Preamble

Biological systems are incredibly complex, involving an intricate interplay of molecules, cells, organisms with their ecosystem. The advent of transcending technologies, such as application specific integrated circuits (ASICS), AI-enabled wafer-scale engines (WSEs) and exascale computing have expanded the horizons of supercomputing in bioinformatics and healthcare. These have been pivotal in enabling scientists to answer critical biological questions that were once unimaginable. Digital twin, involves creating highly detailed, virtual replicas of biological systems, organs, or human, as a step towards precision medicine. This technology empowered by supercomputers facilitates integration of large-scale biological data from multiple omics technologies. Such multiscale computational models aid to predict the behavior of complex biological systems. As supercomputing technology continues to evolve, it holds the potential to unlock new insights into biological systems and address pressing global challenges related to health, sustainability, and biodiversity conservation.

Accelerated and efficient genome sequence analysis, biomarker identification, biomolecular simulations, high-throughput virtual screening of small molecules driven by high performance computing (HPC) are enabling researchers to decode and analyse vast amounts of biological data. Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed biological data mining and analysis to provide novel insights. The blend of such technologies with supercomputing infrastructure has enabled the understanding of genetic diversity, identifying disease-causing mutations, and personalized medicine. Additionally, supercomputers aid in simulating drug interactions, optimizing drug formulations, predicting drug efficacy and toxicity profiles. Traditional medicine-based formulations are also gaining importance to augment conventional therapeutic strategies. Biomolecular simulations coupled with HPC techniques can aid in understanding the molecular basis of traditional remedies. Industries and startups leverage all these innovative research models to develop viable products.

"Accelerating Biology 2025: Compute to transcend" would delve into breakthrough technologies for transcending the boundaries of biology by enabling researchers to tackle grand challenges towards One Health.

Thematic areas:

• Transcending Technologies and Enablers
• Digital Twin in Biology and Medicine
• Next Generation Drug Discovery: Repurposing and Toxicology
• Biomarker discovery in Genomics
• Empowering Molecules: Multiscale Simulations
• Computational Applications in Traditional Medicine
• Ideas to Impact

 

Speakers:

 

Technical Schedule

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Know Us

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas. As a scientific society, C-DAC has been continuously engaged for over three and a half decades, towards the design, development and deployment of electronics and advanced Information Technology (IT) products and solutions for the benefit of the society. C-DAC's thrust in meeting the national agenda has manifest itself in the execution of several key projects, leading to the creation of a strong brand equity for its inherent expertise and capabilities, in the global context. Presently, this expertise extends to the field of High Performance Computing (HPC) fueling various scientific, engineering and business applications. Fostering an environment of innovation and dealing with cutting edge technologies. C-DAC is actively engaged in indigenous R&D of HPC components (processor, server board, interconnect, cluster and cooling systems), HPC system software, HPC applications, solutions and services, grid computing, cloud computing, big data analytics and Quantum computing. Under the National Supercomputing Mission, C-DAC's PARAM series of supercomputers with a cumulative computing power of 24 PF have already been deployed at various premier academic institutions across the nation. . In-house developed hardware components in the form of Reconfigurable Computing System (RCS) cards specific for particular scientific applications have accelerated them many folds. Over the years the Bioinformatics Group of C-DAC has developed into an active centre of bioinformatics research, applying HPC to accelerate biological research towards the betterment of human life.

Bioinformatics@C-DAC

The activities carried out by the Bioinformatics Group at C-DAC have been a major driver of High Performance Computing Applications. The Bioinformatics Resources and Applications Facility (BRAF) has been pivotal in providing dedicated supercomputing infrastructure for Life Science researchers across India. The HPC-based tools and databases developed by the group have led to several national and international collaborations with leading research groups as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The group continues to be at the forefront in providing leadership for development of applications under National Supercomputing Mission.

The group has collaborations with a number of eminent research organizations and industries, national and international such as Pirbright Institute (UK), Roslin Institute (UK), University of Surrey (UK), Open Health Systems Laboratory (OHSL), Oregon Health and Science University (USA), NIH (USA), Bard College (USA), University of Illinois (USA), National Centre for Cell Science (Pune), University of Pune (Pune), IIT Madras (Chennai), Tata Memorial Hospital (Mumbai), National Chemical Laboratory (USA), Ventri Biologicals (Pune), IBB (Pune), ACTREC (Mumbai), National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi and industries like Lupin Ltd. Pune.

Registration Fees*:

Category	Early Bird Fees	Fees
Student	₹ 3500 /-	₹ 4500 /-
Academic / Govt.	₹ 4500 /-	₹ 5500 /-
Industry	₹ 5500 /-	₹ 6500 /-

*Fees are inclusive of GST

 

Important Dates

Events	Dates
Registration Starts	2nd September 2024
Early Bird Registration Ends	25th October 2024
Registration Ends	6th December 2024
Abstract and Poster Deadline	6th December 2024

 

Registration Fees includes

• Symposium registration
• Delegate Kit
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner (except day 3 dinner)

There are limited seats, registration will be on a first come first serve basis.

Registrations would be closed as soon as the seats get full.

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Special Discount

BRAF Users Special Discount

A special discount will be offered for existing BRAF users (on or before 30th August 2024).

Abstract submission is mandatory to avail BRAF user discount.

Download and send the duly filled scanned form along with IMPS/NEFT/UPI transaction receipt, institute's authorization letter or ID card photocopy duly signed and stamped by the HOD to ab2025@cdac.in. In subject line kindly mention "AB2025: BRAF Users Form - {BRAF account login name}"

Example: Subject: AB2025: BRAF User Form – vivekg

DOWNLOAD GROUP BRAF USER OFFLINE REGISTRATION

Group Registration Discount

To avail group (10+ participants) registration discount kindly email ab2025@cdac.in for further details.

Please note, only one discount can be availed at a time.

Alternatively, the applicant can also send the form along with all attachments through Post to following address:

Dr. Rajendra Joshi (Convenor, Accelerating Biology 2025), SD & HoD
HPC- Medical and Bioinformatics Applications Group,
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Innovation Park,
Panchavati, Pashan, Pune - 411 008, India.
Tel: 020-25503272 (10:00 am to 5:00PM)
Email: ab2025@cdac.in

 

Symposium Venue

The Orchid Hotel
Adjacent Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex,
Pune - Bangalore Road, Balewadi,
Pune, Maharashtra 411045

 

Poster and Oral Presentations

All registered participants are encouraged to make a poster presentation of their recent research activities and submit an abstract, not exceeding 250 words. The confirmation of poster selection will be notified by 10^th December, 2024.

Poster size should be 3ft (width) X 4ft (height). Material to be required for mounting the poster will be provided by organizers.

The posters would be evaluated during the event by the judges and the best few posters would be selected for "Poster Oral Presentations".

 

Abstract Guidelines

• Title should summarize the abstract and convince that the topic is important.
• Provide the names and department affiliation of all authors who contributed to the work being presented as a poster.
• Name of presenting author should be underlined and certificate will be given only to presenting author.
• Italicize your faculty mentor’s name and provide the department affiliation.
• The word limit is 250 words.
• Use font Calibri, font size 12 and line spacing 1.2.
• The document should be submitted as a MS Word document (doc). A pdf is not acceptable.
• Email your abstract to ab2025@cdac.in

 

Accommodation

For accommodation, the participant can approach the below mentioned hotels directly for bookings and payments on their own.