IIIT Hyderabad’s annual R&D Showcase this year on campus was a big draw. It 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. Held over 2 days on 8 and 9 March, this year’s Showcase was themed Tech for Sustainable Futures.
The inaugural session of the Showcase included a talk on Challenges Toward the Next Generation of AI Systems by Prof. Martial Hebert, Dean and School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
This was followed by an inaugural panel discussion on Net-Zero Software: Rethinking Tech’s Role in Climate Action by Dr. Karthik Vaidyanathan from IIITH’s Software Engineering Research Centre; Mr. Naveen Balani, Global Managing Director and Chief Technologist – Tech sustainability innovation, Accenture, and Co-founding member of Green software foundation; Mr. Srinivasan Rakhunathan, cloud supply chain & sustainability, senior program manager, Microsoft, and Professor Sridhar Chimalakonda, Associate Professor and Head of CSE Department, IIT Tirupati.
The Showcase also included 300+ research posters, demos and models from IIITH’s 28 research centres, roundtable discussions on AI on the Edge, Green AI, and Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Social Good and a research startup showcase by Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).
Sunday’s program included a 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. IIITH’s Tech Transfer Office felicitated patent recipients at a special event in the evening.
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-focussed 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”.
More details at: https://www.iiit.ac.in/rd-showcase/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LGFwcEdemg
March 2025