Aftab Hussain – The Cool Contemporary Profes...
At a time when the spotlight is on the world’s youngest leaders, at IIITH we shine ours on 31-year-old Assistant Professor Aftab Hussain from the Center for VLSI and Embedded Systems Technologies (CVEST). In a freewheeling conversation with him, we
From Carrybags To Carry-Your-Own-Bags And Much Mor...
In October 2018, a ban on single-use plastics was supposed to be put in place by the Prime Minister, Narender Modi - an announcement that was later put off (presumably due to the plastic industry lobby). However long before the
Life In The Fast Lane: 4 Indian cities in Top 10 l...
A collaborative research effort between IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Delhi and Carnegie Mellon University reveals the extent of distracted driving while engaging in online social media across several cities in the world. Alarmingly, 4 of the top 10 cities accounting for
Maker’s Lab: The Whole 9 Yards of Product Develo...
Apparently the biggest hurdle of innovation is coming up with the idea itself. But what comes next? Where would young innovators find the means and expertise to translate their ideas into a prototype? IIIT Hyderabad, under the NIDHI-PRAYAS scheme, steps
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