Network of 73 Super computers will connect academic & R & D institutions
Ahmedabad: Aerospace engineer and Professor Suresh M Deshpande from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific research, Bengaluru said that, “the Institute is involved in research in Association with ISRO and DRDO. We are working on a project of HPC that is high performance computation. Today there is one program on National Supercomputing Mission with Rs. 4500 Crore budget. National Supercomputing Mission will connect national academic and R&D institutions with a grid of over 73 high-performance computing facilities. We are going to install 73 supercomputers in different parts of the country and all will be linked by a computer grid. The mission has been conceptualised and evolved keeping in view the ever increasing computing demand of the scientific and academic community in the country, international technology trends and roadmaps, strategic importance and emergence of supercomputing as a benchmark for scientific and technological advancements. As far as supercomputing is concern India is ranked at number 74 and China is number 1. We have 500 supercomputers in world and India has only 9.”
He advised students of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) in a conference that, “whenever a new idea comes in your mind, it’s a flash. Discuss it with your mentor or faculty member or fellow students. There is no shortage of fund. Shortage is only of new ideas. Don’t worry about technicality, focus only on Idea. He advised students not to thought like the saying: Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, jitna Paisa utna kam. An ecosystem is the chain of experience. Ecosystem which ignites young mind is the need of the hour.” He also shared about his experience with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in Indian Institute of Science Bangalore as aerospace engineer. He also told about the development of light combat aircraft Tejas and anti-tank NAG missile and Agni missile. He told about his various experiences in the field of his specialization like Aerodynamics, Direct Numerical Simulations, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Data Assimilation.
Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor of GTU said that, “During age of Nalanda and Takshashila, lots of foreign students were coming to India for education and research. At present India is the youngest country as we have 60% is below 35 years of age. We are forefront in various fields including satellite launching. We have 6,40,000 villages in India. Our young buddy technocrats must identify rural problems and try to find the solutions. Innovation and creativity are need of the hour. GTU mentored 65 Innovators and around 40 companies have been established. GTU has become business hub for start-up enthusiasts.”
Dr Hosni from Kansas State University said that, “more than 1200 students have taken the benefit of student and faculty exchange program GTU and the Kansas State University USA since last 6 years of MoU. Are focusing more on practical skill improvement of the students. For this purpose we have join hands with industry leaders. We have completed industry academia survey. This survey results inspired us professional skills needed to inculcate in students.”
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