IIITH Creates Mortality Prediction Model For Indian COVID-19 Patients
At a time when the country is grappling with a severe Covid resource crunch, IIITH researchers show how ML models can help in prioritizing healthcare based on risk and mortality prediction. The more we learn about the Coronavirus, the less we know. With the virus affecting different people differently – from showing no symptoms at […]
What do haircuts have to do with health?
Apparently everything, if you ask the Chairperson of the Campus Health and Medical Committee, Dr Prabhakar Bhimalapuram. 13 months on (and counting), he’s been the institute’s public face in the fight against Covid-19. And arranging for a barber so that no one leaves campus in the quest of a haircut is just one instance of […]
IIITH’s Unique E-Bike Charging Solution Overcomes Current Pitfalls
Game changing one-design-fits-all fabrication is not only compact and cost-effective, but is also based on the OCP protocol widely accepted world-wide. The government may be pushing to make Indian automobiles 100% electric by 2030 – a number that was later rolled back to 30% – but what is bulldozing the trend is the pandemic. A […]
Imbibing The Spirit of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’ Through A Game On Covid-19
A game designed by IIITH professor Dr. Kavita Vemuri along with an alumni startup GoLive, as per requirements from Agastya Foundation, mirrors international pandemic diplomacy and sparks creative dialogue among exceptionally talented high school children. Around 20-odd children in each session across various locations in Southern India are huddled over their screens, deliberating and strategising […]
Joint Research Efforts Aim To Make Document Image Analysis More Fluent And Interactive
Researchers at the Centre for Visual Information Technology (CVIT), IIITH in collaboration with the Computer Vision Centre, Barcelona have been trying to create new frontiers in the visual question answering domain through a series of projects and challenges. While technology has definitely evolved over the years, there’s still no easy way for computers to read […]
Novel Shape Shifting Drone That Adapts To Cargo Size
Researchers from the Robotics Research Centre at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad have unveiled a working prototype of a flexible drone that changes its shape to fit the size of package to be lifted. Size Matters. Ask 24-year-old robotics researcher Suraj Bonagiri and he’ll explain why. In his research on the mechanism behind […]
IIITH’s Tech Translation Efforts Get a Shot in the Arm with API Gateway
In a move that brings IIITH’s ‘From Lab To The Land’ mantra closer to reality, the institute’s intellectual property is being made public through an in-house API Gateway, originally created as part of the Centre’s ongoing Bahu-Bhashak project. As an institute, IIITH’s long-standing focus has been not only on creating world-class research but an […]
IIITH Study Reveals How Agromet Bulletin Preparation Can Be Eased
According to the study, similarity in weather conditions over specified periods and for lands close in physical proximity enhances reuse of weather-based agricultural advisory. One of the objectives of the IT for Agriculture Research and Development Centre (ITARD), IIITH is to use information technology to improve performance of services in the areas of agriculture. A […]
IIITH Creates Low-cost Flexible Sensor to Aid in Physiotherapy
Researchers from the Processes, Architecture and Technologies Research in IoT (PATRIoT) lab unveil a low-cost flexible pressure sensor with an AI-embedded algorithm that helps in quantifying performance and progress of patients undergoing physiotherapy. To restore physical strength in victims of stroke or patients of arthritis who experience muscle weakness, a variety of exercises are typically […]
IIITH Invites Solutions For Urban Water Woes
Ahead of World Water Day, through an open contest hosted by its Living Lab, IIITH seeks innovative solutions to one of the biggest challenges of urbanization; that of adequate water and sanitation. Recognizing that population growth is the fastest in urbanized cities without commensurate access to potable water and sanitation facilities, the state government in […]