Event Details
Awareness Workshop on High Performance Computing (HPC)
FROM 27 Jul 2024 TO 27 Aug 2024
Venue : SMIT @ 11:00 AM
The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI&DS) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), in collaboration with the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
| 1 | TITLE/NAME OF EVENT: | Awareness Workshop on High Performance Computing (HPC) |
| 2 | ORGANIZED BY (DEPT/(CLUB/BODY ETC): | AI&DS, SMIT and CFSD |
| 3 | UNDER THE BANNER OF (DEPT./OFFICE/CELL ETC): | |
| 4 | COLLABORATION WITH: | AICTE-CDAC |
| 5 | STUDENT EVENT: YES / NO | Yes |
| 6 | EXTERNALLY FUNDED: YES / NO | No |
| 7 | IF EXTERNALLY FUNDED, THEN NAME OF FUNDING AGENCY: | NA |
| 8 | NATURE: INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS / EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS / BOTH: | Internal |
| 9 | NO. OF PARTICIPANTS: | 80 (approx.) |
| 9A | INTERNAL: | 80 |
| 9B | EXTERNAL: | NA |
| 10 | MODE: ONLINE / OFFLINE | Offline |
| 10A | IF ONLINE PROVIDE LINK: | NA |
| 11A | DATE FROM: | 27th July 2024 |
| 11B | DATE TO: | 27th July 2024 |
| 12 | PLACE OF EVENT: | Seminar Hall, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology |
| 13 | COORDINATOR: | Dr. Om Prakash Singh, HoD, AIDS and Faculty Development Cell |
| 14 | ATTACH LIST OF PARTICIPANTS WITH INITIALS BY COORDINATORS (Attach Annexure): | Yes |
| RESOURCE PERSON: | ||
| SL. NO. | NAME | AFFILIATION |
| 1 | Dr. Krishna Vijay Kumar Singh | AICTE-MASTER Trainer on HPC |
Brief Description
The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI&DS) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), in collaboration with the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and the Centre for Faculty and Staff Development (CFSD) at SMIT, successfully conducted a one-day AICTE-SANKALP Awareness Workshop on High Performance Computing (HPC) on July 27, 2024.
The workshop featured Dr. Krishna Vijay Kumar Singh, a C-DAC Master Trainer and AICTE-nominated expert, who provided insightful sessions on the fundamental concepts of HPC and parallel programming, covering the following topics:
- HPC Architecture: An Introduction to High Performance Computing
- Parallel programming using OpenMP and MPI
- Parallel Programming with Co-Processors (GPU Programming and CUDA)
The program was inaugurated by Dr. Om Prakash Singh, Head of the Department of AI&DS and Head of the CFSD at SMIT, who delivered a welcome address that set a tone of enthusiasm and dedication at 11:00 AM. Dr. Singh emphasized the critical importance of HPC in today's technological landscape. He continued the talk with some demonstrations of experiments on the Param Utkarsh supercomputer.
AICTE-SANKALP is an initiative by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) aimed at fostering awareness and skills in High-Performance Computing (HPC) among students and faculty of technical education institutions, facilitated by AICTE Master Trainers.
