Glenn Terje Lines
Senior Research Scientist
- Department
- Computational Physiology
- Organisation
- Simula Research Laboratory

- glennli@simula.no
Publications
2023
Journal Articles
P. Lakrisenko, P. Stapor, S. Grein, L. Paszkowski, D. Pathirana, F. Fröhlich, G. T. Lines, D. Weindl and J. Hasenauer
Efficient computation of adjoint sensitivities at steady-state in ODE models of biochemical reaction networks
PLOS Computational Biology
A. H. Erhardt, K. Tsaneva-Atanasova, G. T. Lines and E. A. Martens
Editorial: Dynamical Systems, PDEs and Networks for Biomedical Applications: Mathematical Modeling, Analysis and Simulations
Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
2022
Book Chapters
A. M. Bruaset, G. T. Lines and J. Sundnes
Data aggregation and anonymization for mathematical modeling and epidemiological studies
Smittestopp - A Case Study on Digital Contact Tracing
Journal Articles
T. R. Karlsen, M. B. Olsen, X. Y. Kong, K. Yang, A. Quiles-Jiménez, P. Kroustallaki, S. Holm, G. T. Lines, P. Aukrust, T. Skarpengland, M. Bjørås, T. B. Dahl, H. Nilsen, I. Gregersen and B. Halvorsen
NEIL3-deficient bone marrow displays decreased hematopoietic capacity and reduced telomere length
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
2019
Journal Articles
J. Skogestad, G. T. Lines, W. E. Louch, O. M. Sejersted, I. Sjaastad and J. M. Aronsen
Evidence for heterogeneous subsarcolemmal Na+ levels in rat ventricular myocytes
AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Proceedings, refereed
G. T. Lines, L. Paszkowski, L. Schmiester, D. Weindl, P. Stapor and J. Hasenauer
Efficient computation of steady states in large-scale ODE models of biochemical reaction networks
8th IFAC Conference on Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering
C. Jarvis, G. T. Lines, J. Langguth, K. Nakajima and X. Cai
Combining algorithmic rethinking and AVX-512 intrinsics for efficient simulation of subcellular calcium signaling
International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2019)
2018
Journal Articles
T. R. Kolstad, J. van den Brink, N. MacQuaide, P. K. Lunde, M. Frisk, J. M. Aronsen, E. S. Norden, A. Cataliotti, I. Sjaastad, O. M. Sejersted, A. G. Edwards, G. T. Lines and W. E. Louch
Ryanodine Receptor Dispersion Disrupts Ca2+-Release in Failing Cardiac Myocytes
eLife
A. Tveito, M. Maleckar and G. T. Lines
Computing Optimal Properties of Drugs Using Mathematical Models of Single Channel Dynamics
Computational and Mathematical Biophysics
2017
Journal Articles
M. Maleckar, A. G. Edwards, W. Louch and G. T. Lines
Studying dyadic structure-function relationships: a review of current modeling approaches and new insights into Ca2+ (mis)handling
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
T. Mäki-Marttunen, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards, A. Tveito, A. M. Dale, G. T. Einevoll and O. A. Andreassen
Pleiotropic effects of schizophrenia-associated genetic variants in neuron firing and cardiac pacemaking revealed by computational modeling
Translational Psychiatry
A. Tveito, K. H. Jæger, G. T. Lines, Ł. Paszkowski, J. Sundnes, A. G. Edwards, T. Mäki-Marttunen, G. Halnes and G. T. Einevoll
An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Classical Models for Computing the Membrane Potential and Extracellular Potential for Neurons
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
M. Maleckar, A. G. Edwards, W. E. Louch and G. T. Lines
Studying dyadic structure–function relationships: a review of current modeling approaches and new insights into ca2+ (mis) handling
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
2016
Books
A. Tveito and G. T. Lines
Computing characterizations of drugs for ion channels and receptors using Markov models
Journal Articles
G. T. Lines, B. L. de Oliveira, O. Skavhaug and M. Maleckar
Simple T wave metrics may better predict early ischemia as compared to ST segment
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards and A. D. McCulloch
Computing rates of Markov models of voltage-gated ion channels by inverting partial differential equations governing the probability density functions of the conducting and non-conducting states
Mathematical Biosciences
G. T. Lines, B. L. de Oliveira, O. Skavhaug and M. Maleckar
Simple t-wave metrics may better predict early ischemia as compared to st segment
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2015
Journal Articles
J. Chai, J. E. Hake, N. Wu, M. Wen, X. Cai, G. T. Lines, J. Yang, H. Su, C. Zhang and X. Liao
Towards Simulation of Subcellular Calcium Dynamics at Nanometre Resolution
International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
J. Langguth, M. Sourouri, G. T. Lines, S. Baden and X. Cai
Scalable heterogeneous CPU-GPU computations for unstructured tetrahedral meshes
IEEE Micro
2014
Journal Articles
M. Maleckar, G. T. Lines, J. Koivumäki, J. M. Cordeiro and K. Calloe
NS5806 Partially Restores Action Potential Duration But Fails to Ameliorate Calcium Transient Dysfunction in a Computational Model of Canine Heart Failure
Europace
Public outreach
X. Cai, J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Supercomputing-Enabled Study of Subcellular Calcium Dynamics
2013
Journal Articles
P. Li, G. T. Lines, M. Maleckar and A. Tveito
Mathematical Models of Cardiac Pacemaking Function
Frontiers in Physics
Posters
M. Maleckar, G. T. Lines, J. Koivumäki, K. Calloe and J. Cordeiro
NS5806 Partially Restores APD But Fails to Ameliorate Ca2+ Transient Dysfunction in a Computational Model of Canine Heart Failure
Europace 2014
M. Maleckar, G. T. Lines and J. Koivumäki
Ca2+-Transient Dysfunction and Ion Channel Therapy: What Can We Gather From a Computational Model of Canine Heart Failure?
Talks, contributed
G. T. Lines, O. M. Lysaker and B. F. Nielsen
Observability of Ischemia and the Need for Patient Specific Geometrical Models in Inverse ECG
Computing in Cardiology, Zaragoza, Spain
Proceedings, refereed
G. T. Lines, O. M. Lysaker and B. F. Nielsen
Observability of Ischemia and the Need for Patient Specific Geometrical Models in Inverse ECG
Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC)
2012
Journal Articles
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, J. E. Hake and A. G. Edwards
Instabilities of the Resting State in a Mathematical Model of Calcium Handling in Cardiac Myocytes
Mathematical Biosciences
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines and M. Maleckar
A Note on a Possible Pro-Arrhythmic Property of Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs Aimed at Improving Gap-Junction Coupling
Biophysical Journal
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, M. E. Rognes and M. Maleckar
An Analysis of the Shock Strength Needed to Achieve Defibrillation in a Simplified Mathematical Model of Cardiac Tissue
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards, M. Maleckar, A. P. Michailova, J. E. Hake and A. D. McCulloch
Slow Calcium-Depolarization-Calcium Waves May Initiate Fast Local Depolarization Waves in Ventricular Tissue
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Talks, invited
G. T. Lines and X. Cai
Elements of Scientific Computing
3-day intensive course given at National University of Defence Technology, China, October 16-18
2011
Journal Articles
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, R. Artebrant, O. Skavhaug and M. Maleckar
Existence of Excitation Waves for a Collection of Cardiomyocytes Electrically Coupled to Fibroblasts
Mathematical Biosciences
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, O. Skavhaug and M. Maleckar
Unstable Eigenmodes As Possible Drivers for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
A. Tveito, O. Skavhaug, G. T. Lines and R. Artebrant
Computing the Stability of Steady-State Solutions of Mathematical Models of the Electrical Activity in the Heart
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
M. Hanslien, R. Artebrant, A. Tveito, G. T. Lines and X. Cai
Stability of Two Time-Integrators for the Aliev-Panfilov System
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, P. Li and A. D. McCulloch
On Defining Candidate Drug Characteristics for Long-QT
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
Posters
J. E. Hake, W. E. Louch, K. Haugen, I. Sjaastad, O. M. Sejersted, A. D. McCulloch, A. P. Michailova and G. T. Lines
A Stochastic Model of the Ryanodine Receptor Featuring Coupled Gating and Competitive Binding of Luminal and Cytosolic Ca2+ and Mg2+
2010
Journal Articles
W. E. Louch, J. E. Hake, G. F. Jølle, H. K. Mørk, I. Sjaastad, G. T. Lines and O. M. Sejersted
Control of Ca2+ Release by Action Potential Configuration in Normal and Failing Murine Cardiomyocytes
Biophysical Journal
R. Artebrant, A. Tveito and G. T. Lines
A Method for Analyzing the Stability of the Resting State for a Model of Pacemaker Cells Surrounded by Stable Cells
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
2009
Book Chapters
G. T. Lines and J. Sundnes
Computer Simulations of the Heart
Simula Research Laboratory - by thinking constantly about it
Journal Articles
G. T. Lines, S. Linge, M. C. MacLachlan and A. Tveito
Synchronizing Computer Simulations With Measurement Data for a Case of Atrial Flutter
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
P. Deuflhard, B. Erdmann, R. Roitzsch and G. T. Lines
Adaptive Finite Element Simulation of Ventricular Fibrillation Dynamics
Computing and Visualization in Science
A. Tveito and G. T. Lines
A Note on a Method for Determining Advantageous Properties of an Anti-Arrhythmic Drug Based on a Mathematical Model of Cardiac Cells
Mathematical Biosciences
S. Linge, J. Sundnes, M. Hanslien, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Numerical Solution of the Bidomain Equations
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
Talks, contributed
G. T. Lines, A. Tveito and P. Li
Antiarrhythmic Drug Identifaction
Presented at the Bidomain Workshop, Graz, Austria
2008
Journal Articles
S. Linge, G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes and A. Tveito
On the Frequency of Automaticity During Ischemia in Simulations Based on Stochastic Perturbations of the Luo-Rudy 1 Model
Computers in Biology and Medicine
A. Tveito and G. T. Lines
A Condition for Setting Off Ectopic Waves in Computational Models of Excitable Cells
Mathematical Biosciences
J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Stochastic Binding of Ca2+ in the Dyadic Cleft: Continuous Vs. Random-Walk Description of Diffusion.
Biophysical Journal
Talks, contributed
J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Modelling the Mesoscopic Length Scale of EC Coupling: the Diadic Cleft
Invited talk at 'European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology'
2007
Journal Articles
A. Schroll, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
On the Accuracy of Operator Splitting As Applied to Discretized Reaction Diffusion Systems
International Journal of Computer Mathematics
B. F. Nielsen, T. S. Ruud, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Optimal Monodomain Approximations of the Bidomain Equations
Applied Mathematics and Computation
K. Mardal, O. Skavhaug, G. T. Lines, G. A. Staff and Å. Ødegård
Using Python to Solve Partial Differential Equations
Computing in Science & Engineering
Talks, contributed
J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Stochastic Binding of Ca2+ Ions in the Dyadic Cleft Continuous Vs Random Walk Description of Diffusion
Presentation at ICIAM 07
J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Stochastic Binding of Ca2+ Ions in the Dyadic Cleft Continuous Vs Random Walk Description of Diffusion
Poster presentation at 5th Annual CHFR Symposium
G. T. Lines
Overview of the Cardiac Computations Project
Talk at CBC, Seminar on Electrophysiology Modeling
G. T. Lines
Cardiac Computing at Simula
Talk at CBC Workshop on Biomedical Computing
2006
Books
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines, X. Cai, B. F. Nielsen, K. Mardal and A. Tveito
Computing the Electrical Activity in the Heart
Book Chapters
X. Cai and G. T. Lines
Full-Scale Simulation of Cardiac Electrophysiology on Parallel Computers
Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Parallel Computers
Journal Articles
J. Sundnes, B. F. Nielsen, K. Mardal, X. Cai, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
On the Computational Complexity of the Bidomain and the Monodomain Models of Electrophysiology
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
G. T. Lines, J. B. Sande, W. E. Louch, H. K. Mørk, P. Grøttum and O. M. Sejersted
Contribution of the Na/Ca Exchanger to Rapid Ca Release in Cardiomyocytes
Biophysical Journal
Talks, contributed
B. F. Nielsen, O. M. Lysaker, X. Cai, K. Mardal, C. Tarrou, M. C. MacLachlan, J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Computational Issues in Heart Modeling
Presented at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Linz, Austria
M. Hanslien, J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Simulating Electrical Activity in the Heart
Presented at St Jude Medical, Stockholm, Sweeden
2005
Journal Articles
M. C. MacLachlan, J. Sundnes and G. T. Lines
Simulation of ST Segment Changes During Subendocardial Ischemia Using a Realistic 3-D Cardiac Geometry
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
An Operator Splitting Method for Solving the Bidomain Equations Coupled to a Volume Conductor Model for the Torso
Mathematical Biosciences
S. Linge, G. T. Lines and J. Sundnes
Solving the Heart Mechanics Equations With Newton and Quasi Newton Methods - a Comparison
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Talks, contributed
O. M. Lysaker, B. F. Nielsen, A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes and C. Tarrou
Kan Man Simulere Et Hjerteslag?
LAMIS - SOMMERKURS Matematikk - med røtter og vinger, Asker
Proceedings, refereed
M. Hanslien, J. Sundnes and G. T. Lines
Numerical Simulations of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Defibrillation
MekIT'05 - Third national conference on Computational Mechanics, Trondheim, Norway May 11-12
Technical reports
B. F. Nielsen, T. S. Ruud, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Optimal Monodomain Approximations of the Bidomain Equations
2004
Book Chapters
X. Cai, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Parallel Solution of the Bidomain Equations With High Resolutions
Parallel Computing: Software Technology, Algorithms, Architectures & Applications
Talks, contributed
M. C. MacLachlan, J. Sundnes and G. T. Lines
Modelling ST Segment Changes During Myocardial Ischemia
Presented at the SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences: Portland, Oregon
B. F. Nielsen, O. M. Lysaker, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Parameter Identification Problems for Infarction Modelling
Presented at the 2004 SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences, Portland, Oregon, USA
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Challenges in Mathematical Models of the Heart
Presented at the SIAM Annual meeting, Portland, Oregon
Technical reports
T. K. Nilssen, L. Ingebrigtsen, M. Hanslien, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Resolution Requirements for a 1D Monodomain Model for Simulating
2003
Book Chapters
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines, P. Grøttum and A. Tveito
Electrical Activity in the Human Heart
Advanced Topics in Computational Partial Differential Equations - Numerical Methods and Diffpack Programming
X. Cai, A. M. Bruaset, H. P. Langtangen, G. T. Lines, K. Samuelsson, W. Shen, A. Tveito and G. Zumbusch
Performance Modeling of PDE Solvers
Advanced Topics in Computational Partial Differential Equations - Numerical Methods and Diffpack Programming
Journal Articles
G. T. Lines, P. Grøttum and A. Tveito
Modeling the Electrical Activity of the Heart -A Bidomain Model of the Ventricles Embedded in a Torso
Computing and Visualization in Science
G. T. Lines, M. L. Buist, P. Grøttum, A. J. Pullan, J. Sundnes and A. Tveito
Mathematical Models and Numerical Methods for the Forward Problem in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Computing and Visualization in Science
G. T. Lines, J. B. Sande, P. Grøttum, T. A. Strømme and O. M. Sejersted
Co-Localization of Sodium Transporters in Isolated Cardiac Cell Membrane; a Model Study
International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism
Talks, contributed
G. T. Lines, X. Cai and J. Sundnes
Parallel Algorithms for Simulating the Electrical Activity of the Heart
Presented at the Dagstuhl seminar Challenges in computational science and engineering
X. Cai, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Toward Extremely High-Resolution Simulation of Human Heart
Talk at the ParCo 2003 Conference, 2 - 5 September 2003, Dresden, Germany
G. T. Lines, B. F. Nielsen, A. Tveito, J. Sundnes, P. Grøttum, X. Cai and K. Mardal
Computing the Electrical Activity in the Human Heart
Presented at the Centre of Mathematics for Applications, Oslo
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes, B. F. Nielsen, P. Grøttum, X. Cai and K. Mardal
Computing the Electrical Activity in the Human Heart
Presented at the European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, Prague, Czech Republic
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, B. F. Nielsen, J. Sundnes, P. Grøttum, X. Cai and K. Mardal
Computing the Heart
Presented at the 21st CAD-FEM users' meeting 2003 - International congress on FEM technology, Potsdam, Germany
B. F. Nielsen, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Determining the Size and Location of a Myocardial Infarction; a Scientific Computing Framework
Presented at the European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, Prague, Czech Republic
Proceedings, refereed
J. Sundnes and G. T. Lines
Modeling the Electro-Mechanical Behavior of an Infarcted Heart
Proceedings from MekIT'03, Second national conference on Computational Mechanics
2002
Journal Articles
G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes and A. Tveito
A Domain Embedding Strategy for Solving the Bidomain Equations on Complicated Geometries
International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines, K. Mardal and A. Tveito
Multigrid Block Preconditioning for a Coupled System of Partial Differential Equations Modeling the Electrical Activity in the Heart
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
A Second Order Scheme for Solving the Bidomain and Forward Problem
International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
ODE Solvers for a Stiff System Arising in the Modeling of the Electrical Activity of the Heart
International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation
Talks, contributed
G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes, A. Tveito, X. Cai, K. Mardal and A. M. Bruaset
Diffpack Simulation of the Electrical Activity in the Heart
Invited minisymposium talk at the 20th CAD-FEM User's Meeting, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Proceedings, refereed
X. Cai and G. T. Lines
Enabling Numerical and Software Technologies for Studying the Electrical Activity in Human Heart
Applied Parallel Computing - Advanced Scientific Computing, 6th International Conference, PARA 2002
2001
Journal Articles
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Efficient Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations Modeling Electrical Activity in Cardiac Cells
Mathematical Biosciences
Talks, contributed
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines, K. Mardal and A. Tveito
On Numerical Techniques for the Bidomain Model
Presented at the SIAM Annual meeting, San Diego, California
Technical reports
G. T. Lines, X. Cai and A. Tveito
A Parallel Solution of the Bidomain Equations Modeling the Electrical Activity of the Heart
2000
Talks, contributed
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
Efficient Solution of ODEs Modeling Electrical Activity in Cardiac Cells
DIFTA seminar, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Technical reports
J. Sundnes, G. T. Lines and A. Tveito
An Investigation of Different Solvers for Stiff ODE Systems
1999
PhD Thesis
G. T. Lines
Simulating the Electrical Activity in the Heart - a Bidomain Model of the Ventrciles Embedded in a Torso
1998
Proceedings, refereed
G. T. Lines, P. Grøttum and A. Tveito
A Coupled Torso and Myocardium Simulator Using the Luo-Rudy Cell Model - Implementation and Results
Proceedings of the XXVth International Congress on Electrocardiology
Technical reports
X. Cai, A. M. Bruaset, H. P. Langtangen, G. T. Lines, K. Samuelsson, W. Shen, A. Tveito and G. Zumbusch
Performance Modeling of PDE Solvers
1997
Journal Articles
I. Johansen, G. T. Lines, A. Honne and T. Midtgaard
Calibration of an FT-IR Spectrometer for Ambient Air Monitoring Using PLS
Applied Spectroscopy
1996
Book Chapters
G. T. Lines and T. Kavli
The Equivalence of Spline Models and Fuzzy Logic Applied to Model Construction and Interpretation
Neural Adaptive Control Theory