IIITH conducted its annual R&D Showcase on 16 and 17 March. The event provided a unique opportunity for viewers to interact 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.

The theme of this year’s R&D Showcase was Interconnect and its relevance between algorithms, ethics and society.

The Showcase included 300+ research posters, demos and models from IIITH’s 28 research centres, confluences, research reflections and a research startup showcase by Centre for Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).

Speaking on the occasion Prof P J Narayanan, Director IIITH said, “The response to the showcase has been very encouraging, it’s always a pleasure to share our research with the public. As a research-focused institution, the enthusiasm of the students and the results of their research are what we cherish most and present to the world. The Showcase celebrates the spirit of Research & Development where faculty and students share their work with the public in keeping with our endeavour to promote applied research that benefits society”.

The following events were held on 16 March:

• A plenary panel discussion on Right to Know your Algorithms

The discussion was both enlightening and engaging, covering the debate from social, ethical, legal-constitutional and public policy perspectives. 

 The panel featured distinguished speakers like Usha Ramanathan, visiting faculty at various universities; Tanveer Hasan A K, Executive Director of the Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru; Krishna Ravi Srinivas, an Adjunct Professor at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, and a consultant with Research & Information System in Developing Countries (RIS) participated in the panel discussion. They delved into the complexities and implications of the right to be given some explanation for the outcome of an algorithm. The focus was on the cases where algorithmic decision-making might have a significant impact on an individual’s life. This was an excellent opportunity for both students and faculty to gain valuable insights into this crucial and timely topic. Dr. Aakansha Natani moderated the panel discussion.

 

• Round tables discussions on:
  • Responsible AI
  • Rethinking Thinking in the age of AI 
• Startup showcase

The following events were held on 17 March:

• Student seminar on Excitement of Research (ExOR) for external college students to get excited about research and consider a Masters in research and the scope of deep tech jobs
• Think tank lunch for faculty
• Faculty futures internal faculty panel discussion on Onlinification of Degrees
• IIITH’s Tech Transfer Office (TTO) felicitated patent recipients at a special event in the evening
•  Cultural program by classically trained musicologist Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli

 

Faculty and students whose research work got patented were given awards on the second day of IIIT Hyderabad’s  annual R&D showcase on 17 February:

 

 System And Method For Real-Time Traffic Management In Single Lane Roads – Prof. Kamal Karlapalem 

• Pro-Hysteretic Switch – Prof. Syed Azeemuddin
• System And Method For Binocular Vision Testing Using A Virtual Reality Display – Prof. Kavita Vemuri, Sai Srinivas Vuddagiri, (late) Dr. Rishi Bharadwaj (University of Hyderabad)
• On-Chip Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (Cmos) Resistance Amplifier – Prof. Zia Abbas, Arpan Jain, Ashfakh Ali
• Constant Reference Voltage/Current Generating Circuit – Prof. Zia Abbas, Abhishek Pullela, Ashfakh Ali, Arpan Jain

• Multi-Output Differential System For Rotating Three Outputs At Different Speeds Depending On Load Conditions – Prof. Madhava Krishna, Dr. Abhishek Sarkar, Rama Vadapalli
• An Anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle For Detecting And Neutralizing Rogue Drone Non-Destructively In Mid-Air – Prof. Madhava Krishna, Prof. Spandan Roy, B Suraj

• System And Method For Generating A Limitless Path In Virtual Reality Environment For Continuous Locomotion – Prof. Y Raghu Reddy, Raghav Mittal and Sai Annirudh Karre

• Smart Analog Smart Retrofit For Analog Water Meter – Prof. Sachin Chaudhari, Nilesh Bawankar, Ayush Kumar Dwivedi
• Air Quality Monitoring Device – Prof. Sachin Chaudhari, Ayu Parmar, Ayush Kumar Dwivedi
• Smart IOT Enabled Water Level Monitoring Device for Tanks – Prof. Sachin Chaudhari, Ritik Yelekar, Thomas David Tency
• Sensible Flow Water Meter – Prof. Sachin Chaudhari, Josh Elias Joy, Thomas David Tency

 

 

More details at: https://rndshowcase.iiit.ac.in/

 

 

 

March 2024