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Home page of C-MMACS (CSIR), Bangalore, India
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In the late 1980's, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recognized the growing significance of Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, as it became evident that modelling approaches were critical for illuminating the structure and evolution of complex systems that were invading the areas of scientific analysis and technological design. Fields like Geology and Biology, which for a long time was considered largely observational and qualitative had already begun to exploit the new possibilities, offered by Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation to grow new areas of computational geology and computational biology.
The Council therefore established in 1988 the "CSIR Center for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation", briefly called C-MMACS (pronounced as seemax). The Centre is located in the Belur Campus of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore. Dr.Gangan Prathap, is the current Scientist-in-Charge of the centre. The policies and programmes of the centre are approved and monitored by a high level Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of the Director General of CSIR, comprising members drawn from various Academic, R&D and Industrial Institutions. The centre has a core Scientific and Technical staffs with a dozen Ph.D's in varied areas notably, Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences.
It also has associates from other Institutions accredited to the centre, who closely work with the centre's staff on identified areas of Research. The centre has both in house and collaborative projects, quite, a few of which are sponsored. To-date, financial support of approximately three crores rupees has been received as external funding from the sponsoring agencies. Besides, the centre also gives specially designed courses as well as Technical Advice, Consultancy Services and access to its computing resources. As a result of these endeavors, a number of activities have now developed into important areas of Research and Development. Notable amongst these are Modelling of Hazard Environments, Pollution, Climate change and Modelling for new drugs.
