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In recent years, it can be observed that there is a gradual increase in the number of researchers and projects involved with the development of omnidirectional vision systems for various applications. The primary factors, which contributed towards this positive trend, are the availability of inexpensive and high resolution vision sensors, robust and fast computers and […]

We developed a GPU-based analytical method, named as SHEsisEpi, which purely focuses on risk epistasis in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of complex traits, excluding the contamination of marginal effects caused by single-locus association. We analyzed the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium’s (WTCCC) GWAS data of bipolar disorder (BPD) with 500K SNPs.

The robust alignment of tilt-series collected for cryo-electron tomography in the absence of fiducial markers, is a problem that, especially for tilt-series of vitreous sections, still represents a significant challenge. Here we present a complete software package that implements a cross-correlation based procedure that tracks similar image features that are present in several micrographs and […]

We present a Hessenberg reduction (HR) algorithm for hybrid systems of homogeneous multicore with GPU accelerators that can exceed 25 ? the performance of the corresponding LAPACK algorithm running on current homogeneous multicores. This enormous acceleration is due to proper matching of algorithmic requirements to architectural strengths of the system

Due to significant multi-scale heterogeneity, understanding sub-grid structures is critical to effective continuum-based description of gas-solid flow. However, it is challenging for both physical measurements and numerical simulations. In this article, with the macro-scale pseudo-particle method (MaPPM) implemented on a GPU-based HPC system, up to 30,000 fluidized solids are simulated using the N-S equation directly. […]

The use of graphics hardware for general purpose computations allows scientists to enormously speed up their numerical codes. We presently investigate the impact of this technology on our computational fluid dynamics solver for the three-dimensional two-phase incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, which is based on the level set technique and applies Chorin

Biology is inherently parallel. Models of biological systems and bio-inspired algorithms also share this parallelism, although most are simulated on serial computers. Previous work created the systemic computer – a new model of computation designed to exploit many natural properties observed in biological systems, including parallelism. The approach has been proven through two existing implementations […]

Pallalel GPGPU computing for lattice QCD simulations has a bottleneck on the GPU to GPU data communication due to the lack of the direct data exchanging facility. In this work we investigate the performance of quark solver using the restricted additive Schwarz (RAS) preconditioner on a low cost GPU cluster. We expect that the RAS […]

Application of biomechanical modeling techniques in the area of medical image analysis and surgical simulation implies two conflicting requirements: accurate results and high solution speeds. Accurate results can be obtained only by using appropriate models and solution algorithms. In our previous papers we have presented algorithms and solution methods for performing accurate nonlinear finite element […]

Illustrative techniques are generally applied to produce stylized renderings. Various illustrative styles have been applied to volumetric data sets, producing clearer images and effectively conveying visual information. We adopt particle systems to produce user-configurable stylized renderings from the volume data, imitating traditional pen-and-ink drawings. In the following, we present an interactive GPU-based illustrative volume rendering […]

PURPOSE: The rating of distances and infiltrations to vital structures is important for the planning of tumor surgery or interventional procedures. To support such an assessment, the target structures should be clearly emphasized in a 3D visualization by ensuring their visibility. METHODS: Smart Visibility techniques such as Ghosting Views and Breakaway Views are employed. Ghosting […]

In this paper, a GPU-based high-resolution multiview rendering approach (HRMVRA) is presented and incorporated into Chromium, and then a tiled multi-projector autostereoscopic display system (TMPADS) based on HRMVRA is constructed to provide an immersing 3D perception and a compelling sense of presence without the need of glasses for viewers. HRMVRA renders the multiview images in […]