SERC Kicks Off Remote Internship on Open Source
Any student worth their salt knows the value of “industry experience”. Marrying convenience with opportunity is a novel initiative by the Software Engineering Research Centre (SERC) at IIIT-H. Let’s find out more about it. A productive combination of academics and hands-on experience is essential to round off and complete any student’s education, particularly in the […]
A for AC, B for Building, C for Cool Roof..
If the State Govt has its way, this could well be the next urban alphabet song. With ambitious targets seeking to make the entire state of Telangana a ‘cool’ one, we speak with Prof. Vishal Garg about the implications of the State’s proposed Cool Roof policy, related research from IIIT-H’s Building Science Research Centre and […]
Of Meaningful Impact: How IIIT-H Is Going A STEP Further
“From tomorrow, the average age of the institute will go up by 10 years,” said Prof. P. J. Narayanan, Director of IIIT-H, a tad wistfully. He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the annual outreach activity that the institute undertakes especially for school-going children – the Student Technology Education Program (STEP). Visitors to the campus […]
IIIT-Hyderabad Researchers Propose Novel Way Of Capturing BP Continuously
Worldwide, deaths due to cardiovascular diseases are on the rise and a large proportion of them can be attributed either to hypertension or hypotension making blood pressure monitoring an important factor in disease prevention. However traditional methods of BP monitoring while aplenty, have many drawbacks. To combat these, researchers at IIITH have developed a unique […]
How IIIT-Hyderabad Is Uncovering Elusive Use Cases of Research
Every research institution takes pride in its research. The same is easily available for reference. However, is this enough when someone is looking to adopt research to solve a real world problem? Does the esoteric language targeting peer research community come in the way of understanding its applicability? Read on to find out IIITH‘s experiences […]
The MedTech Ecosystem In Hyderabad Has A New Address – Ojas
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at IIIT-H continues its decennial celebratory streak with the inauguration of a specialized incubator for medtech startups. With its well-lit working spaces and open design, the incubator is aptly titled Ojas – the Sanskrit term for the seat of all vitality, energy, good health and wellness. It has […]
AI in Sports: How IIIT-H’s Research Is Making Inroads Into Broadcasting Studios
Staying true to its motto of ‘From Lab to Land’, the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad’s Product Labs has successfully developed and tested a viable market prototype of badminton analytics developed at its Center for Visual Information Technology. A pilot study was conducted in collaboration with Star Sports which saw the data going live […]
2019 Elections: Deciphering The Dance of Democracy
While the Mood of the Nation surveys typically undertaken at regular intervals by the Centre for the Study of Developing Economies (CSDS) through its research programme, Lokniti, collect data through traditional means to gauge public opinion on contemporary politics, social life or economic issues, in the run-up to the general elections this year, IIIT-H is […]
Industry-Institute Collaboration Results In Scalable Real World Solutions
Industry is constantly on the lookout for state-of-the-art innovative technologies that can provide that edge to its product or service. While premier academic institutions typically churn out newer research in their labs, they often miss the exact focus required by industry. To plug this very disconnect, interactions between the two were kickstarted a few years […]
Discussing Societal Impact of AI
In December, IIIT-H hosted a one-day workshop on AI and its impact on society in developing nations. To say that the world as we know it is getting disrupted by recent advances in artificial intelligence is not untrue. Developing nations face challenges aplenty in the realms of education, traffic management, infrastructure use, health management, effective […]