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IIITH celebrates 27th Foundation Day

IIITH celebrated its 27th Foundation Day today. Sri Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary for Information Technology, Telangana was the chief guest.

Sri Jayesh Ranjan also viewed a showcase of IIITH’s seminal works with wide impact that have benefited society. These ranged from using AI for oral cancer detection, iRASTE road safety project, computational drug discovery, geospatial solutions for nature conversation – from lakes to tigers, earthquake and drone-based building safety assessments, brain mapping, shape-shifting drones, ornithopter, language technologies, lipSync and language translations, smart city research and implementations.

27th Foundation Day

IIIT Hyderabad will be celebrating its 27th Foundation Day on 2 September. Sri. D Sridhar Babu, Minister of IT & Industries, Telangana will be the chief guest at this momentous event. There will be a Fireside Chat with Sri D Sridhar Babu, followed by an interactive session with faculty, staff, students and alumni of IIITH. Students who would like to ask the Minister any questions during the interactive session are requested to please fill in this form asap https://forms.gle/sYL6P5BF7R3fdV5m8

We will be felicitating alumni winners of the Outstanding Service award at the event.

We are excited to announce the Outstanding Service Award for our alumni, for the year 2024! This is the highest honor the institute can confer on its alumni, in the Outstanding Service category. This years award goes to Soujanya Lanka B.Tech CSE -1998, Ph.D -2003 and Vipul Kedia B.Tech CSE (Hons) -1999

The Alumni Awards ceremony, will be the beginning of a new tradition at the institute. Established to mark our silver jubilee, the award is a badge of honor, both to the institute and the alumni who receive it. The Alumni Awards function, will now become a regular feature of our Foundation Day celebrations.

IIITH study finds where gazes are fixed

The research aimed to investigate whether women are subjected to objectifying gazes even when their clothing is not considered provocative. “It’s her fault.” – a phrase that has been used to justify countless acts of sexual harassment and assault, placing blame on the victim rather than the perpetrator. The key allegation against the victims is that they were not dressed appropriately, which might have led to the harassment. This victim-blaming attitude often hinges on the notion that women’s clothing choices invite unwanted attention. However, a groundbreaking study by researchers at the Cognitive Science Lab at IIITH challenges this pervasive belief.

A Masters degree at 77 to Sri S L N Shastry from IIITH

At 77, most people are enjoying a well-deserved retirement. But S L N Shastry doesn’t belong to this group. This civil engineer recently defied expectations by earning his Master’s degree in earthquake engineering from the International Institute of Information Technology (Hyderabad)‘s Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC). Shastry’s decision to pursue a Master’s degree, at the age of 77, was inspired by two EERC faculty members. With their encouragement, he completed his thesis on the seismic vulnerability of buildings in Vijayawada. His research involved extensive data collection and analysis, demonstrating his commitment to academic rigor.

Indian linguists bag three medals, honourable mention at International Linguistics Olympiad 2024

The Indian contingent competed with 51 teams, clinched one silver and two bronze medals. While the spotlight shone on the Indian contingent at the just concluded Olympics in Paris, young Indian linguists were also making their mark at the 21st International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) held in Brasília, Brazil, recently.

Competing against 51 teams from 38 countries at the IOL, India’s young linguists showcased their exceptional problem-solving skills and language proficiency, bringing home a total of four medals.