ABOUT COE-HPC
To come out as a research hub in solving computational-intensive, scientific & real-world problems, Government of Odisha in collaboration with C-DAC Pune, has established Centre of Excellence -High Performance Computing (CoE-HPC) laboratory in Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur, Odisha in 2019. Two PARAM SHAVAK desktop supercomputers are deployed in CoE-HPC to collaborate, educate and carry out research using high performance computing in diversified area of applications.
DETAILED BROCHURE: Final_Brochure_HPC
FACULTY-IN-CHARGE: Dr. Niranjan Panigrahi, Department of CSE
TRAINING & INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES:
- Workshop on High Performance Computing using the PARAM SHAVAK System, conducted by experts from C-DAC Pune, held from 19–22 August 2019.
- Online Training on “Machine Learning and Deep Learning using the PARAM SHAVAK DL-GPU System”, conducted by experts from C-DAC Pune, held from 11–15 January 2021.
- Online Summer Internship on the PARAM SHAVAK System, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), conducted for 45 days during May–June 2021.
- Summer Research Internship on “Computational Modelling of Human Sanitation Behavior & Decision Support System (DSS) Development”, supervised by Dr. Niranjan Panigrahi, Department of CSE, from 8 June–15 July 2026.
- Summer Research Internship on “Vehicular Ad Hoc Network-Based Dynamic Ambulance Green Corridor System for Mixed Traffic in Indian Urban Roads”, supervised by Dr. Sourav Kumar Bhoi, Department of CSE, from 17 June–17 July 2026.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
| 1. | Title of Research: Achieving spectral localization of network using betweenness-based edge perturbation |
| Researchers: D. Mohapatra, PMEC, Berhampur, S.R. Pradhan, PMEC, Berhampur | |
| Year: 2020 | |
| Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13278-020-00687-y | |
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| 2. | Title of Research: Artificial Intelligence based Indian Sign Language Recognition with Accelerated Performance under HPC Environment |
| Researchers: Niranjan Panigrahi, PMEC, Berhampur | |
| Year: 2022 | |
| Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1109/OCIT56763.2022.00051 | |
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| 3. | Title of Research: Parallel ensemble transfer learning based framework for COVID-19 differentiation and prediction using deep convolutional neural network models |
| Researchers: Priyavrat Misra, PMEC, Berhampur, Niranjan Panigrahi, PMEC, Berhampur, S. Gopal Krishna Patro, GLA University, Mathura, Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, & Sinnappampatty S. Aravinth, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh. | |
| Year: 2024 | |
| Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-16084-4 | |
Research Highlights: Fig: Proposed PETLFC framework for COVID19 prediction & Proposed Data Parallel Model | |
| 4. | Title of Research: Video-Based Detection Of Squint And Cataract For Accessibility-Aware Adaptive Web Interface Rendering |
| Researchers: Amar Ranjan Dash, BU, Berhampur, Manas Ranjan Patra, NIST University, Berhampur | |
| Year: 2026 | |
| Publication link: https://doi.org/10.5121/ijcsea.2026.16301 | |
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