Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
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| Established | 1988 |
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Field of research
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High Performance Computing, Multi-lingual Computing, Professional Electronics, Software Technologies, Health Informatics, Education |
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Pune University Campus, Ganesh Khind, Pune - 411 007, Maharashtra, India |
| Location | Pune, India (Headquarters) |
| Nickname | C-DAC |
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Operating agency
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Department of Electronics and Information Technology, India |
| Website | cdac.in |
Coordinates: 18°33′06″N 73°49′26″E / 18.551747°N 73.823750°E
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is a research and development organization under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India. The National Centre for Software Technology (NCST), ER&DCI and CEDTI were merged into C-DAC in 2003.
After being denied a Cray supercomputer by the United States in 1987 due to a fear of it being used for military purposes, India started a program to develop an indigenous supercomputer in collaboration with Russia. Supercomputers were considered a double edged weapon capable of assisting in the development of nuclear weapons. For the purpose of achieving self-sufficiency in the field, C-DAC was established by the Department of Electronics in 1988. Vijay Bhatkar was hired as the Director of C-DAC. The project was given an initial run of 3 years and an initial funding of ₹30,00,00,000 as the same amount of money and time was usually expended to secure the purchase of a supercomputer from the US. In 1990, a prototype was produced and was benchmarked at the 1990 Zurich Supercomputering Show (CONPAR 1990?). It surpassed most other systems, placing second after US.
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