Mr. Henry Sukumar S

With 19 years of expertise in IT R&D and Training, I have made significant contributions across all phases of the software product life cycle. My extensive experience encompasses architecting, implementing, and resolving issues within system-level and application software stacks across various domains, including Quantum Computing, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, Parallel Computing, and Grid Computing. Currently, I am focusing on researching areas such as simulating quantum computers and designing and developing software stacks to accelerate Quantum computing.

• M.S (Computer Science) from Manipal University, Bengaluru.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) from Amrita University, Coimbatore

Quantum Computing Simulator Toolkit (QSim)

The Quantum Computing Simulator Toolkit, jointly developed by C-DAC, IISc, and IIT-R with support from the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, offers a simulation framework known as QSim. This toolkit enables researchers and students to write and debug Quantum Code, crucial for the development of Quantum Algorithms. QSim facilitates exploration of Quantum Algorithms in idealized conditions, aiding in the preparation of experiments for eventual execution on real Quantum Hardware.

QSim Website | More about the Project.

System Software Stack for Accelerating Quantum Simulators on High Performance Computing

The project entails the creation of a Quantum transpiler capable of seamlessly converting Quantum Circuits into formats supported by Quantum simulation frameworks like Qiskit & Cirq, such as QASM. Additionally, it involves establishing a Quantum Development Environment tailored to offer accessibility for software developers who may lack a background in quantum mechanics and physics.

QuBIT Studio : Quantum Photonics Lab @ C-DAC Bangalore

C-DAC Bangalore has established the QuBIT Studio to advance the field of Quantum accelerated computing, under the MeitY funded initiative ‘HPC based Quantum Accelerators for enabling Quantum Computing on Supercomputers’.  The primary emphasis of the laboratory revolves around the development of systems that effectively blend diverse quantum technologies, such as photonic computation and communication systems, into conventional High-Performance Computing (HPC) architectures. 

Development of Cloud Security solutions for Virtualization and Co-location attacks

Security in Cloud computing, has assumed utmost importance in determining the proliferation of this new business model of computing. The project work involves analysis of some of the attacks that impede the functioning of the critical layers of the Cloud computing stack – namely the Virtualization and the Hypervisor technologies.

Indian Grid Certification Authority (IGCA)

The Indian Grid Certification Authority (IGCA), developed & administered by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), serves as a pivotal entity in India’s grid computing infrastructure. Established to ensure the integrity, authenticity, and security of digital transactions and communications within the grid ecosystem, IGCA plays a crucial role in providing digital certificates and authentication services to users and organizations involved in grid computing activities.

IGCA Official Website

Technology foresight study on “Information and Communication Security and Financial Sector Security

The Technology Foresight Study on “Information and Communication Security and Financial Sector Security” conducted jointly by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in 2015 was a landmark initiative aimed at addressing the evolving challenges and opportunities in safeguarding information and communication systems within the financial sector. This comprehensive study delved into emerging trends, technological advancements, and potential threats in the realm of information and communication security, with a particular focus on the financial industry.

Interoperability with European & US Grids

The project was conceived with an aim to achieve interoperability between the European Grid for E-Science (EGEE) and the Indian Garuda grid. Interoperation at various layers of middleware – including unified Job submission, data & information access, were included as part of the project deliverables.

An additional effort was carried out to integrate the cancer Grid (caGrid) from the National Cancer Institute of the USA, and the Indian Garuda grid. The aim is to integrate the technology layers of both these grids and allow seamless provisioning of applications & data to the cancer research community in India and the United States of America.

Service Oriented Architecture for Garuda

The goal of this activity was to design and implement a Service oriented framework for the Garuda grid. An exhaustive exploration was carried out to realize this, which involved detailed market surveys and studies on various components of the grid infrastructure. As a deliverable of the project, a service oriented architecture framework was proposed and implemented, comprising of a right mix of open source, proprietary and in-house developed components.

Implementation of Meta Scheduling for Grid Computing

The MOAB scheduler, implemented within the GARUDA Grid, stands as a pivotal component in optimizing resource allocation and workload management across the distributed computing infrastructure. Renowned for its robustness and scalability, MOAB played a crucial role in orchestrating the execution of diverse computational tasks within the GARUDA Grid environment.