. This milestone opened the door to exploration of complex combinations of genetic variants, large scale molecular dynamics and high-throughput virtual screening.
The event will bring together bio-supercomputing stakeholders in order to share and further discussion on the key questions of this field. At the top of the agenda will be the expected development of computational power equivalent to 1,000-fold that of the current most powerful supercomputer (Exascale).
The conference will be organised around four thematic sessions:
- systems biology,
- genomics,
- molecular simulations,
- simulation in medicine.For further information, please visit: http://mmb.pcb.ub.es/exascale2010/index.htm(opens in new window)
Molecular biology is receiving increased attention as a major strategic reseach area due to its significant potential. The high-throughput and supercomputer systems which have been developed in recent years have contributed to the field. During the 1990s, for example, the challenge was to build computers that reached the Teraflop scale.
In 2007, the first computer to register 1,000 times the one teraflop limit was developed. This milestone opened the door to exploration of complex combinations of genetic variants, large scale molecular dynamics and high-throughput virtual screening.
The event will bring together bio-supercomputing stakeholders in order to share and further discussion on the key questions of this field. At the top of the agenda will be the expected development of computational power equivalent to 1,000-fold that of the current most powerful supercomputer (Exascale).
The conference will be organised around four thematic sessions:
- systems biology,
- genomics,
- molecular simulations,
- simulation in medicine.For further information, please visit: http://mmb.pcb.ub.es/exascale2010/index.htm(opens in new window)