Research Is Not All Ha Ha, Hee Hee
On the heels of the recently concluded 11th Humour Research Conference, we find out just why humour research is not a laughing matter at the Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC). Joking one’s way through a crisis has long been considered a coping mechanism. Research has shown how using laughter as a stress-buster provides the much-needed […]
When Your Campus Is A Rakshak
Even as engineering colleges across the country await a governmental nod for resuming normalcy in academic sessions, IIITH is quietly rolling out a slew of measures as part of a pilot project that will help other technical institutes reopen their campuses with a Covid-19 readiness plan in hand. “It is important to realise that this […]
For They Are Brainy Good Fellows
The Kohli Centre on Intelligent Systems (KCIS) is recognised worldwide for its cutting-edge research and infrastructure. We take a look at the talent that makes this possible by focusing on the current Kohli fellows who are pursuing their doctoral studies here. With the unveiling of the Kohli Centre on Intelligent Systems at the International Institute […]
Standing On The Shoulders Of Srinivasa Ramanujan
When 27-year-old Dual Degree student Sumit Kumar Jha quietly revealed the publication of not one but three single-author papers during the course of the tumultuous 2020, the research community sat up and noticed. We probed a bit to first learn more about his area of expertise, the genius himself, and discovered what the excitement was […]
IIITH Researchers Set Stage For Artistic AI Video Editing
After an unprecedented year, live entertainment is set to make a comeback in 2021 with live audiences et al. However experts are of the opinion that a hybrid model where the same performance is recorded and streamed will also co-exist. An AI tool developed by researchers from the Centre for Visual Information Technology (CVIT) at […]
IIITH Makes A Mark At Annual Cognitive Science Conference
At the recently concluded Annual Conference of Cognitive Science that was conducted virtually, not only were there a sizeable number of acceptances of research work by IIITH students but also four of them were selected for live presentations. Read more below. The domain of Cognitive Science in India got a boost when the Government recognised […]
Smartphone-based Algorithm To Help Farmers In Crop Disease Diagnosis
Agricultural extension acquires a novel mobile avatar with Crop Darpan, a diagnostic tool developed by IIITH under an Indo-Japan Joint Research Laboratory Project. It is not merely anecdotal that the next green revolution is being preceded by the smart phone revolution among farmers. With a ubiquitous presence of these gadgets, a ICRIER study in […]
The House-of-Volunteers at IIITH
It was for better governance and to get students’ perspective of policies and regulations at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad that the first Student Parliament was set up in 2001. A lot has changed since then – from membership by nomination to elections. This week, as the student community gears up to cast […]
IIITH Campus Emerges As Hotbed For International Academic and Business Collaboration on Smart Cities Research
With the establishment of the Centre of Excellence on IoT, a Smart City Research Centre and a Living Lab, the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) has set the ball rolling for interesting collaborative opportunities in research, education and entrepreneurship in the field of ICT for smart city research. In July 2020, at the […]
IIITH Kicks Off Largest Crowdsourcing Speech Project To Connect Voice with Vernacular
According to the Artificial Intelligence for Speech Recognition Market in India 2019 report, more than 50% of the Indian population use devices that are embedded with AI-based speech recognition technology. However, in a multilingual country like ours with 22 official languages and 12 different scripts, these voice-enabled devices are dominated by English-speaking assistants such as […]