Banquet Talk

32^nd IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, & Analytics

Dr. Prahlada Ramarao

Padma Shri Awardee 2015
Former Distinguished Scientist DRDO
Director | Board of Directors
Hylenr Technologies Private Limited

Time: 20 December, 2025, 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. IST

Speaker Bio: Dr. Prahlada Ramarao is well known for his role as the Project Director for the multi target handling mobile surface to air area defence missile system, AKASH and receiving National award “Padma Shri” in 2015, in Science and Engineering.

AKASH missile system has been inducted by Army & Air force and is currently in series production. Weapon Systems are also being exported. The total production value exceeds Rs 50,000 Crores .

As Director DRDL, he was also the Program Director for India’s Submarine Launched Missile System K15, supersonic cruise missile BRAHMOS and led the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) as the Chairman of the Program Board. He worked directly under the guidance of Dr Abdul Kalam for 25 years as Project Director Akash, Program Director of several missile programs IGMDP, BRAHMOS, ASTRA Air to Air Missile, K-15 and India’s Hyper Sonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle.Th Akash, Brahmos and Pinaka Systems have been exported to multiple countries.

He was the Distinguished Scientist and Chief Controller in DRDO Corporate Hqrs for Aerospace Systems and was also in charge of Extramural Research, Academic Interactions, Industry interactions, Intellectual Property, User Interactions and International Cooperations.

Subsequent to his superannuation he was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, the only Defence University in the Country.

His areas of interest cover Aerodynamics, Flight Controls, Guidance, Propulsion, System Design and System Engineering, Project Management, Research Management, Energy Research and Technology Management. He has been the President and Chairman of many organisations, Fellow INAE, AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY, ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY, INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, AP ACADEMY, TELENGANA ACADEMY, SYSTEMS SOCIETY, SHOCKWAVE SOCIETY and IETE and recipient of a number of Associated Awards.

He is Managing Trustee of TAAI ( Trust for Advancement of Aerodynamics in India ), and is in the Board of Governors for IIT Guwahati .

He is a Certified Independent Director and is in many Boards . Currently he is the Co Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Hylenr Technologies and a globally recognised Researcher of Cold Fusion. This Cold Fusion, also popularly known as Low Energy Nuclear Reaction ( LENR ), is revolutionising the world as the most likely green, safe and affordable energy source in the next Century.

HiPC 2025 is the 32^st edition of the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics. It will be an in-person event in Hyderabad, India, from December 17 to December 20, 2025.

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