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- Catalfamo, Alessio, et al.
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Machine learning workflows in the computing continuum for environmental monitoring
- 2024
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Ingår i: Computational science – ICCS 2024. - Cham : Springer. - 9783031637742 - 9783031637759 ; , s. 368-382
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cloud-Edge Continuum is an innovative approach that exploits the strengths of the two paradigms: Cloud and Edge computing. This new approach gives us a holistic vision of this environment, enabling new kinds of applications that can exploit both the Edge computing advantages (e.g., real-time response, data security, and so on) and the powerful Cloud computing infrastructure for high computational requirements. This paper proposes a Cloud-Edge computing Workflow solution for Machine Learning (ML) inference in a hydrogeological use case. Our solution is designed in a Cloud-Edge Continuum environment thanks to Pegasus Workflow Management System Tools that we use for the implementation phase. The proposed work splits the inference tasks, transparently distributing the computation performed by each layer between Cloud and Edge infrastructure. We use two models to implement a proof-of-concept of the proposed solution.
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- Gonzalo P., Rodrigo, 1980-
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HPC scheduling in a brave new world
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Many breakthroughs in scientific and industrial research are supported by simulations and calculations performed on high performance computing (HPC) systems. These systems typically consist of uniform, largely parallel compute resources and high bandwidth concurrent file systems interconnected by low latency synchronous networks. HPC systems are managed by batch schedulers that order the execution of application jobs to maximize utilization while steering turnaround time. In the past, demands for greater capacity were met by building more powerful systems with more compute nodes, greater transistor densities, and higher processor operating frequencies. Unfortunately, the scope for further increases in processor frequency is restricted by the limitations of semiconductor technology. Instead, parallelism within processors and in numbers of compute nodes is increasing, while the capacity of single processing units remains unchanged. In addition, HPC systems’ memory and I/O hierarchies are becoming deeper and more complex to keep up with the systems’ processing power. HPC applications are also changing: the need to analyze large data sets and simulation results is increasing the importance of data processing and data-intensive applications. Moreover, composition of applications through workflows within HPC centers is becoming increasingly important. This thesis addresses the HPC scheduling challenges created by such new systems and applications. It begins with a detailed analysis of the evolution of the workloads of three reference HPC systems at the National Energy Research Supercomputing Center (NERSC), with a focus on job heterogeneity and scheduler performance. This is followed by an analysis and improvement of a fairshare prioritization mechanism for HPC schedulers. The thesis then surveys the current state of the art and expected near-future developments in HPC hardware and applications, and identifies unaddressed scheduling challenges that they will introduce. These challenges include application diversity and issues with workflow scheduling or the scheduling of I/O resources to support applications. Next, a cloud-inspired HPC scheduling model is presented that can accommodate application diversity, takes advantage of malleable applications, and enables short wait times for applications. Finally, to support ongoing scheduling research, an open source scheduling simulation framework is proposed that allows new scheduling algorithms to be implemented and evaluated in a production scheduler using workloads modeled on those of a real system. The thesis concludes with the presentation of a workflow scheduling algorithm to minimize workflows’ turnaround time without over-allocating resources.
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- Shungin, Dmitry, et al.
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New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution.
- 2015
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Ingår i: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0028-0836 .- 1476-4687. ; 518:7538, s. 187-378
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of body fat distribution and its molecular links to cardiometabolic traits, here we conduct genome-wide association meta-analyses of traits related to waist and hip circumferences in up to 224,459 individuals. We identify 49 loci (33 new) associated with waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index (BMI), and an additional 19 loci newly associated with related waist and hip circumference measures (P < 5 × 10(-8)). In total, 20 of the 49 waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI loci show significant sexual dimorphism, 19 of which display a stronger effect in women. The identified loci were enriched for genes expressed in adipose tissue and for putative regulatory elements in adipocytes. Pathway analyses implicated adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat distribution, providing insight into potential pathophysiological mechanisms.
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