| Inductive Logic Programming has shown to be an effective way to analyze complex multi-relational problems. However, Inductive Logic Programs, like the situations they are designed to analyze, tend to be computationally difficult. Nevertheless, just as they tend to be complex, inductive logic programs have also proven to be easily parallelizable using simple distributed techniques. This thesis will outline the development of a pvmp1, an extension the SWI-Prolog environment to allow ILP programs to utilize basic message passing facilities. Taking advantage of the commodity hardware used in a Beowulf architecture and pvmp1, an application developer can create Parallel Inductive Logic Programs that offer a near-ideal speedup for complex problems at a reasonable cost. Additionally, this thesis will present a basic Parallel Inductive Logic Program used to locate pharmacophores for the purposes of drug design. |
