Powering a safe digital future through translational research in AI and cybersecurity
SPARC is a mission-focused autonomous research organization built to develop foundational technologies that ensure a secure and sovereign digital future.
The next few years will see a rapid transformation of critical infrastructure around the world, from power grids and telecom networks to financial systems, healthcare platforms, and defense technologies. As AI increasingly governs how these systems sense, decide, collaborate, and respond, it also introduces new risks related to safety, reliability, security and sovereignty.
As India’s first mission-mode translational research lab, SPARC brings together deep research and engineering to lay the foundation for a secure, sovereign, resilient, and trustworthy AI-driven critical infrastructure.
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A new model for translational research
Translational Research Labs represent a new class of autonomous, not-for-profit institutions designed to take on problems of strategic importance that require focused and coordinated effort, and can unlock significant socio-economic value. These labs focus on high-impact missions. Each mission brings together researchers, engineers and domain experts around a clearly defined goal with measurable milestones and real-world value. At SPARC, this model gives us the ability to move fast, stay focused and create breakthroughs that strengthen India’s long-term technological capabilities in critical AI infrastructure.
Our missions
Secure and Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Build AI infrastructure that is secure by design and sovereign at every layer.
As AI begins to underpin defence, healthcare, finance and other critical sectors, nations need infrastructure that is independently verifiable, resilient to advanced threats and free from opaque dependencies. SPARC addresses this by developing the core capabilities required to secure and govern next-generation AI systems.
Super Efficient AI
Cost and energy-efficient systems that deliver capabilities required by emerging and economically significant workloads.
SPARC offers a national program on SEA that affirms that innovation, cost, ands sustainability are not opposing goals, but mutually reinforcing ones. By elevating efficiency to a core principle of AI policy it ensures that AI contributes to long-term national prosperity rather than undermining it.
Cryptographically verifiable cloud architectures that provide sovereignty beyond policy or trust
Careers
SPARC is built around a strong team of researchers, engineers and technologists who combine academic depth with industry-grade engineering. As a founding cohort, they define the standards, culture and impact of the lab.
Join our mission-driven team
SPARC brings together researchers, engineers and technologists who thrive on solving national-scale challenges in confidential computing, AI security, secure hardware and sovereign cloud systems. Our culture is collaborative, curious and purpose-driven – built for people who want to push boundaries witness real-world impact.
Let’s collaborate and co-create
We work with government agencies, philanthropic funders, cloud service providers, hardware partners and AI companies to advance sovereign computing capabilities. If you’re interested in supporting or partnering on our missions, we welcome the conversation.
