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R&D Showcase 2019

IIIT Hyderabad’s annual R&D showcase on 23 and 24 Feb was a big draw. The 2-day event saw the general public interacting with faculty and students to understand their work in more tangible forms through demos, prototypes and presentations in keeping with the institute’s endeavour to promote applied research that benefits society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently in its 18th edition, the event has grown from strength year–on-year and this year saw 3,000 eager visitors that included industry, academia, media and investors attend the various events during the weekend showcase.

In parallel to the showcase were several interesting talks. These included a panel discussion with Prof. Vasudeva Varma, Dean (R&D), IIITH; Prof. Jayanthi Sivawamy, Dean (academics), IIITH; Pankaj Vaish, MD (India), Cognitive Scale and Dr. Satya Prakash Dash, Director Global Innovations Impact Lab at PATH on The Role of Emerging Technology and Research in Medicine and Healthcare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was also a keynote talk by Prof. Arun Tangirala from Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras. IIITH professors Sujit Gujar and Kannan Srinathan spoke about AI and blockchain.

On Sunday, Prof. Jayanthi Sivawamy and Dhananjaya Dendukuri, CEO and co-founder of Achira Labs shared their views on research trends and relevance to healthcare technologies.