Dr. Pradeep K. Sinha heads the National PARAM Supercomputing Facility at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, India. He is also the Chief of R&D Projects at C-DAC. He was one of the chief architects of the PARAM 10000 and PARAM Padma Supercomputers developed by C-DAC. Before joining C-DAC in 1996, Dr. Sinha was with the Multimedia Systems Research Laboratory of Matsushita Denki in Tokyo, Japan where he coordinated projects in the area of distributed computing systems.

Dr. Sinha has significantly contributed to the advancement of science & technology and technical education. He holds two international patents and has authored a number of technical papers and three books. His book titled "Distributed Operating Systems: Concepts and Design" is used as a textbook in many universities in the USA and in India at Postgraduate level. The Japanese language edition of the book has also been brought out for use in Japanese Universities by SciTech Press, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Sinha’s other two books titled “Foundations of Computing” and “Computer Fundamentals” are widely used all over India in many colleges and universities.

Dr. Sinha is a recognized Post Graduate faculty member of Pune University, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Hyderabad. He has guided several M. Tech. and Ph. D. students in the area of Computer Science and Engineering. He loves sharing his knowledge and experiences with young students and guiding them to become successful professionals.

Dr. Sinha is also a subject of biographical record in the Sixteenth Edition (1999) of the American Publication “Marquis Who’s Who in the World”, inclusion in which is limited to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby, contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society.

Dr. Sinha obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science in 1980 from the Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, his Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 1983 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and his Doctor of Science degree in Information Science in 1991 from the University of Tokyo, Japan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Softbridge Solutions, Pune (2003 - till date)
  
  
• Visiting Faculty - English training for IT students from Japan.
  
  
• Corporate Training for Business English
  
  
• Brintons Carpets Asia Pvt. Ltd. (2003) , Vijaydeep Industries(2002) and others.
  
  
• International Institute of Information Technology, Pune Infotech Park, Pune (2002 - till date)
  

• Visiting Faculty - English training for IT students from Korea.
  
  
• Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, Pune (2000 - 2001)
  
  
• Faculty for Design and Personality Development courses - Adult Education.
  
  
• Freelance (1996 - 2001)
  
  
• Personal tutor - English proficiency for day to day use.
  
  
• G.B. Gadre & Co., Pune. Partner - (1986 - 1998)
  Actively involved in house training programs to improve communication skills and personality development of the marketing and service engineers as well as liaison with specifiers, customers and suppliers. The company is a market leader in Natural Ventilation Systems under the brand name GRAVENT and a major telecom systems integrator.
  
  
• Lovely Public School, New Delhi Class Teacher (1984 - 1985)
  
  
• Taught Std. III to VIII - Biology & English.
  
  
• Additional responsibility for Arts & Craft for Std. IX to XII.

EDUCATION

• Business English Certificate, Cambridge University / British Council (2002)
  
  
• Diploma in Interior Design, Pune (2000)
  
  
• Certificate in Business Accounting, Pune (1996)
  
  
• Advanced COBOL from NIIT, New Delhi (1986)
  
  
• Diploma in Textile Designing, New Delhi (1985)
  
  
• Bachelor of Education from Delhi University, New Delhi (1983)
  
  
• Bachelor of Science from Delhi University, New Delhi (1982)
  
  
• High School (Std. XII) from Lady Irwin School / Sardar Patel School, New Delhi (1979)
  

OTHER INTERESTS

Design of Interiors, Artifacts & Jewelry, Gardening, Music, Travel.