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	==Academic ~~Interests~~==		==Academic interests==
	* Parallel and VLSI architectures and algorithms for graphics and visualization		* Parallel and VLSI architectures and algorithms for graphics and visualization
	* Interactive sculpting		* Interactive sculpting

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'''Swami Manohar''', otherwise known as '''Manohar Swaminathan''', is a co-founder and the CEO of PicoPeta Simputers Pvt. Ltd. He completed his undergraduate program in [[Electronics and communication engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]] in [[Government College of Technology, Coimbatore|Government College of Technology]],
[[Coimbatore]] during which he was a part of a campus team that designed an Electronic Voting machine in the year 1981, which was actually the first designed in India.<ref>https://itihaasa.com/describe/artefact/001_001_0168?interviewee=Dr.+Swami+Manohar</ref> After obtaining his PhD in Computer Science from [[Brown University]] he was a faculty at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] for two years and then was at the Indian Institute of Science ([[IISc]]), [[Bangalore]], between 1990 and 2005. He was on the faculty of the department of Computer Science and Automation (CSA) and the Supercomputer Education and Research Center (SERC) at the Institute. He has been a visiting faculty at [[Columbia University]], [[University of Missouri]] and the [[University of Texas]]. While at IISc, he co-invented the [[Simputer]], was awarded the Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in IT, and pioneered the faculty entrepreneurship activity at IISc, which has since catalyzed similar activity in IITs and other educational institutes in India. He co-founded [[Strand Life Sciences]] (formerly Strand Genomics), and String Labs, the first academic incubating company in India.

Swami Manohar has contributed to research in Computer graphics, visualisation, virtual reality and CAD for rapid prototyping. He has been the thesis advisor for over forty graduate students including three PhDs. As CEO of PicoPeta he was instrumental in converting the prototype of the [[Simputer]] into a real commercial product, the Amida Simputer, India's first commercial handheld product. His broad interest is in the area of societal impact of information and communication technologies.

In 2005, PicoPeta was acquired by Geodesic Information Systems, and Swami Manohar assumed the additional role of Chief IP and Strategy Officer of Geodesic.[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/geodesic-buys-simputer-rights-owner-picopeta-for-7-million/articleshow/1308665.cms]

Elina Networks has elected Dr. Swami Manohar to its board of directors. He is a Founder and Managing Director at Limberlink Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

The [http://jed-i.in Jed-i Gifted Engineering] program is started by Dr Swami Manohar and Dr V Vinay who are former professors of Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Science.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jed-i - Joy of Engineering, Design and Innovation|url = http://jed-i.in/|website = jed-i.in|access-date = 2015-10-16}}</ref> It is their way of sharing the Joy of Engineering, Design and Innovation with young engineers who they hope will go on to build the next generation of global companies out of India.

Swami Manohar is currently at Microsoft Research as senior Researcher in the Technologies for Emerging markets group. Currently working on
technologies for accessibility ([https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/codetalk-rethinking-ide-accessibility improving the productivity of blind programmers]) and IoT for emerging markets.

==Academic Interests==
* Parallel and VLSI architectures and algorithms for graphics and visualization
* Interactive sculpting
* Voxel-based CAD tools for layered manufacturing
* Virtual Reality Modeling Language
* Internet Technologies

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.itihaasa.com/history_of_Indian_IT.html Swami Manohar is one of the 44 interviewed in itihaasa]
* [https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/ten-breakthroughs-that-made-india-proud/article25263733.ece Ten breakthroughs that made India proud]
* [http://www.livemint.com/Industry/BPgy4ECqjGCY6c7YzGEfgL/Striving-for-quality-in-Indias-engineers.html Striving for quality in India’s engineers]
* [http://forbesindia.com/article/scientist-entrepreneurs/in-search-of-creative-engineers/33779/1 In search of creative engineers]
* [http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/gallery/panel-discussion/videos/resurrection-indian-research.asp Resurrection of Indian Research (Video)]
* [http://www.livemint.com/Industry/1NMpPxWHgcDXKiro3GhbaN/JEDI-awards-reflect-larger-issues-in-quality-of-engineering.html JED-i awards reflect larger issues in quality of engineering education]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/jul/09/internetnews.uknews Handheld PC bridges digital divide]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/2004/05/06/stories/2004050600090300.htm The academics' challenge]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2004/05/24/stories/2004052400220300.htm Parting of ways]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107153348/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/27491/news.htm Geodesic's Swami Manohar Joins Elina Networks Board]
* [http://www.seattlepi.com/business/166668_simputer27ww.html India sells inexpensive handheld computers]
* [http://xml.coverpages.org/modl.html Molecular Dynamics Markup Language (MoDL)]
* [https://archive.today/20130102024431/http://www.atimes.com/media/CI22Ce01.html 'Poor-man's computer' to educate young Indians]
* [http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/17spec.htm Simputer: Not for the common man anymore]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/11/25/stories/2005112502800400.htm Geodesic to acquire PicoPeta Simputers]
* [http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/m/Manohar:Swami.html List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server authored by Swami Manohar]
* [http://simpact-india.blogspot.com/ SImpaCT] Manohar's blog

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