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ReviewPLoS computational biology2024

Hyperdimensional computing: A fast, robust, and interpretable paradigm for biological data.

Michiel Stock, Wim Van Criekinge, Dimitri Boeckaerts, Steff Taelman, Maxime Van Haeverbeke, Pieter Dewulf, Bernard De Baets

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Review in PLoS computational biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michiel StockKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0903-6061
Wim Van CriekingeBiobix Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2971-5539
Dimitri BoeckaertsKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7668-2840
Steff TaelmanKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2685-4130
Maxime Van HaeverbekeKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7938-1675
Pieter DewulfKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4564-1672
Bernard De BaetsKERMIT Research Unit, Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3876-620X

Funding

Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) HBC.2020.2292Ghent University special research fund BOF.PDO.2024.0003.01Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) 1S69520NResearch Foundation – Flanders (FWO) S007019N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in bioinformatics are primarily due to new algorithms for processing diverse biological data sources. While sophisticated alignment algorithms have been pivotal in analyzing biological sequences, deep learning has substantially transformed bioinformatics, addressing sequence, structure, and functional analyses. However, these methods are incredibly data-hungry, compute-intensive, and hard to interpret. Hyperdimensional computing (HDC) has recently emerged as an exciting alternative. The key idea is that random vectors of high dimensionality can represent concepts such as sequence identity or phylogeny. These vectors can then be combined using simple operators for learning, reasoning, or querying by exploiting the peculiar properties of high-dimensional spaces. Our work reviews and explores HDC's potential for bioinformatics, emphasizing its efficiency, interpretability, and adeptness in handling multimodal and structured data. HDC holds great potential for various omics data searching, biosignal analysis, and health applications.

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AlgorithmsComputational BiologyDeep LearningHumansPhylogeny

Identifiers

PMID39316621
PMCPMC11421772

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