NDLI: Customizable execution environments for evolutionary computation using BOINC + virtualization

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Author	Fernández de Vega, Francisco Olague, Gustavo Trujillo, Leonardo Lombraña González, Daniel
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) consume large amounts of computational resources, particularly when they are used to solve real-world problems that require complex fitness evaluations. Beside the lack of resources, scientists face another problem: the absence of the required expertise to adapt applications for parallel and distributed computing models. Moreover, the computing power of PCs is frequently underused at institutions, as desktops are usually devoted to administrative tasks. Therefore, the proposal in this work consists of providing a framework that allows researchers to massively deploy EA experiments by exploiting the computing power of their instituions’ PCs by setting up a Desktop Grid System based on the BOINC middleware. This paper presents a new model for running unmodified applications within BOINC with a web-based centralized management system for available resources. Thanks to this proposal, researchers can run scientific applications without modifying the application’s source code, and at the same time manage thousands of computers from a single web page. Summarizing, this model allows the creation of on-demand customized execution environments within BOINC that can be used to harness unused computational resources for complex computational experiments, such as EAs. To show the performance of this model, a real-world application of Genetic Programming was used and tested through a centrally-managed desktop grid infrastructure. Results show the feasibility of the approach that has allowed researchers to generate new solutions by means of an easy to use and manage distributed system.
Starting Page	163
Ending Page	177
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15677818
Journal	Natural Computing
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15729796
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-08-28
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Boinc Virtualization Desktop grid systems Evolutionary algorithms Theory of Computation Evolutionary Biology Processor Architectures Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Science Applications

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