{"product_id":"distributed-and-sequential-algorithms-for-bioinformatics-9783319249643","title":"Distributed and Sequential Algorithms for Bioinformatics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kayhan Erciyes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Computer Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique textbook\/reference presents unified coverage of bioinformatics topics relating to both biological sequences and biological networks, providing an in-depth analysis of cutting-edge distributed algorithms, as well as of relevant sequential algorithms. In addition to introducing the latest algorithms in this area, more than fifteen new distributed algorithms are also proposed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics and features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews a range of open challenges in biological sequences and networks, beginning with an informal description of the problem before defining it formally\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes in detail both sequential and parallel\/distributed algorithms for each problem, briefly discussing software packages if there are any available\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggests approaches for distributed algorithms as possible extensions to sequential algorithms, when the distributed algorithms for the topic are scarce\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProposes a number of new distributed algorithms in each chapter, to serve as potential starting points for further research\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcludes each chapter with self-test exercises, a summary of the key points, a comparison of the algorithms described, and a literature review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis clearly-written and easy to follow work is ideal as a textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students of computer science and biology, and as a self-study guide for any interested reader with a basic background in discrete mathematic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003es and algorithms. Researchers in bioinformatics will also find the book to be a useful reference on this subject.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. K. Erciyes\u003c\/b\u003e is Rector of Izmir University, Turkey, where he also serves as a professor in the Computer Engineering Department. His other publications include the Springer title \u003ci\u003eDistributed Graph Algorithms for Computer Networks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45277072457879,"sku":"9783319249643","price":3639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783319249643.webp?v=1769287413","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/distributed-and-sequential-algorithms-for-bioinformatics-9783319249643","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}