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
Heart of a Doctor in Brain of a Coder — How Dr. ...
In a rare honor, Indian-born data scientist Dr. Naveena Yanamala earned the highest excellence award from a top-seeded US medical school for unconventional innovation in cardiology! Here’s the astonishing story of the go-getter from Kadapa, whose stint in IIIT Hyderabad
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
When a Short-Term Social Internship Turned Into an...
Much has been said and written about chance encounters that alter life paths and forge unanticipated relationships. Here’s an inspiring one from IIITH alumni Chandan Shrivastava and Nikhil Agrawal’s pages. It was meant to be a routine 2-month-long internship at