Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

C-DAC was created in November 1987,[3] initially as the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Technology (C-DACT).[4][3] In 1988, the US Government refused to sell India a Cray supercomputer due to concerns about India using it to develop nuclear weapons.[5] In response India started development of its own supercomputer, and C-DACT was created as part of this programme.[6][7]

Dr Vijay Bhatkar was hired as the director of C-DACT.[7] The project was given an initial run of three years and an initial funding of ₹30,00,00,000, the cost of a Cray supercomputer.[7]

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.[7][8]

The final result of the effort was the PARAM 8000, released in 1991.[9]

The National Centre for Software Technology, Electronic Research and Development Centre and CEDTI were merged into C-DAC in 2003.[10][11]

Originally established to research and assemble High Performance Computers, the research of C-DAC now includes:

C-DAC branches and training centres include:[12]

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).[13] C-DAC organises advanced computing diploma programmes through the Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) located all over India.[14] 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.[15][16][17][18]

• PARAM series of supercomputers[19]
• VEGA Microprocessors, India's first indigenous 64-bit Multi-core Superscalar Out-of-Order RISC-V Processor[20]
• M-Kavach 2, an android-based mobile device security solution addressing emerging threats.[21]
• Mobile Seva AppStore, a mobile app marketplace[22]
• Bharat Operating System Solutions, a Linux-based general purpose operating system[23]
• Anvaya, a workflow environment for automated genome analysis.[24]
• Namescape, the search engine for the Aadhaar unique-ID project.[25]
• GARUDA, India's National Grid Computing Initiative[26][27]
• TaxoGrid, a grid-based molecular phylogenetics and drug discovery system[28]
• GIST, Graphics and Intelligence based Script Technology[29]
• DARPAN, a real time network monitoring, visualization and Service Level Agreement monitoring tool.[30]
• OLabs, an internet based platform for conduct of school laboratory experiments and assessment.[31]
• Punarjjani, a web based integrated assessment tool for mentally challenged children.[32]
• Shrutlekhan-Rajbhasha, a Hindi language speech recognition software application developed by C-DAC in collaboration with IBM[33]
• eSanjeevani, a digital modality of healthcare service delivery.[34]
• e-Pramaan, a national e-Authentication framework for accessing various government services.[35][36]
• QSim, India's first Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru and IIT Roorkee.[37]
• CerviSCAN, a Cervical Cancer screening device suite[38]
• The Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition (ASTR) powered solution for Telecom SIM subscriber verification.[39][40]

• Vijay P. Bhatkar, founding director, recipient of Padma Bhushan award[41]
• Rajat Moona, Director IIT Gandhinagar, former director C-DAC.[42]
• Rajkumar Buyya, professor at Melbourne University, formerly worked as a Senior Scientist at C-DAC Bangalore[43]
• Srinivasan Ramani, contributed in bringing the internet to India in 1987 through the academic network ERNET,[44][45] served as an adviser on UN ICT Task Force, and was the first director of HP Labs, India[46]
• Sudhir P. Mudur, former director of C-DAC, current head of Computer Science Department, Concordia University.[47]
• T M Vijayaraman, head of Persistent Systems's research, formerly worked at C-DAC Mumbai.[48]
• Geetha Manjunath, founder & CEO of NIRAMAI.[49]
• P Sadanandan, former director of NCSDT (now C-DAC Mumbai).[44]

• Manthan Award 2013 for Mobile Tele-Ophthalmology Units,[50] e-safeT,[51] ONAMA.[52]
• Manthan Award 2012 for Interactive Museum,[53] Megh Sushrut,[54] National e-Governance Service Delivery Gateway.[55]
• National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2012[56]
• Skoch Digital Inclusion Award, 2011[57]

• e-mahashabdkosh

• Supercomputing in India