IIITH researchers turn stethoscope into a tool that can help people speak
A team of researchers from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad has developed an innovative Silent Speech Interface (SSI) that can convert non-audible murmurs into vocalised speech.
This groundbreaking technology has the potential to improve communication for people with speech impairments. The research team, led by TCS researcher and PhD student Neil Shah, along with Neha Sahipjohn and Vishal Tambrahalli, worked under the guidance of Dr Ramanathan Subramanian and Prof Vineet Gandhi.
IIITH develops AI tool to mine information from documents
AI has been put into play by researchers at IIITH, to demonstrate how information can be quickly mined from documents. While the AI process developed by them was used to analyse, extract and tag information from documents of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the researchers pointed out that it can be easily applied to many other domains such as health, scientific literature, manuals etc. The researchers developed a multi-layer Applied Semantics Extraction and Analytics (ASEA) framework for document processing with the support of JP Morgan AI Faculty Research Award.
IIITH’s SCLL wins Best Education Institute Exhibit of the year Award at IMC-2024
IIITH’s Smart City Living Lab was awarded ‘Best Education Institute Exhibit of the Year’ at the India Mobile Congress Exhibition. The eighth edition of India Mobile Congress took place from 15-18 October 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in concurrence with WTSA’24, the governing conference of the ITU Standardization Sector (ITU-T). The event featured global attendance, including international delegates from diverse sectors such as member states, standardization bodies, industries, academia, and start-ups.
Workshop on data centres for AI – Global expansion and environment
Telangana is not the only State that is supportive of these industries. State governments are bending backwards to attract data centres and they include Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which have attractive policies to host these centres. Because data centres are seen as a critical infrastructure we cannot ask any questions,” said Pradip Thomas of University of Queensland at a workshop on ‘Data Centres for AI: Global Expansion and the Environment’ hosted in hybrid mode at the International Institute of Information Technology.
Prof. P J Narayanan’s views on how institutions can shape the Indian IT industry
Several esteemed foreign universities are setting up their campuses in the country and a lot of prestigious institutions from India have secured higher ranks in global rankings. Still, there is a large skill gap, especially in the technology domain as companies are always on the lookout for candidates for exceptional technical prowess.
TechGig recently had the opportunity to have a deep discussion with Prof P J Narayanan, Director, IIIT Hyderabad about the role of premium educational institutions in shaping the Indian IT industry.
Transformative initiatives by IIITH alumni
Whether it’s raising funds to improve college infrastructure, starting a ‘pay forward model’ to help students from poor families pursue courses or mentoring students to secure jobs and internships, alumni of IIITH, based in different parts of the world have been doing their bit.
The institute, which recently felicitated a few alumni for their exceptional service to IIITH, has several active former students in its network.
“Since our fee is high, we as alumni felt that anyone who deserves to be in the institute shouldn’t be deprived of the opportunity. That’s how we set up the alumni fund, an initiative dear to me,” said Jayachandra Sunkara.
Wikimedia Technology Summit 2024
The Wikimedia Technology Summit 2024 successfully took place from October 3 to 5, 2024, drawing an enthusiastic gathering of technologists, developers, and volunteer contributors of Wikimedia projects from all over the country. Hosted by the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad with support from Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group and the Wikimedia Foundation, the summit had a one-day Hackathon on the IIIT Hyderabad campus and the summit at Hotel Hyatt Gachibowli. The summit gathered 130 attendees from across India to discuss the latest trends and innovations in open-source technology and Wikimedia projects.
Winners of Wi-SUN Smart City Challenge
From smart dustbins to soil quality testing systems, innovators from across the country showcased their smart city innovations based on IoT at the ‘Wi-SUN Challenge’ conducted by US-based Silicon Labs at IIITH on Thursday. As many as 266 contestants demonstrated proof of concept using prototypes based on Wi-SUN technology and artificial intelligence. Of the eight shortlisted innovators, DBR Innovative Tech bagged the first prize and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for their smart soil sensor, followed by Horus (Rs 2 lakh) and Yantram (Rs 1 lakh). The winners will receive support from Silicon Labs’ wireless development centre in Hyderabad for product development.
Smart City Living Lab unveils first digital twin for water network at IIITH in collaboration with ZF
The Smart City Living Lab announces the launch of its innovative Digital Twin for water utility network. This project was initiated in collaboration with ZF India Pvt.Ltd., a CSR initiative five months ago, represents a significant advancement in smart city infrastructure management.
Ms. Anuradha Vattem, Chief Technology Architect mentioned that the idea of building a Digital Twin has been triggered when an MOU for establishing Centre of Excellence for Water (Water COE) with HMWSSB last February and one of the problems discussed was the Digital Twin for Water and Sewerage Treatment Plant.
IIITH team uses AI to generate Wikipedia Sandbox with over a million articles in Telugu
From 70,000 Telugu articles on Wikipedia about three years ago, researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), have now managed to create a Wikipedia Sandbox with over a million articles in Telugu, ranging from movies to cricket to stars and planets. As part of the Project IndicWiki, the team at IIIT-H also added 2 lakh new Hindi articles to the existing count of 1.5 lakh. The team used LLM and Gen AI for this project, which has been underway since 2021. It is now hoping that Volunteers will come forward to upload it to Wikipedia.