Accelerating phylogenetics computing on the desktop: Experiments with executing UPGMA in programmable logic

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2864-2868

  Davis, J P ^c   Akella, S ^a   Waddell, P H ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Custom Computing; Phylogenetics; Programmable Logic; UPGMA Algorithm; VLSI integrated Circuits

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DNA; GENES; OPTIMIZATION;

CUSTOM COMPUTING; PHYLOGENETICS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC; UPGMA ALGORITHM; VLSI INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

FORMAL LOGIC;

EID: 11144267902     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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