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CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute

(Formerly CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation)

A constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

 

Prof. P. Seshu, a Mechanical Engineer by training and profession, has application innovation credits on smart structures, robotics, vehicle dynamics and biomedical Engg. This acclaimed teacher from IIT-B Mechanical Engineering Department has received many laurels- excellence in teaching and mentor of the year awards are a few among them. His book on the finite element analysis, quite popular among the student community, demonstrates his innate ability to teach complex problems. He also has published 60 research papers, despite his active teaching tenure. SPARK (Student Programme for Advancement in Research Knowledge), one among his first initiatives as the Scientist-in-Charge, has indeed significantly boosted the scientific ambiance of CSIR-4PI. The installation of a 250 T flops super-computing environment and planning of a visualization hyperwall, spearheaded by him, will help CSIR-4PI to leapfrog to the top of supercomputing centers in India. When the present day high-fidelity computer simulations and the vast array of sensors spew out huge amounts of data (terabytes to petabytes), efficient data analytics and visualization tools will immensely aid the researcher to infer knowledge from data says Prof. Seshu. 

Vision: 

To synergize the strong expertise in various disciplines across CSIR and build a unified platform that embodies a rich set of big data enabling technologies and services with optimized performance to facilitate research collaboration and scientific discovery. 

Mission:

Develop knowledge products in Earth, Engineering and information sciences for societal good by exploiting modeling, simulation and data science capabilities.

Mandate: 

To develop reliable knowledge products for decision support in Earth, Engineering and Information sciences as well as to host centralised supercomputing facility for CSIR. 

Student Programme for Advancement in Research Knowledge (SPARK)

SPARK is intended to provide a unique opportunity to bright and motivated students of reputed Universities to carry out their major project/thesis work and advance their research knowledge in mathematical modelling and simulation of complex systems. The programme is intended to increase the interaction between scientists and faculty members of academic institutes along with their students towards a long term research collaboration. Click here to apply for SPARK.

A FAQ on SPARK is available here.