India, March 21 -- Ashoka University on Friday launched the Ashoka School of Advanced Computing (ASAC) intending to transform computer science research and education in India.

The ASAC will redefine computational thinking, enabling its integration across the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts, said the private research university located in Sonipat, Haryana in a statement.

Over the next five years, the university will raise Rs.250 crore to support the expansion of the new school, fund pioneering research, and attract top-tier faculty, students, and researchers from across the world.

"Under ASAC, we will integrate computational sciences with the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to address the global challen...