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 […]
Research Is Not All Ha Ha, Hee Hee
On the heels of the recently concluded 11th Humour Research Conference, we find out just why humour research is not a laughing matter at the Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC). Joking one’s way through a crisis has long been considered a coping mechanism. Research has shown how using laughter as a stress-buster provides the much-needed […]
Finding Math in a Slice of Citrus Fruit
Such exciting mysteries were the topic of intense debate at the Teaching the Learning Brain 2021 workshop for primary school teachers held earlier this month. Researchers at IIITH’s Neuro-cognitive Science Research laboratory have been working on getting educators to take the quantum leap, from teaching from a script, to moulding innovators and thinkers. The idea […]
ASR makes the world your oyster
IIITH is poised to disrupt Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) in India by building a six language multi-lingual system by August 2021. Prof. Anil Kumar Vuppala from IIITH’s Speech Processing Lab helps deconstruct this emerging industry. Industry pundits forecast that the Indian speech domain is destined to be a multi-million-dollar market, with international conglomerates lining up […]