dc.contributor.advisor | Dobrovolny, Hana M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fain, Baylor | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-16T20:17:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-16T20:17:12Z | |
dc.date.created | 7/30/2021 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
dc.identifier | cat-6368338 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/48052 | |
dc.description.abstract | For many years, infectious disease modelers have used agent-based models to study the spread of viruses, but the models were too computationally intensive to fully replicate even in vitro experiments. Now, with technological advancements and accessible software, agent-based models can be used to their full potential. This thesis shows an agent-based model that expresses viral transmission and diffusion, can manipulate and track individual cells, and can be fit to real experimental data in a timely manner due to acceleration of computation with graphics processing units (GPUs). The use of GPUs allows simulations to run on desktop computers in a few seconds or minutes, while still simulating an accurate number of cells to replicate \emph{in vitro} viral infection experiments. This model can now be used to study in-host infections quickly, so that in the event of an outbreak or epidemic a treatment plan and course of action can be developed in less time. | en_US |
dc.format.medium | Format: Online | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | TCU Master Thesis | en_US |
dc.subject | Biophysics | en_US |
dc.subject | Virology | en_US |
dc.subject | Computational physics | en_US |
dc.subject | agent-based model | en_US |
dc.subject | computer simulation | en_US |
dc.subject | graphical processing unit | en_US |
dc.subject | viral infection | en_US |
dc.title | Applying desktop GPUs to a hybrid ABM and PDM: model validation and rapid simulation of viral infections | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
etd.degree.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
etd.degree.level | Master | |
local.college | College of Science and Engineering | |
local.department | Physics and Astronomy | |
local.academicunit | College of Science and Engineering | |
dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
local.subjectarea | Physics and Astronomy | |
etd.degree.name | Master of Science | |