Computational Science: An Emerging Field of Applied Engineering

The world is moving forward concerning the technology and science. The new methodologies are developing that are focusing on the application aspects of the technology. The application and usage of the technologies are getting quantified and scrutinized to get the desired results.

In the era of information technology and digital world, new fields like Computational Science is emerging. Computational Science a multidisciplinary field that use the advanced computing techniques to understand and resolve the complex problems. The Computational Science has a lot to do with the latest researches that requires the complex mathematical solutions to be resolved.

People are not much aware of the Computational Science and often misunderstood it with the Computer Science. The Computer Science is a stream which is related to the programming and coding. Computer Science has its own relevance in the information technology world where the applications, software and other IT solutions are provided using this technology. While in the Computational Science, the programming involved is related to high performance or computational purpose in the field of science and engineering.

Why Computational Science?

Computational Science is an exquisite area for those who love mathematics. The researchers and scientists engaged in the computational Science need to have good mathematical skills. In the present world where the competition among the states are relying heavily on the technology, Computational Science plays a vital role in determining the consequences and the future course of actions. The computational science is used in nearly every aspect of the research especially in the field of space, defence, cybersecurity, Biotechnology and more.

The Computational Science and Its Applications involves the following areas-

• Modeling, Algorithms and Simulations

• Scientific Computing

• High-Performance Computing

• Network Analysis

• Visualization and Virtual Reality as Applied to Computational Science

• Large Scale Scientific Instruments

• Problem Solving

• Computational Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, mathematics, physics, forensics, etc.)

• Machine Learning

• Computer Architecture

• Architectures and computation models, compiler, hardware and OS issues

• Memory system, I/O, tools, programming environment and language support

The interdisciplinary nature of the Computational Science makes this field quite interesting.

Need More Acknowledgement:

The Computational Science field is not pretty much known among the students especially in the country like India where the need for the computational science requirement is high in respect to the growing R&D demand of the country. The students who aspire to pursue a career in the field of engineering must know in-depth about the new fields of Computational Science so that a technological revolution can be commenced. A proper counseling by the educational institute can pave the way for better understanding of the dimensions of this new field. Also, regular seminars can acknowledge the students about the same. For instance, Sharda University is conducting an International Symposium on Computational Science and its Applications. Its a good opportunity for the students who want to know in detail about the same.

The mind of the students needs to be broadened so that they can opt for other non-conventional fields in the engineering that will help in forming a technological ladder in future.

Shreyansh is a writer and blogger who writes Education related content. He believes that educational reformation is inevitable for Human Development and growth.