Positivity, A PhD and A Patent

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Life can often get in the way of individual pursuits. But for Salma Khan who sailed through marriage, childcare, vivas, and then work, her first hiatus came only with the birth of her third child. Her comeback to academia as

Student Researcher Earns Dual Degree in Quick Time...

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What makes Rajashekar Reddy Chinthalapani special is that he has speed tracked through a 5-year dual degree program, to finish a semester early.  His story is noteworthy because of one small detail. He didn’t make it to IIIT Hyderabad in

Can the Ripple-IIITH Fellowship create waves in bl...

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The first recipient of the coveted Ripple-IIITH Fellowship, IIITHian Sankarshan Damle is exploring the uncharted waters of blockchain and its limitless possibilities. We also look at what’s cooking at one of the first institutes to set-up a dedicated Center of

Dr. Lalit Mohan Sanagavarapu: How a corporate VP g...

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Lalit Mohan Sanagavarapu gives up a plum job to deep dive into academics at the pinnacle of his career. He resurfaces with a Ph. D from IIITH in an emerging field in software engineering. Did he get back the controls

Post-doctoral Culture at IIIT Hyderabad

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Researchers from IIITH’s Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics (CCNSB) are working in diverse areas in basic and applied research in natural sciences. We spoke to Shampa Raghunathan, research scientist at CCNSB at IIITH about her research and the

SPECs of Gold In the Dust

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The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad believes in diversity and runs a special mode of admission to induct talented students from rural hinterlands. We trace the remarkable journeys of two such youngsters from its inaugural batch that will leave