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FUN, FUTURE,AND LINGUISTICS

IIIT Hyderabad’s Linguistics
professor Parameswari
Krishnamurthy says that
what constantly excites her
most about the discipline is
that “it’s both creative and logical”. It’s like
mathematics and literature
marrying each other when
on a normal day, people
regard them as two sides of
a coin that do not see eye to
eye. “We use language
everyday and you
unconsciously know that
there are certain facts about
the language which you
don’t know why but you still
use it”, she describes. This year, IIIT
Hyderabad-backed Indian
team won multiple medals
at the International
Linguistics Olympiad
conducted in Romania.
Krishnamurthy, who was
part of it and led the team, explained how these patterns
and problems are truly like
puzzles. In a linguistic
olympiad, it is just full puzzle
mode. Unlike science
olympiads with its theorems,
Krishnamurthy says “there is
some reality” here because
real language data is given to
you with which you try to
gure out patterns. In fact, Krishnamurthy
says that it is like machine
learning where the machine
gets a small amount of data
and it learns the pattern.

Foundation Day 2026 (2 September 2026)

The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) is hosting its 29th Foundation Day Celebrations with a special focus on “Navigating the Future of AI & Technology”. The Chief Guest of the occasion is BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder Chairman & Board Member, Cyient; Former Chairman, Nasscom.

The program includes a plenary panel discussion titled “Deepening Industry-Academia Collaboration”, bringing together prominent tech leaders: Sirisha Voruganti, CEO & MD, Lloyds Technology Centre India; Mohit Dhingra, CEO & President, CIBC India; and Ramesh Kaza, EVP & Country Head, LPL GCC.

Additionally, the event will celebrate notable former students through the Alumni Awards. Honourees include

Karandeep Anand, B.Tech Hons CSE 1999–2003, CEO of Character.ai

Pramod Nair, B.Tech Hons CSE 2004–2008, Founder & CTO of LoadShare Networks and

Siva Reddy, DD CSE 2005–2010, Principal Scientist at ServiceNow and Assistant Professor at McGill University, Mila.

Event Details:
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Venue: H-105, IIIT-H

AI-generated text found on over 1/3rd of new web pages

The Impact of Al-Generated Text on the Internet, by researchers from Imperial College London, the Internet Archive and Stanford University, found that by mid-2025, roughly 35 per cent of newly published websites were classified as Al-generated or Al-assisted, up from zero before ChatG-P’T’s launch in late 2022.
PJ Narayanan, the former Director of the International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad (IIIT-H), felt that the dominance of AI-generated content on the Internet is a major concern, and these percent-ages will steadily rise as Al tools improve and gain wider adoption. “While humans can only cre-ate content at a fixed, limited pace, individuals and com-panies utilising powerful AI systems can generate data at an exceptionally high rate, practically without limits,” he said. Citing the Pew study, he said, “One direct con-sequence will be on future Al systems, as their training data will contain far more AI-generated material, poten-tially degrading their quality over time. More subtly, people interacting with online content may uncon-sciously alter their writing styles to mimic AI,” he said.

Academic integrity in the ChatGPT era: When the answer is no longer the evidence

Indian universities are redesigning assessments to evaluate student reasoning and accountability. Traditional take-home assignments are being replaced by vivas and in-person examinations. Some institutions integrate AI, grading students on how they direct and verify machine outputs. In Section 3 of AI Campus File, we discovered AI use is becoming a key aspect of academic integrity. The focus is now on demonstrating ownership of thinking rather than just the final answer. Some institutions are tightening the assessment environment through vivas, controlled examinations and AI restrictions. At IIIT Hyderabad, the institution is taking a policy-development route. A faculty committee is working on a responsible-AI policy, with the proposed distinction centred on AI-assisted components versus intellectual responsibility for integration, architecture, validation and explanation. The policy was still awaiting broader faculty and Academic Council deliberation in the supplied response.

Notice Inviting tender for Construction of UG sump – 5.00 Lakhs Litres capacity at Palash Nivas

Notice Inviting Tender for Construction of UG sump – 5.00 Lakhs Litres capacity at Palash Nivas   International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad     Tender No IIITH/DyEE/UG -sump-Palash/2026-27/2                   Date 21-08-2026 1 Name of work                                                         Construction of Underground Sump with 500 KL capacity at Palash Nivas for IIIT, Hyderabad at Survey No.25(P), Kancha Gachibowli (V), […]

Notice Inviting tender for Construction of UG sump – 3.00 Lakhs Litres at Bakul Hostel

Notice Inviting Tender for Construction of UG sump – 3.00 Lakhs Litres at Bakul Hostel   International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad     Tender No IIITH/DyEE/UG -sump/2026-27/1                   Date 21-08-2026 1 Name of work                                                         Construction of Underground Sump with 3.00 lakhs capacity at Bakul Hostel  for IIIT, Hyderabad at Survey No.25(P), Kancha Gachibowli (V), Serilingampally (M), […]

Dr. Shubham Singhal, Assistant Professor, Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC), is appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sustainable Practices in Civil Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute for Environmental Nanotechnology (IENT).

He has recently been elevated to: 🏅 Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK – one of the IET’s highest honours, recognizing sustained excellence, leadership, and global impact in engineering and technology. 🏅 Fellow of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) – recognizing distinguished contributions to electronics, telecommunications, and allied […]

Prof. Ashok Kumar Das has been conferred three prestigious Fellowships in recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering research, cybersecurity, and technology. He has recently been elevated to: Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK, Fellow of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI).

He has recently been elevated to: 🏅 Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK – one of the IET’s highest honours, recognizing sustained excellence, leadership, and global impact in engineering and technology. 🏅 Fellow of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) – recognizing distinguished contributions to electronics, telecommunications, and allied […]