Understanding Pawan Kumar’s Optimization World
IIIT Hyderabad’s professor Dr. Pawan Kumar, heads the OPTImization and MAchine Learning (OPTIMAL) Research group at CSTAR (Center for Security, Theory & Algorithmic Research) Lab. His key research focus is on numerical algorithms with applications in machine learning. We learn
Maths and Forest Paths: Cryptographer Kannan Srina...
Dr. Kannan Srinathan, Assistant Professor and Lead Faculty at IIIT Hyderabad’s Center for Security, Theory and Algorithms (CSTAR) shares his unique journey that mirrors the transformation of Gachibowli, from a thorny forest in the 1980s to its present avatar as
A Fond Farewell For A First Hire
As Prof. Vishal Garg moves on to newer opportunities, the institute’s faculty and staff recently took a moment to recognise his intellectual contributions, and revolutionary actions while basking in the professor’s own reflections of “the royal infant who has become
Frameshift – Physicist Dr. Nita Parekh’s c...
Prof. Nita Parekh has witnessed IIIT Hyderabad’s evolving avatars, from its fledgling years to the smart connected and buzzing research hub that it is today. With over two decades at IIITH’s CCNSB, her core expertise in computational biology and bioinformatics
Naresh Manwani – Responsible AI researcher t...
Is there an algorithm that predicts the outcome of sindhi genes in a machine learning lab? Dr. Naresh Manwani brings his unique qualities into his research in Responsible AI, building ML generative models and exploring applications of AI and ML
Physics, Fiction, and Music: Prof. Mitra’s Harmo...
Three passions that drive theoretical physicist Dr. Subhadip Mitra, associate professor at IIIT Hyderabad’s Center for Computational Natural Sciences & Bioinformatics and the Center of Quantum Science and Technology, are music, books, and Particle Physics & Quantum Theory. What propels