PUNE: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a national premier R&D organisation under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, and Atos, signed a cooperation agreement for technology advancement in the areas of Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Exascale Computing.
QUANTUM COMPUTING
The partnership will enable the creation of a ‘Quantum Computing Experience Centre’ at C-DAC’s headquarters in Pune. This centre will enable the advance study of applications of quantum theory, thereby creating new technologies and platforms for information security, connectivity and computing,” said C-DAC Pune founder member and Director-General Hemant Darbari.
C-DAC has already started to contribute to the development and demonstration of a Quantum Computing Platform, Quantum Communication, building technical infrastructure to advance Quantum Technologies and producing Quantum Algorithms, applications addressing programmes of national priorities,” he added.
EXASCALE COMPUTING
The cooperation agreement aims to develop a long-term programme, which will include the sharing of experience on Exascale Computing technical challenges and collaboration on road maps in line with the national objectives and global positioning.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
With Atos’ vast technical expertise in Artificial Intelligence domain, Atos and C-DAC could jointly work on technology development AI projects, including using AI to enhance the efficiency of HPC systems; running AI workloads on HPC systems and creating an ecosystem of AI devices dedicated to accelerating or concentrating inference execution near the edge.
“Atos was delighted to extend its partnership with an R&D organisation of International Repute - C-DAC to support India advance in these key areas of Quantum Computing, Exascale and Artificial Intelligence. Building on our position as the leading technology provider globally for Supercomputing, AI, Quantum Computing and others, this agreement is a significant step forward in our strategic relationship. This will strengthen the R&D activities between France and India with C-DAC and Atos significantly contributing to technology development and national economic growth,” said SEVP, Head of Big Data & Security at Atos Pierre Barnabé.
ABOUT THE AGREEMENT
- Cooperation agreement is for global advancement in Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Exascale Computing in India.
- The partnership will enable the creation of a ‘Quantum Computing Experience Centre’ at C-DAC’s headquarters in Pune.
- The cooperation agreement aims to develop a long-term programme.
