Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
{{Short description|Autonomous scientific society}}
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{{Infobox research institute
|name = Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
|image = C-DAC LogoTransp.png
| motto = {{native phrase|Sa|ज्ञानादेव तु कैवल्यम्|italics=off}}
Only through knowledge one attains liberation (English translated)
|established = {{start date and age|1988}}
|research_field = High Performance Computing, Multi-lingual Computing and Heritage Computing, Professional Electronics, Software Technologies, Cyber Security, Blockchain, Data Science, Health Informatics
|director = Magesh Ethirajan{{cite web |title=Officials in C-DAC { As on 7.4.2022 } |url=https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_pdf_officials_cdac |website=cdac.in |publisher=Centre for Development of Advanced Computing |access-date=12 April 2022}}
(Director General)
|city = Pune, India (headquarters)
|address = C-DAC Innovation Park, Panchavati, Pashan,
Pune - 411 008,
Maharashtra, India
|nickname = C-DAC
|operating_agency = Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
|website = [https://www.cdac.in/ www.cdac.in]
}}
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is an Indian autonomous scientific society, operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.{{Cite web|url=https://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=pdf_moa_16|title=C-DAC Memorandum of Association|date=19 April 2017|website=cdac.in|access-date=19 April 2017}}
History
{{Further|Supercomputing in India|PARAM}}
C-DAC was created in November 1987, initially as the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Technology (C-DACT). In 1988, the US Government refused to sell India a Cray supercomputer due to concerns about India using it to develop nuclear weapons.{{cite book|last=Nolan|first=Janne E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J2eB5Yh5AwUC&q=india%20supercomputer%20denied&pg=PA532|title=Global engagement: cooperation and security in the 21st century|year=1994|isbn=0815716729|page=532|publisher=Brookings Institution Press |access-date=15 September 2011}} In response India started development of its own supercomputer, and C-DACT was created as part of this programme.
Dr Vijay Bhatkar was hired as the director of C-DACT. The project was given an initial run of three years and an initial funding of {{INR}}30,00,00,000, the cost of a Cray supercomputer.
A prototype computer was benchmarked at the 1990 Zurich Super-computing Show. It demonstrated that India had the second most powerful, publicly demonstrated, supercomputer in the world after the United States.{{cite news |last1=Pal |first1=Sanchari |title=The Little Known Story of How India's First Indigenous Supercomputer Amazed the World in 1991 |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/82076/india-first-supercomputer-param-cdac-vijay-bhatkar/ |access-date=21 May 2022 |work=The Better India |date=13 January 2017 |language=en}}
The final result of the effort was the PARAM 8000, released in 1991.{{cite book | last=Rajaraman| first=V. | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=y9Nxe0SPeVkC|publisher=Universities Press| year=1999 | title=Super Computers| edition=1st | page=75| isbn=9788173711497 | access-date=15 September 2011}}
The National Centre for Software Technology (NCST), Electronic Research and Development Centre (ER&DC) and CEDTI were merged into C-DAC in 2003.{{cite news |title=Merger of IT R&D bodies: a sign of the times |url=http://www.cdac.in/html/press/2q03/spot326.aspx |access-date=28 July 2013 |newspaper=Express Computer |date=19 May 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812235616/http://www.cdac.in/html/press/2q03/spot326.aspx |archive-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |title=New domain name registration policy soon |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-10-26/news/27403856_1_icann-domain-internet-corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128052720/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-10-26/news/27403856_1_icann-domain-internet-corporation |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2012 |access-date=28 July 2013 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=26 October 2004}}
Research activities
Originally established to research and assemble High Performance Computers, the research of C-DAC now includes:
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- High Performance Computing
- Grid Computing
- Cloud Computing
- Multilingual and Heritage Computing
- VLSI and Processor design
- Embedded Systems
- Speech and Natural Language Processing
- Information and Cyber Security
- Ubiquitous Computing
- Bioinformatics
- Geomatics
- Digital forensics
- Big data analytics
- Blockchain
- Health Informatics
- Quantum computing
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Centres
C-DAC branches and training centres include:Unless otherwise indicated, sourced from [http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=contact C-DAC: Contact] (cdac.in)
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- C-DAC Pune (Headquarters)
- C-DAC Mumbai
- C-DAC Bangalore
- C-DAC Chennai
- C-DAC Delhi
- C-DAC Kolkata
- C-DAC Patna
- C-DAC Mohali
- C-DAC Noida
- C-DAC Hyderabad
- C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram
- C-DAC Silchar
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Education and training
C-DAC provides several courses in the field of advanced computing and software development. Among these are the HPC certification course- C-DAC Certified HPC Professional Certification Programme (CCHPCP).{{cite news | title= C-DAC launches country's first HPC certification in high performance computing | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/pune/30130176_1_hemant-darbari-hpc-dac| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/pune/30130176_1_hemant-darbari-hpc-dac| url-status=dead| archive-date=27 September 2012| quote=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.|date=8 September 2008| newspaper= The Times of India |access-date=16 September 2008}} C-DAC organises advanced computing diploma programmes through the Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) located all over India.{{cite news |title=C-DAC launches technical courses for students {{!}} Patna News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/c-dac-launches-technical-courses-for-students/articleshow/86405963.cms |work=The Times of India |date=22 September 2021 |language=en}} The PG Diploma courses include
- Specialisations in Embedded System Design,
- VLSI,
- Big Data Analytics,
- Geoinformatics,
- Artificial Intelligence
C-DAC has also established Centres of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) abroad under the Ministry of External Affairs' s development partnership projects.{{Cite web|title=Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) {{!}} Namibia University of Science and Technology|url=https://www.nust.na/?q=news/centre-excellence-information-technology-ceit|website=www.nust.na|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{cite news |last1=Meusa |first1=Shamar |title=Centre for Excellence in IT formally launched |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/06/21/news/guyana/centre-for-excellence-in-it-formally-launched/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Stabroek News |date=21 June 2019 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |title=MoU Signed for a New Centre of Excellence in IT |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2018/08/08/mou-signed-for-a-new-centre-of-excellence-in-it/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=8 August 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Nitin |title=Jaishankar inaugurates IT Centre at Namibia University, meets Gujarat's diamond businesses |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/jaishankar-inaugurates-it-centre-namibia-university-gujarat-diamond-businesses-inceit-cdac-eam-india-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-2023-06-06-874455 |work=www.indiatvnews.com |publisher=India TV |date=6 June 2023 |language=en}}
Commercialization
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On August 28, 2024, C-DAC and L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It will establish a program for the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies created by C-DAC in the areas of power systems, embedded software, open-source operating systems, high performance computing, and semiconductor design and development. LTSCT will leverage C-DAC's extensive pipeline of in-house intellectual property (IPs), which includes the VEGA processor, to create global product prospects through application design and validation for Field Programmable Gate Arrays. By facilitating the creation of cutting-edge goods and solutions for the automotive, industrial, information and communications technology infrastructure, and energy sectors, the collaboration to create indigenous ICs and SoCs based in Vega is expected to pick up speed.{{Cite web |title=L&T Semiconductor Technologies Inks MoU with C-DAC |url=https://www.larsentoubro.com/pressreleases/2024-08-28-lt-semiconductor-technologies-inks-mou-with-c-dac/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.larsentoubro.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=28 August 2024 |title=L&T Semiconductor, C-DAC sign pact to jointly work on indigenous chip tech |url=https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/l-t-semiconductor-c-dac-sign-pact-to-jointly-work-on-indigenous-chip-technology-124082801440_1.html |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=Business Standard}}
Products and developments
- PARAM series of supercomputers{{cite news |title=PARAM 8000: The Incredible Story of India's First Supercomputer |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/newsmo/video/param-8000-the-incredible-story-of-india-first-supercomputer-1840637-2021-08-13 |work=India Today |date=13 August 2021 |language=en}}
- VEGA Microprocessors, India's first indigenous 64-bit Multi-core Superscalar Out-of-Order RISC-V Processor{{cite news |title=IIT Madras, CDAC jointly develop microprocessors |url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/iit-madras-cdac-jointly-develop-microprocessors/77611804 |work=ETTelecom.com |publisher=The Economic Times |date=18 August 2020 |language=en}}
- M-Kavach 2, an android-based mobile device security solution addressing emerging threats.{{cite news |last1=Bengrut |first1=Dheeraj |title=C-DAC Pune to launch three new security products |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/cdac-pune-to-launch-three-new-security-products-101648664700883.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 March 2022 |language=en}}
- Mobile Seva AppStore, a mobile app marketplace{{cite news |title=Govt keen to develop, strengthen own mobile app store: Ravi Shankar Prasad |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-keen-to-develop-strengthen-own-mobile-app-store-ravi-shankar-prasad-121031800791_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=18 March 2021}}
- Bharat Operating System Solutions, a Linux-based general purpose operating system{{cite news |last1=Anil |first1=Sasi |title=Government's BOSS move: Now a homegrown system to run computers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-now-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/ |work=The Indian Express |date=12 January 2015 |language=en}}
- Anvaya, a workflow environment for automated genome analysis.{{Cite journal |last1=Limaye |first1=Bhakti |last2=Banerjee |first2=Ruma |last3=Datta |first3=Avik |last4=Inamdar |first4=Harshal |last5=Vats |first5=Pankaj |last6=Dahale |first6=Sonal |last7=Bhandari |first7=Alok |last8=Ramakrishnan |first8=E. P. |last9=Tupakula |first9=Rajnikanth |last10=Malviya |first10=Sandeep |last11=Bayaskar |first11=Avinash |date=2012 |title=Anvaya: a workflows environment for automated genome analysis |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22809419 |journal=Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=1250006 |doi=10.1142/S0219720012500060 |issn=1757-6334 |pmid=22809419}}
- Namescape, the search engine for the Aadhaar unique-ID project.{{cite news | title= Two new software tools from C-DAC | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/pune/29373891_1_search-engine-dac-rajan-t-joseph| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202131332/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/pune/29373891_1_search-engine-dac-rajan-t-joseph| url-status=dead| archive-date=2 February 2014| quote=Namescape is a search engine used on a pilot-basis in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) project of the Union government.|date=2 April 2011 | newspaper= The Times of India |access-date=16 September 2008}}
- GARUDA, India's National Grid Computing Initiative{{cite news | title= Garuda, the nationwide computer grid, takes wing | url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/8N1y1SqWeamQqhcGVyP8iN/Garuda-the-nationwide-computer-grid-takes-wing.html| newspaper=Livemint|date=18 Dec 2007 |access-date=27 June 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ctwatch.org/quarterly/articles/2006/02/garuda-indias-national-grid-computing-initiative/ |title=GARUDA |publisher=CTWatch |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182515/http://www.ctwatch.org/quarterly/articles/2006/02/garuda-indias-national-grid-computing-initiative/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- TaxoGrid, a grid-based molecular phylogenetics and drug discovery system{{cite news |title=C-DAC launches two products |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/cdac-launches-two-products/ |work=The Indian Express |date=5 April 2011 |language=en}} Namescape and TaxoGrid, the two products designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing,Pune, were launched today at the 24th Foundation Day of the Centre.
- GIST, Graphics and Intelligence based Script Technology{{cite news |last1=Darshankar |first1=Purushottam |title=The unique challenge India presents to natural language processing |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/story/the-unique-challenge-india-presents-to-natural-language-processing-153240-2018-10-03 |work=Business Today (India) |date=3 October 2018 |language=en}}
- DARPAN, a real time network monitoring, visualization and Service Level Agreement monitoring tool.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdactvm.in/bcg/images/link/darpan.html|title=Darpan|publisher=CDAC|access-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227023134/http://www.cdactvm.in/bcg/images/link/darpan.html|archive-date=27 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- OLabs, an internet based platform for conduct of school laboratory experiments and assessment.{{cite news |title=Science teachers to be trained in digital learning |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/science-teachers-to-be-trained-in-digital-learning/article7621209.ece |work=The Hindu |date=5 September 2015 |language=en-IN}}
- Punarjjani, a web based integrated assessment tool for mentally challenged children.{{cite web|url=http://www.punarjjani.in |title= Punarjjani | publisher=CDAC |access-date=26 December 2013}}
- Shrutlekhan-Rajbhasha, a Hindi language speech recognition software application developed by C-DAC in collaboration with IBM{{cite web |url=https://www.research.ibm.com/irl/cdachindi.html |title=IBM IRL News/Success stories - India |website=www.research.ibm.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212080659/http://www.research.ibm.com/irl/cdachindi.html |archive-date=2008-02-12}}
- eSanjeevani, a digital modality of healthcare service delivery.{{cite news |title=Working from home, Punjab developers launch India's largest online OPD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/working-from-home-punjab-developers-launch-indias-largest-online-opd-6392570/ |work=The Indian Express |date=4 May 2020 |language=en}}
- e-Pramaan, a national e-Authentication framework for accessing various government services.{{cite news |title=What is e-Pramaan? |url=https://epramaan.gov.in/whatisepramaan.html |access-date=22 July 2022 |work=epramaan.gov.in}}{{cite news |last1=Chaplot |first1=Akshita |title=Meri Pehchan: Relief from multi-login credentials on government platforms |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/personal-finance/meri-pehchan-relief-from-multi-login-credentials-on-government-platforms-article-92739551 |work=Times Now |date=8 July 2022 |language=en}}
- QSim, India's first Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru and IIT Roorkee.{{cite news |last1=Kalita |first1=Bishal |title=IIT Roorkee, IISc Bangalore, C-DAC Develops India's First Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-roorkee-iisc-bangalore-c-dac-develops-indias-first-quantum-computer-simulator-toolkit |work=NDTV.com |date=28 August 2021 |language=en}}
- CerviSCAN, a Cervical Cancer screening device suite{{cite news |title=C-DAC signs ToT pact for cervical cancer screening |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/c-dac-signs-tot-pact-for-cervical-cancer-screening/articleshow/98421983.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 March 2023}}
- The Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition (ASTR) powered solution for Telecom SIM subscriber verification.{{cite news |last1=Dabhi |first1=Brendan |title=Cops use AI to detect 2.25 lakh benami SIM |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/not-so-simple-racket/81855389.html |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=27 April 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Munjal |first1=Diksha |title=Explained {{!}} Will facial recognition AI tools help detect telecom fraud? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/will-facial-recognition-ai-help-detect-telecom-fraud/article66901902.ece |work=The Hindu |date=27 May 2023 |language=en-IN}}
Notable researchers and alumnus
- Vijay P. Bhatkar, founding director, recipient of Padma Bhushan award{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php |title=List of Padma Shri award recipients |publisher=Government of India |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429180512/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php |archive-date=29 April 2012 |df=dmy }}
- Rajat Moona, Director IIT Gandhinagar, former director general of C-DAC.{{cite news |title=IIT Gandhinagar appoints Prof Rajat Moona as new Director |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-gandhinagar-appoints-prof-rajat-moona-as-new-director-8162408/ |work=The Indian Express |date=20 September 2022 |language=en}}
- Rajkumar Buyya, professor at Melbourne University, formerly worked as a Senior Scientist at C-DAC Bangalore{{cite web|url=http://www.buyya.com/cv.html|title=Home Page of Professor Dr. Rajkumar Buyya|access-date=29 December 2013}}
- Srinivasan Ramani, contributed in bringing the internet to India in 1987 through the academic network ERNET,{{cite web|url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2002/jan-mar/ramani.html#research|title= Srinivasan Ramani: Innovating for India|publisher=HP Labs |date=February 2002|quote=He played a pioneering role in bringing the first Internet connection to India in the 1980s |access-date=15 September 2011}} served as an adviser on UN ICT Task Force, and was the first director of HP Labs, India{{cite web|url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/people/formerdirectors.html#ramani|title=HP Labs India: Past Directors|access-date=15 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014023335/http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/people/formerdirectors.html#ramani|archive-date=14 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- Sudhir P. Mudur, former director of C-DAC Mumbai (erstwhile NCST Mumbai), professor at Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University.{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.concordia.ca/people/faculty/full-time/mudursudhirp.php|title=Faculty: Mudur, Sudhir P.|publisher=Concordia University|access-date=15 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402122239/http://www.cs.concordia.ca/people/faculty/full-time/mudursudhirp.php|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- T M Vijayaraman, head of Persistent Systems's research, formerly worked at C-DAC Mumbai.{{cite web|url=http://www.persistentsys.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131075516/http://www.persistentsys.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|title=About: Management Team|publisher=Persistent Systems|access-date=15 September 2011}}
- Geetha Manjunath, founder & CEO of NIRAMAI, former member of PARAM development team at C-DAC Pune.{{cite web |title=Geetha Manjunath |url=https://www.widsconference.org/geethamanjunath.html |website=Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference |publisher=Stanford University |date=24 June 2021|language=en}}
- P Sadanandan, former director of NCSDT (now C-DAC Mumbai).{{cite news |title=The story of how the Internet came to India: An insider's account |url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/the-story-of-how-the-internet-came-to-india-an-insiders-account-1039533.html |access-date=8 January 2023 |work=News18 |date=14 August 2015 |language=en}}
Notable awards and accolades
- Manthan Award 2013 for Mobile Tele-Ophthalmology Units,{{cite news|title=Mobile Tele-Ophthalmology Units |url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2013_mobile_tele_ophthalmology}} Manthan Awards 2013 e-safeT,{{cite news|title=e-SafeT |url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2013_mobile_tele_ophthalmology}}- Manthan Awards 2013 ONAMA.{{cite news|title=ONAMA |url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2013_onama}} - Manthan Awards 2013
- Manthan Award 2012 for Interactive Museum,{{cite news|title=Interactive Museum : e-Culture and Heritage |url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2012_e_culture_interactive_museum}} Manthan Awards 2012 Megh Sushrut,{{cite news|title=Megh Sushrut : e-Health |url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2012_e_health_megh_sushrut}}- Manthan Awards 2013 National e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway.{{cite news|title=National e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway : e-Infrastructure|url=http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=aboutus_manthan2012_e_infra_egov}} - Manthan Awards 2012
- National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2012{{cite news |title=List of Awardees of National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disability, 2012 |url=https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/National%20awardd.pdf |work=Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |agency=Government of India |date=3 December 2012}}
- Skoch Digital Inclusion Award, 2011{{cite news |title=C-DAC bags Skoch Digital Inclusion Award for two projects |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/cdac-bags-skoch-digital-inclusion-award-for-two-projects/ |work=The Indian Express |date=13 September 2011 |language=en}}
Other projects
See also
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