As part of our outreach initiative at Siddhivinayak Advanced Computing Labs Pvt Ltd, I’m offering a free 90-minute on-campus Awareness Session on Parallel Programming for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Behind every AI framework you use — PyTorch, TensorFlow — is parallel programming. It is the foundational engine that makes modern AI, scientific computing, and high-performance applications possible. Yet, this critical layer often remains invisible to students during their formative years of learning. This session is designed to build that foundational intuition early, complementing your existing AI, Data Science, and HPC courses.
During the session, students experience the concept come alive through a live demonstration where the same computation runs multiple times faster across CPU and GPU cores — making the power of parallelism immediately tangible and impactful.
What Students Can Expect
- A conceptual walkthrough of why parallel programming matters in today’s computing landscape
- Understanding how AI frameworks leverage parallelism under the hood
- A compelling live demo: serial vs. parallel execution on real hardware
- Insight into career opportunities in HPC, AI infrastructure, and scientific computing
Who Should Attend
UG and PG students in Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical, Physics, or any engineering/science discipline with an interest in AI, simulation, or high-performance computing.
About the Speaker
Dr. Mandar Gurav is a Parallel Programmer who enjoys helping people accelerate their applications on CPU and GPU platforms. He previously worked with IITBombay, Nvidia, Intel, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and MulticoreWare before founding Siddhivinayak Advanced Computing Labs Pvt Ltd. Over the last 16 years, he has delivered a number of CPU/GPU parallelization projects in the following domains – Atmospheric Modelling, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Circuit Simulation, Robotics, Haptics, Video processing. As a part of professional service, he is involved in conducting training programs, delivering sessions on his areas of expertise in government research laboratories, industry and educational institutes (IITs, NITs, Engineering Institutes etc).
He holds a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITBombay) and Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Engineering) from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli.
Contact
If you’d like to schedule a session at your Institute or University, contact us at –
contact@svacl.com / +91 9373881607