Vijay P. Bhatkar
Indian computer scientist
Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is an Indian computer scientist, IT leader and educationalist. He is best known as the architect of India's National Initiative in Supercomputing where he led the development of Param supercomputers. He is a Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Maharashtra Bhushan recipient. Indian computer magazine Dataquest placed him among the pioneers of India's IT industry. He was the founder and executive director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and is currently working on developing exascale supercomputing for India.
Bhatkar has been chancellor of Nalanda University, in Bihar, India since January 2017. From 2012 to 2017, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Delhi. Currently, he is serving as the Chairman of Vijnana Bharati, a non-profit organization of Indian scientists.
Career
Bhatkar was born in Muramba, Taluka Murtijapur, District Akola in a maharashtrian family Maharashtra, India. He received a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Nagpur University, Nagpur; ME degree from the MS University of Baroda, Vadodara and a PhD from IIT Delhi.
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