The CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI) formerly CMMACS is a unit of the

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (IAST: ''vaigyanik tathā audyogik anusandhāna pariṣada''), abbreviated as CSIR, was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body that has emerged as the l ...

. The centre is involved in developing modelling approaches for illuminating the structure and evolution of complex systems.

History

In the late 1980s the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research realised the increasing importance of mathematical modelling and computer based simulations that were critical for understanding complex systems, which were used in a wide array of scientific research. Various fields that were previously thought to be purely observational and qualitative now needed the use of such technologies. It was established in 1988 in the Belur Campus of the

National Aerospace Laboratories The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) is India's first and largest aerospace research firm established by the CSIR India, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Delhi in 1959. The firm closely operates with Hindustan Aero ...

(NAL), Bengaluru. The current Head of the Institute is Dr. Sridevi Jade.

Academics

The institute offers opportunities of summer projects for B.E. / M.Sc. / M.Tech students twice a year.Academic programmes in CSIR-4PI
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References

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