The National Blockchain Framework (NBF) is designed to promote research, application development, and secure digital service delivery. The technology stack, hosted across NIC data centers in Bhubaneswar, Pune, and Hyderabad, features distributed infrastructure, core framework functionality, smart contracts, API gateway, and enhanced security and privacy measures. The NBF initiative is a collaborative effort involving C-DAC, NIC, IDRBT Hyderabad, IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad, and SETS Chennai, aimed at addressing challenges related to blockchain research, security, and interoperability. The initiative has already generated several patents and research publications.

IIITH celebrated its 27th Foundation Day today. Sri Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary for Information Technology, Telangana was the chief guest. Sri Jayesh Ranjan also viewed a showcase of IIITH’s seminal works with wide impact that have benefited society. These ranged from using AI for oral cancer detection, iRASTE road safety project, computational drug discovery, geospatial solutions for nature conversation – from lakes to tigers, earthquake and drone-based building safety assessments, brain mapping, shape-shifting drones, ornithopter, language technologies, lipSync and language translations, smart city research and implementations.

The research aimed to investigate whether women are subjected to objectifying gazes even when their clothing is not considered provocative. “It’s her fault.” – a phrase that has been used to justify countless acts of sexual harassment and assault, placing blame on the victim rather than the perpetrator. The key allegation against the victims is that they were not dressed appropriately, which might have led to the harassment. This victim-blaming attitude often hinges on the notion that women’s clothing choices invite unwanted attention. However, a groundbreaking study by researchers at the Cognitive Science Lab at IIITH challenges this pervasive belief.