The Blue Brain Project is the first comprehensive attempt to reverse-engineer human brain in order to understand brain function and dysfunction through detailed simulations

January 25, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- Dr. Henry Markram, Project Director of the Blue Brain Project will deliver a talk on the project on January 27th 2010. The Blue Brain Project is the first comprehensive attempt to reverse-engineer human brain in order to understand brain function and dysfunction through detailed simulations. Dr. Markram is being hosted by PIT Solutions which is based in one of the leading IT hotspots in India - Technopark Trivandrum. PIT Solutions, a leading IT services provider with offices in India and Switzerland, has business relationship with Dr. Markram on multiple IT projects over last couple of years.

The Blue Brain Project is basically an attempt to build a computerized copy of a brain - starting with a rat's brain, and then progressing to a human brain - inside one of the world's most powerful computers. It aims to bring scientists closer to a better understanding of the brain's architectural and functional principles, which would eventually lead to cures for many brain-related diseases. In due course of time, the 'Blue Brain' project is considered to rank as one of the most extraordinary endeavors in scientific history.

In a joint statement by Mr. Rafeek K Mohammed, CEO & Partner, PIT Solutions and Mr. Thomaskutty Sebastian, Head of Business Development & partner, PIT Solutions, they said "The partnership with Dr. Markram and his research team would enable PIT Solutions to enter an exciting and niche area in software development business thereby giving excellent opportunities for highly talented software professionals of the state to be involved in ground breaking software engineering projects. The team size at PIT Solutions is expected to grown in significant numbers in the next years."

Dr. Henry Markram, the Director of the Swiss Federal Institute's (EPFL) Brain Mind Institute heads the Blue Brain project. He says the mysteries of the mind can be solved - soon. Mental illness, memory, perception: they're made of neurons and electric signals, and he plans to find them with a supercomputer that models all the brain's 100,000,000,000,000 synapses. Situated in the heart of Europe, the Swiss Federal Institute (EPFL) is, with its sister school in Zurich, one of Europe's leading institutions of science and technology. It has long lasting relation with world's leading institutes including India's IIT's. EPFL's annual core funding of almost half a billion Swiss Francs is provided by the Swiss Federal Government, which has given EPFL a threefold mission to fulfill, with worldwide visibility and recognition:

- To educate engineers and scientists;

- To be a national center of excellence in science and technology; and

- To provide a hub for interaction between the scientific community and industry.

Dr. Henry Markram will be available for telephonic interactions on Wednesday, January 27th 2010 to talk about this revolutionary project. Please confirm your interest in speaking to him via RELPY e-mail to shakuntala.datta@loweworldwide.com .

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About Technopark-Thiruvananthapuram

Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram was established in the year 1994 and is spread over nearly 300 acres with 4 million sq. ft. of built-up space available currently. Technopark hosts over 150 IT and ITES companies employing over 20,000 IT professionals, including five PCMM level 5 company, 6 CMMI level 5 and four CMM Level 3 and over 20 ISO 9001 certified companies. Technopark offers a unique confluence of advantages - robust and failsafe physical infrastructure, power and data connectivity, highly trained technical manpower, most flexible regulatory framework, highest incentives (up to 180,000 USD) and the best law and order environment in India. All this at effectively one-third the operational cost of other comparable locations in India. Techno Park's vision is to provide a holistic enabling environment to make knowledge industry intrinsically competitive and world class. Technopark is currently on an expansion mode by adding another 92 acres as Phase III expansion and 450 acres as Technocity - an integrated IT township.

About PIT Solutions

PIT Solutions is a software solutions and services Company that offers services across different continents with primary focus on the IT needs of small and medium enterprises. The company started out in the year 2000, with the first development centre at Technopark, in Trivandrum. The 10 years experience in the IT industry has seen hundreds of small, medium and large projects executed with diverse, cutting-edge technologies. PIT Solutions particularly excel in building web portals, in implementing content management systems, and in complex workflow applications. Besides, hot tools have been employed like SharePoint for collaborative web platforms, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for CRM solutions, TYPO3 for CMS needs, Magento for web shops, and so on.PIT Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Our talent pool boasts of many Microsoft MVPs, MCPs, TYPO3 Certified Integrators, and ISTQB Certified Testers.

For more information, please contact:
Shakuntala Datta (Senior Manager)