Prof Radhika Mamidi – Of Documenting The Dai...
Radhika Mamidi, faculty at the Language Technologies Research Centre, IIIT-H, doesn’t just believe in the cliche, “stop and smell the roses’; she actually lives it. Her photographs of little known natural wonders on campus often prompt other faculty and students
IIITH Researchers Collate Earthquake Risk Index Fo...
IIITH collaborates with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to develop an Earthquake Disaster Risk Index (EDRI) for cities. Index based on pilot study of 50 selected Indian cities located in seismically active regions Risk has been categorized as Low, Medium
Teacher Training On The Learning Brain
Neuro-cognitive science researchers at IIITH to conduct a first-of-its-kind workshop on ‘Teaching The Learning Brain’ - targeted at teachers interacting with students from grade 1 to grade 8. Here’s what it’s about. They say it takes a genius to know
A Brush With Bordeaux: IIITH Faculty Sunil Lohar S...
Painter. Teacher. Researcher. In that order. Meet Sunil Lohar, faculty in charge of Painting at the Centre for Exact Humanities, IIITH. Back home from a fully sponsored 6-week artist residency programme at Bordeaux, France as part of a unique cultural
IIIT Hyderabad’s Fine Analysis Of Traffic Vi...
Researchers from IIITH analyse Ahmedabad traffic e-challans data and discover interesting patterns in motorists’ behaviour both in terms of repeat offenses as well as fine payment. - Traffic offenders with more number of e-challans are less likely to pay fines
What Drives The Uber Wallah?
Ethnographic study by IIITH researchers provides new insights about the ride-sharing workforce in the Indian gig economy that is fundamentally different from that of the West. Driving for Uber is viewed as a permanent, full-time livelihood option in India. Religious