JHH - Kidney Paired Donation

From SmartLogic Solutions

[edit] Description

SLS has worked with Dr. Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry on the Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) project at Johns Hopkins Hospital since January 2006. SLS built a simulation framework that allows them to specify arbitrary kidney donation scenarios. The framework provides them with the ability to select population distributions, likelihoods of participation, and a specific matching algorithm, among dozens of other input parameters. The tool has assisted their push for a national kidney donation program. Data gathered from the simulation framework has been presented to UNOS to support their claims that a national program would better benefit all those seeking kidney donations. Learn more about KPD.

[edit] Technologies Used

• Programming Languages: C++
• Source Control: Subversion
• Third-Party Libraries Utilized:
  • MPI: used to spread the simulations over 18 processors
  • CPLEX: used to run 3-way kidney simulation scenarios
  • LEDA: used to run 2-way kidney simulation scenarios and used for the GUI (graphical user interface)

[edit] Related Links

• Learn more about KPD
• United Network for Organ Sharing
• Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Note: JHH stands for Johns Hopkins Hospital.]