Presentation
Fernbach Award Presentation - The Roles of Computing in the Advancement of Science: A Case Study
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Event Type
Awards Presentation
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TimeWednesday, November 14th8:30am - 9:15am
LocationExhibit Hall B
DescriptionStochasticity plays an important role in many biological processes. At the same time, algorithms and software for discrete stochastic simulation have advanced to the point where not only simulation of well-mixed systems, but spatial stochastic simulation on 3D complex geometries can be performed with accuracy and reliability. A few years ago we embarked on a quest to build a unified software environment, StochSS, to enable biologists to easily harness the power of these tools. We envisioned that users might build an ODE model or discrete stochastic model on a laptop, and scale it up to increasing levels of complexity, accessing tools such as those mentioned above, and deploying computing resources from the cloud with the push of a button when they are needed. As the capabilities of StochSS have grown, so has our vision of the roles that computing can play in the advancement of science.