Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
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| Established | 1988 |
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| Field of Research | High Performance Computing |
| Director | Rajat Moona |
| Address | Pune University Campus, Ganesh Khind, Pune - 411 007, Maharashtra (India) |
| Location | Pune, India(Headquarters) |
| Telephone | +91-20-2570-4100 |
| Nickname | C-DAC |
| Operating Agency | Department of Information Technology, India |
| Website | http://www.cdac.in/ |
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) is a research and development organization under the Department of Information Technology, India.
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[edit] History
After being denied Cray supercomputers[1] as a result of a technology embargo, India started a program to develop an indigenous supercomputer in collaboration with Russia.[2][3] Supercomputers were considered a double edged weapon capable of assisting in the development of nuclear weapons.[4] For the purpose of achieving self sufficiency in the field, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) was established by the Department of Electronics in 1988. Vijay Bhatkar was hired as the Director of C-DAC.[1] The project given an initial run of 3 years and an initial funding of 300,000,000 
. Because the same amount of money and time was usually expended to secure the purchase of a supercomputer from the US.[1] In 1990, a prototype was produced and was benchmarked at the 1990 Zurich Supercomputering Show. It surpassed most other systems, placing second after US.[1]
The final result of the effort was the PARAM 8000. which was installed in 1991.[5] It is considered India's first supercomputer.
[edit] Research Activities
Originally established to research and assemble High Performance Computers, the research of C-DAC has spread to several other areas.
- High Performance Computers
- Grid Computing
- Electronics
- Speech and Natural Language Processing
- Information and Cyber Security
- Ubiquitous Computing
- Bioinformatics
[edit] Branches
- C-DAC Pune (Headquarters)
- C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram
- C-DAC Hyderabad
- C-DAC Mumbai
- C-DAC Kolkata
- C-DAC Noida
- C-DAC Bangalore
- C-DAC Chennai
[edit] Education and Training
C-DAC provides several courses in the field of advanced computing and software development. Among these is the HPC certification course C-DAC Certified HPC Professional Certification Programme (CCHPCP).[6]
[edit] Products and Developments
- PARAM, series of supercomputers
- Namescape, search engine for the unique ID project, Aadhar[6]
- Bharat Operating System Solutions, a Linux-based general purpose operating system.
- TaxoGrid, a grid-based molecular phylogenetics and drug discovery system.[6]
[edit] Notable Researchers and Alumnus
- Vijay P. Bhatkar, founding director, recipient of Padma Shri award.[7]
- Srinivasan Ramani, contributed in bringing the internet to India in 1987 through the academic network ERNET,[8] served as an adviser on UN ICT Task Force, first director of HP Labs, India[9]
- Sudhir P. Mudur, former director of C-DAC, current head of Computer Science Department, Concordia University.[10]
- T M Vijayaraman, head of Persistent Systems's research,[11] formerly worked at C-DAC Mumbai
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "God, Man And Machine". Outlook India. 16 May 2009. http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?102117. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "India orders review of US supercomputer deal". Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 25 March 2000. http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/148250/. "India started supercomputer development in the early eighties after it was denied the technology by the US."
- ^ Beary, Habib (1 April 2003). "India unveils huge supercomputer". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2906865.stm. "India began developing supercomputers in the late 1980s after being refused one by the US."
- ^ Nolan, Janne E. (1994). Global engagement: cooperation and security in the 21st century. p. 532. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=J2eB5Yh5AwUC&lpg=PA532&dq=india%20supercomputer%20denied&pg=PA532#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Rajaraman, V. (1999). Super Computers (1st ed.). Universities Press. p. 75. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=y9Nxe0SPeVkC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "C-DAC launches country's first HPC certification in high performance computing". The Times of India. 8 September. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/pune/30130176_1_hemant-darbari-hpc-dac. Retrieved 16 September. "The certification will be called the 'C-DAC Certified HPC Professional Certification Programme' (CCHPCP) and the exam will be conducted online every quarterly, on the lines of software programming certifications. There won't be any eligibility requirements to appear for the certification, and the paper will contain objective questions."
- ^ "List of Padma Shri award recipients". Government of India. http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Srinivasan Ramani: Innovating for India". HP Labs. February 2002. http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2002/jan-mar/ramani.html#research. Retrieved 15 September 2011. "He played a pioneering role in bringing the first Internet connection to India in the 1980s"
- ^ "HP Labs India: Past Directors". http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/people/formerdirectors.html#ramani. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Faculty: Mudur, Sudhir P.". Concordia University. http://www.cs.concordia.ca/people/faculty/full-time/mudursudhirp.php. Retrieved "15 September 2011".
- ^ "About: Management Team". Persistent Systems. http://www.persistentsys.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510. Retrieved "15 September 2011".
[edit] External links
- C-DAC (Main Site)
- C-DAC Mumbai
- C-DAC Noida
- C-DAC Chennai
- C-DAC Hyderabad
- C-DAC Bengaluru
- C-DAC Kolkata
- C-DAC Thiruvanantapuram
- C-DAC Mohali
