23rd Convocation
23rd Convocation (13th July 2024) The 23rd Convocation of IIIT Hyderabad will be held on Saturday, 13th July 2024 during the afternoon session at “Global Peace Auditorium, Brahmakumaris Shanti Sarovar“, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Dr. (Mrs.) N Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR will give the convocation address. Program Schedule: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Academic […]
Prof Vineet Gandhi wins patent for split screens research
One usually associates split screens with news channel panel discussions with multiple guests in the same frame. And that is typically done with an elaborate camera crew and their multiple cameras, a cameraperson focussing one camera each on a panel member. Similar is the case of stage performances like a dance recital or a play. […]
IIITH Student Mukund Choudhary Wins Most Original Essay Award in The Drucker Challenge
Every year, the Peter Drucker Society Europe unveils a unique essay contest inviting original ideas and thoughts from students and young professionals from all over the world: The Drucker Challenge. With this year’s theme, “How to stay human in a robot society”, the challenge invited opinions on how Peter Drucker would react if he met […]
Decoding Computational Thinking
Remembering Jay Pullur
Prof Ramesh Loganathan reminisces on Jay Pullur, Founder and CEO of Pramati Technologies’ deep impact and influence, his association with IIITH and the city’s entire startup ecosystem. Today we lost a fantastic human being who was a pioneer in the technology intensive systems products space in India. Jay Pullur. Founder of Pramati Technologies. A person who […]
Blockchain’s Scalability Dilemma Presented in Comic Strip Format Walks Away With Award At AAMAS 2021
At the 20th edition of the recently concluded International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems (AAMAS) 2021, IIITH researcher Anurag Jain won the Best Poster Design Award for innovatively capturing constraints faced in scaling blockchain technology with the help of a comic strip. Early this month, IIITH researchers from the Machine Learning lab presented […]
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 […]
Remembering Shri F C Kohli
The IIIT Hyderabad community is extremely saddened to learn about the passing away of Shri F C Kohli, who was rightly hailed as the Bhishma Pitamaha of Indian IT industry. He made early and critical steps to build the IT industry that contributes to about 8% of India’s GDP today. His indirect contributions will continue […]
How IIITH’s Green Campus is the Poster Child for Blue Hyderabad
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) is a tanker-free campus. Located in the (now) densely populated and water-stressed area of Gachibowli, it is being held up as an inspirational story for other communities to emulate. Here’s a brief round-up of all the green efforts on campus with regard to water sustainability. Thanks to […]
Virtual Labs Initiative Hits 4 million Page Views
Even as the Covid-19 situation reignites the great debate about the merits and demerits of streamed education, a government initiative under the National Mission on Education through ICT has been quietly witnessing a rising uptake. Read on to learn about the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad’s (IIITH) role in this effort. Analytics from the […]