Handbook of research on computational science and engineering : theory and practice /

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Leng, Joanna, 1965- (Editor); Sharrock, W. W. (Wes W.) (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-61350-116-0
Summary: "This book offers a timely introduction to the possibilities in computational science and engineering to advance the ongoing research and applications leading to the discovery of new resources and cutting edge developments"-- Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: PDFs (611 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781613501177 (ebook)
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: Q183
CLC: N39
Contents: 1. Hardware trends and implications for programming models / Gabriele Jost and Alice E. Koniges -- 2. Multi-threaded architectures: evolution, costs, opportunities / Ivan Girotto and Robert M. Farber -- 3. High-performance customizable computing / Domingo Benitez -- 4. High-performance computing for theoretical study of nanoscale and molecular interconnects / Rasit O. Topaloglu, Swati R. Manjari and Saroj K. Nayak -- 5. Effective open-source performance analysis tools / Prashobh Balasundaram -- 6. Pragmatic software engineering for computational science / David Worth, Chris Greenough and Shawn Chin -- 7. A framework for testing code in computational applications / Diane Kelly, Daniel Hook and Rebecca Sanders -- 8. Developing software for a scientific community: some challenges and solutions / Judith Segal and Chris Morris -- 9. Opportunities and challenges in porting a parallel code from a tightly-coupled system to the distributed EU grid, enabling grids for E-sciencE / Fumie Costen and Akos Balasko -- 10. Development of an efficient and secure mobile communication system with new future directions / Abid Yahya ... [et al.] -- 11. Parallel quantum chemistry at the crossroads / Hubertus J. J. van Dam -- 12. Stochastic simulations in systems biology / Marc Hafner and Heinz Koeppl -- 13. Some illustrations of information geometry in biology and physics / C. T. J. Dodson --
14. DQ based methods: theory and application to engineering and physical sciences / Stefania Tomasiello -- 15. Mesh morphing and smoothing by means of radial basis functions (RBF): a practical example using fluent and RBF morph / Marco Evangelos Biancolini -- 16. Visualization: future technology and practices for computational science and engineering / Joanna Leng, Theresa-Marie Rhyne and Wes Sharrock -- 17. Visualizing indicators of debt crises in a lower dimension: a self-organizing maps approach / Peter Sarlin -- 18. Improving computational models and practices: scenario testing and forecasting the spread of infectious disease / Iain Barrass and Joanna Leng -- 19. Artificial neural network modelling of sequencing batch reactor performance / Eldon R. Rene ... [et al.] -- 20. The state of development of CSE / Joanna Leng and Wes Sharrock -- 21. Integrating data management and collaborative sharing with computational science research processes / Kerstin Kleese van Dam, Mark James and Andrew M. Walker -- 22. Security and trust in a global research infrastructure / Jens Jensen and David L. Groep -- 23. CSE as epistemic technologies: computer modeling and disciplinary difference in the humanities / Matt Ratto -- 24. Science communication with dinosaurs / Phillip L. Manning and Peter L. Falkingham.