IIITH Seeks Pitches To See Which Walls Will Fall Next
On 20 August, IIITH is hosting the international Falling Walls Lab which is a world-class pitch competition for students across disciplines and early-career professionals. The most innovative idea – research project, business plan, or social initiative – will qualify for the global finale in Berlin in November. The Falling Walls Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation […]
Pursuing Ideas, Not Paychecks: Start-Up Founders Of The Graduating Batch of ‘22
There’s many a startup idea brewing and taking shape among IIITH students. From a physiotherapist’s dream equipment to a web3 product launchpad, here’s a look at those from this year’s graduating batch who have shunned traditional employment to pursue entrepreneurship instead. Who: Anis Fatema (PhD), Deeksha Devendra (MS by Research) What: PhysioFLEPS – A flexible […]
Pivot Towards Tech or Perish: Startup Lessons From The Pandemic
A study conducted by IIITH’s deep tech incubator CIE reveals the impact of technology on its startups during the Covid-19 pandemic. When the pandemic broke out in early 2020, it took a toll not just on the unorganised work sector but the formal workforce as well. Technology startups in particular which were riding a wave […]
Deliberations On Last Mile Connectivity For Healthcare
A roundtable meeting on problems that plague critical care centres especially in rural areas saw experts from various fields coming together to brainstorm on possible solutions. Here’s a short summary. In late April this year, the Compassionate Pandemic Response (CPR) Group – a voluntary group comprising doctors and healthcare entrepreneurs – and the Raj Reddy […]
IIITH’s Robotics Research Centre Proves Mettle With Two Prestigious Wins
Team Cerebrus comes second with its janitorial assistant at the ARTPARK-organised robotics challenge while Team Lumos wins third place in the Open Cloud Table Organization Challenge at ICRA 2022. At the recently concluded Robotics Challenge held by Bangalore-based not-for-profit foundation, AI and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) at IISc, IIITH’s students competed with 133 other teams […]
For A Quantum Leap In The Race
As part of the R&D Showcase held in March, IIITH facilitated a roundtable discussion on Quantum Science and Technology to brainstorm on where we are at and the way forward in terms of Quantum technology. Here’s a brief summary of the collective reflections. Until recently quantum research and technology was of interest only to theoreticians. […]
Nothing Can Stop This Crew – Except Maybe Pebbles
Once a sport for misfits and rebels, skateboarding has achieved Olympic status and IIITH is not far behind. Here’s ollie you need to know about the newest club on campus and more. At the Robotics Research Centre (RRC), an aerial object whizzing past your head or an ambulatory one crossing your path is all in […]
What Ails Widespread Adoption of Cyber Physical Systems?
As part of the R&D Showcase held in March, a confluence on Cyber Physical Systems, Hardware Software Convergence was held by IIITH and the Smart City Living Lab, that has been set up by MeITy and the National Smart City Mission. Here’s a brief summary of the discussions that transpired. Like the name suggests, a […]
Meet IIITH’s URAM Scholarship Recipients
Dipanwita Guhathakurta and Pravalika Mukkiri’s academic and career aspirations get a boost with this unique initiative from Micron India that targets talented women engineers in their pre-final years. Every year Micron India offers 59 scholarships “to nurture and reward academic rigour, innovation, research and co-curricular pursuits of women engineers” who are in their pre-final year […]
The Importance of An Honest Headline
IIITH’s research reveals that readers don’t trust content with clickbait headlines; spend less time on them and that online Hindi content suffers from the same malaise. Here’s What Will Happen If This Heatwave Doesn’t Abate! With unrelenting temperatures scorching most parts of India and bringing forth visions of hell, a headline like the above would […]