Biclustering in bioinformatics using big data and High Performance Computing applications: challenges and perspectives, a review

Biclustering is a powerful machine learning technique that simultaneously groups rows and columns in matrix-based datasets. Applied to gene expression data in bioinformatics, its use has expanded alongside the rapid growth of high-throughput sequencing technologies, leading to massive and complex bi...

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Autores: López Fernández, Aurelio, Gómez-Vela, Francisco Antonio, Delgado Cháves, Fernando M., Rodríguez Baena, Domingo Savio, González Dominguez, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/24404
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24404
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Big Data
Biological Databases
Data Analysis and Big Data
Functional clustering
Protein Databases
Bioinformatics
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Sumario:Biclustering is a powerful machine learning technique that simultaneously groups rows and columns in matrix-based datasets. Applied to gene expression data in bioinformatics, its use has expanded alongside the rapid growth of high-throughput sequencing technologies, leading to massive and complex biological datasets. This review aims to examine how biclustering methods and their validation strategies are evolving to meet the demands of High Performance Computing (HPC) and Big Data environments. We present a structured classification of existing approaches based on the computational paradigms they employ, including MPI/OpenMP, Apache Hadoop/Spark, and GPU/CUDA. By synthesising these developments, we highlight current trends and outline key research challenges. The knowledge gathered in this work may support researchers in adapting and scaling biclustering algorithms to analyse large-scale biomedical data more efficiently. Our contribution is intended to bridge the gap between algorithmic innovation and computational scalability in the context of bioinformatics and data-intensive applications.