Prof. U. Deva Priyakumar – A formula driver ...
As Head of IIIT Hyderabad’s CCNSB, Prof. U. Deva Priyakumar’s work researches the use of AI technology and machine learning algorithms for applications in chemistry/biology and healthcare. We trace his origin story, from early days in small town Cuddalore to
Why is IIITH’s young professor running in geomet...
At 30, Dr. Charu Sharma is the youngest faculty at IIIT Hyderabad’s Machine Learning Lab and frequently gets mistaken for a student. We investigate the motivational journey of the self-confessed average pupil whose academic stops at IIT and IIITH set
A Legend Retires: An Institute Remembers
From the ability to curate electives across disciplines to participating in research at the undergrad level, from the freedom on campus sans curfews, to being responsible for one’s own actions, IIITH’s culture owes its genesis to one of its founding
IIITH’s new Registrar hits the tarmac running
IIITH Registrar Prof. K S Rajan’s life-story can probably be seen as a string of life experiences, made extraordinary by a mind that sought to explore what lay beyond the ken. We look at his unique contribution to Geospatial technologies and
What does a hardcore anthropologist bring to a tec...
An ‘accidental anthropologist’ gained international visibility for her famous Facebook research on peri-urban youth, VR dating and the Ameerpet IT hub, among other interesting studies. Read on for more insights into Dr. Nimmi Rangaswamy’s cutting edge work at the intersection
Did the Quantum Theseus manage to catch the Minota...
Something very magical would happen, every time Quantum computing theorist Shantanav Chakraborty picked up a book. Whether it was Ramanujan’s Lost Notebook, Penrose’s Emperor's New Mind, Gorky’s Mother or Lorca’s poetry collection, it was destined to fire his imagination and