Vijay P. Bhatkar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vijay P. Bhatkar

Indian scientist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Akola district, Maharashtra, India

Profession: computer scientist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Vijay P. Bhatkar

  • 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 Bhushan, Padma Shri and Maharashtra Bhushan awardee.
  • Indian computer magazine Dataquest placed him among the pioneers of India's IT industry.
  • He was the founder executive director of C-DAC and is currently working on the developing Exascale supercomputing mission for India.Bhatkar has been chancellor of Nalanda University, India since January 2017.
  • Prior to that, he served as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Delhi from 2012 to 2017.
  • Currently he is serving as the Chairman of Vijyana Bharti, a non profit organization of Indian scientists.

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