Processing-in-memory for genomics workloads

  • William Andrew Simon
  • , Leonid Yavits
  • , Konstantina Koliogeorgi
  • , Yann Falevoz
  • , Yoshihiro Shibuya
  • , Dominique Lavenier
  • , Irem Boybat
  • , Klea Zambaku
  • , Berkan Sahin
  • , Mohammad Sadrosadati
  • , Onur Mutlu
  • , Abu Sebastian
  • , Rayan Chikhi
  • , The Bio PIM Consortium
  • , Can Alkan

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Abstract

Low-cost, high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing (HTS) data is the main workforce for the life sciences. Genome sequencing is now becoming a part of Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, and Participatory (termed ‘P4’) medicine. All genomic data are currently processed in energy-hungry computer clusters and centers, necessitating data transfer, consuming substantial energy, and wasting valuable time. Therefore, there is a need for fast, energy-efficient, and cost-efficient technologies that enable genomics research without requiring data centers and cloud platforms. We recently started the BioPIM Project to leverage the emerging processing-in-memory (PIM) technologies to enable energy and cost-efficient analysis of bioinformatics workloads. The BioPIM Project focuses on co-designing algorithms and data structures commonly used in genomics with several PIM architectures for the highest cost, energy, and time savings benefit.

Original languageEnglish
JournalIEEE Micro
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2026

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