C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC(T)), formerly (ER & DCI), Thiruvananthapuram, is a Scientific Society of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. It is a National Centre of Excellence, pioneering application oriented research, design and development in Electronics and Information Technology.

The center has contributed to the electronics sector through the indigenous development of systems and products, foreign technology absorption, adaptation and upgrades, consultancy and training and turnkey implementation of contract projects.

Major development groups

Power Electronics Group

Power Electronics is a part of industrial control and is a major thrust area for C-DAC. The activities of the group are focused on Custom Power Devices, Power Controllers for tapping energy from non-conventional energy sources like wind and solar, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automotive Electronics, Systems for Industrial Automation, Digital Controllers and Power Control Systems for Industrial application, Networking of Power Electronic systems and the Development of industrial control products like Variable Speed Drive systems, High Performance Uninterruptible Power Supply systems, High efficiency Switched Mode Power Converters, and Remote Controlled Mobile platforms.

In addition to technology development projects, the group undertakes contract projects for industries. The centre also acts as the nodal centre for the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology(NaMPET)

National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET)

NAMPET is a national mission programme launched in November 2004 by the Department of Information Technology(DIT) under Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. The five-year programme is implemented through the Nodal Centre at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. Academic institutions in the country, manufacturing industries and user industries of Power Electronics Systems participate in the programme. A National Steering Committee composed of experts from agencies and institutions in India guides the activities of NaMPET.

Major Technologies

Vehicle Control Unit and Train Communication Network for Indian Railways
Universal Auxiliary Converter for Rolling Rolling Stock Applications
Smart Energy Meters for Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Broadcast and Communication Group

The group is involved in the design and development of products and technology for Broadcast and Communication applications.

The group has launched a range of products/technology in the last decade which have been used by All India Radio, Doordarshan, State Electronics Development Corporations, Airport Authority & Telecommunication Department.

The group has expertise in product development with mixed mode signal processing for embedded application and is involved in developing products in Digital Audio, Broadband Access, TETRA, Wi-MAx, VOIP, Bluetooth and Digital Mobile Radios.

Hardware Design Group

The Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Design Centre is an embedded centre of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, set up with the objective of application-oriented R&D for electronics products, systems and technologies. Since its inception in 1989, the ASIC Design Centre has been active in the design of high-complexity ASICs and ASIC-based products. The Centre is equipped with facilities for design of VLSI ASICs from concept to silicon.

Strategic Electronics Group

The Strategic Electronics Group of CDAC(T) specialises in two technology areas.

Technology based on ultrasonic sounding
PC based simulators for training purposes

Control and Instrumentation Group

The thrust area of the group is the application oriented research and development activity relating to Control and Instrumentation. Communication being very important for effective control, plant wide networking is also added to the thrust area of the group.

Medical Informatics Group

'Medical Informatics' is the application of computer technology to medicine such as health care, medical research and medical teaching.

The mission of 'Medical Informatics' is to carry out research on health technology, telemedicine, bio-medical imaging and applications relevant to environments in developing countries.

Medical Informatics: core activities

Tele-Medicine
Hospital Management System
Hospital Information System
Data Management System for health care
Data mining and Knowledge Management System for health care
Medical Protocol implementation
Picture Archival and Communication System
Bio-Medical Signals and Imaging research
Human Resource Portal & Payroll Management
Public Health Informatics
Hand-held Environments for health care
Embedded systems for health care
National Health Care Technology initiatives
Industrial and Consumer Electronics Consultancy
Mobile Telemedicine vehicle design

Core technical capability

Languages and technologies: C, C++, .NET, Java, Java EE, JSP, STRUTS, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSL, CSS, AJAX, Java ME, WAP, Delphi & Embedded C.
Middleware: Oracle Application Server 10g & JBoss
Web-related technologies
Centralized and distributed technologies.
Open Source software: Redhat Linux, BOSS, Open Office and TOMCAT
Network communication technologies: V-SAT, Broadband, GSM, GPRS, WLL and Wi-Fi

ICD

Medical image and signal processing technologies
Knowledge Management & Data Mining Tools

Software Training and Development Centre

Software Training and Development Centre(STDC) is a major division of C-DAC. R&D, education and training are the two major areas of focus which have resulted in development of products such as open source software, multilingual tools, and training courses.

The courses offered include Diploma in Embedded Systems Design in addition to the courses on IBM Mainframe, Web Technology, Database Technology, and Internet Technology.

STDC is located at two places. One in Technopark Thiruvananthapuram and the other in near to Shenoy's Junction, MG Road, Ernakulam(Kochi). Kochi Centre is majorly concentrating on IT courses like, Dot NET Technologies using MVC, Java, Advanced Java, Java and Android Programming, PHP, C programming, C++ programming etc. The details of the complete set of courses can be gained by contacting the centre at the phone number 0484 2372422 or 2369972. The centre is located at the prime location and at the heart of the city, Ernakulam. Reach-ability by train and bus is very high. STDC also undertake corporate course for different offices on their requirements. STDC provided guidance for student final projects also.

ER & DCI IT

ER&DCI Institute of Technology (ER&DCI IT) is an educational institution under the direct control of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Thiruvananthapuram. The institute is located on the campus of CDAC, in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. The institute is affiliated to the Kerala Technological University and has the approval of AICTE.

ER&DCI IT began in 2001, with the MCA Programme with the motive of imparting training in Information Technology and other related areas through the three year MCA programme. The programme was structured with differences from the regular MCA programmes offered by other institutes. Hands on experience of live projects at the R & D laboratories of CDAC is aimed at preparing the students to take up work in the industry. MCA has been discontinued, the last batch will pass out in 2014.

Another course conducted by ER&DCI is the M.Tech in VLSI & Embedded Systems, M.Tech (Computer Science with Specialization in Cyber Forensics and Information Security)

18 students are admitted every year based on Gate score/entrance test.

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