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IIIT Hyderabad and Athenian Tech to Launch AI-Powered Cybersecurity Initiative

IIIT-H and Athenian Tech Private Limited, a leading digital risk management company specialising in AI and ML-powered cybersecurity solutions have joined hands to advance research in the realm of cybersecurity, education, and industry collaboration, with joint areas of cooperation spanning domains such as AI/ML, and digital identity protection thereby fostering innovation, strengthening cyber resilience, and creating opportunities for skill development, research, and real-world industry engagement. The two organisations have formalised their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding, bringing world-class academic expertise and cutting-edge industry capabilities under one shared framework. The MoU was signed recently by Prof. U Deva Priyakumar, Dean Research & Development, IIIT Hyderabad and Dr Kanishk Gaur, Chief Executive Officer, Athenian Tech Private Limited.

IIIT-H researchers study rising riverine heatwaves

A recent Mongabay-India report highlights the growing threat of riverine heatwaves and their impact on ecosystems, biodiversity, and water quality. Riverine heatwaves are defined as periods where daily mean river water temperatures exceed the 90th percentile threshold of the locally defined and seasonally varying river temperatures, for at least five consecutive days. Researchers from International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad contributed insights on rising river water temperatures in Indian catchments and the urgent need for interdisciplinary climate research and river restoration strategies. Rehana Shaik, head of the Hydroclimatic Research Group, noted that while short-duration temperature increases are considered heat spikes, limited river temperature data remains a major challenge in understanding riverine heatwaves in India. The group is working to address these gaps through focused hydroclimatic research.

Prof. S K Shukla shares his views on NTD

For many academic leaders, the divide within India’s higher education system is no longer subtle, it is structural. At National Technology Day (NTD) 2026, Sandeep K Shukla, Director, IIIT Hyderabad argues that India is not merely witnessing a two-tier education structure, but a deeply fragmented multi-tier system shaped by unequal funding, coaching culture, and broken school education foundations. According to Shukla, the concentration of public investment among premier institutions like IITs and NITs has widened disparities across the broader university ecosystem. At the same time, he points to the rapid expansion of private institutions that often prioritise commercial outcomes over educational quality. “The bigger problem,” he notes, “starts at the school level.” From unequal access to quality schooling to expensive private coaching ecosystems, Shukla believes India’s innovation ambitions are being constrained long before students enter universities.

IIIT-H and Hyderabad’s AI Rise

Speaking at Marking tech day – Hyderabad way, Prof. Ramesh Loganathan says: In the late 1990s, when the city was barely present on the IT map, there were proactive efforts to attract product R&D companies. Very quickly, the city became home to majors like Microsoft, Oracle, and others. That formed the grounding for an industry steeped in deep tech and product engineering, unlike cities that were centred primarily around services. Alongside this, the city has a strong tech education system and a deep research ecosystem. It has the largest number of government research labs, a leading IIT, and one of the country’s strongest AI research groups at IIIT-H, along with a globally ranked business school. IIIT-H has grown into a top-ranking research institution in the country and a leading centre for AI research in Asia. It has played a key role in providing talent to major tech companies while also co-creating emerging tech solutions through funded research projects.

IIIT-H launches 3-month certificate course on Engineering Agentic AI Systems

IIIT Hyderabad’s Division of Flexible Learning (DFL) announces the launch of its new 12-week online certificate program, “Engineering Agentic AI Systems: Agentic AI from Concepts to Practice.” The program will be delivered by Prof. Karthik Vaidhyanathan, Assistant Professor at IIIT Hyderabad and a leading researcher in the field of AI and Software Engineering. The program offers a hands-on, practice-oriented path for learners to build, test, and deploy reliable agentic AI systems grounded in real-world applications. Prof. Karthik Vaidhyanathan, course instructor, noted: “Agentic AI calls for a system-centric way of thinking where engineering matters as much as, if not more than, the models themselves. This course brings together our academic research and years of practical experience to help learners build Agentic AI systems that are reliable, scalable, sustainable, and ready for real-world deployments.”

NIT under Two-Cover Bid System for supply of Design, Build, Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of Palash Kitchen & Dining Facility at IIIT Hyderabad

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InDIITA Workshop 2026 (9 May 2026)

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