Dr. Khaliq Parkar’s view on digital literacy
There was an emphasis on the need to redesign digital systems themselves. "Digital systems often fail the very people they are meant to serve because their architecture isn't designed for them," said Khaliq Parkar, assistant professor at the International Institute
Social revolution through innovation
A recent AIC-IIITH research report highlighted that less that 0.2% of India’s annual CSR funds go towards innovation. This prompted a roundtable discussion of related stakeholders to brainstorm on the existing gaps and suggestions on how CSR can evolve from
Prof. U Deva Priyakumar appointed new Dean of RnD
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad) announced the appointment of Prof. U Deva Priyakumar as its new Dean of Research & Development, succeeding Prof. C V Jawahar, who held the position for two consecutive terms. Prof. Deva
Bahu Bhasa 2025
The Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI) and the Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC) organized Bahu Bhasa 2025 at IIIT Hyderabad from Nov 6-8, 2025. The event was an effort to engage with the current discourse on Indian languages from the perspectives
From Language to Intelligence
Professor Rajeev Sangal discusses his reservations about open-sourcing Indic language datasets, the roadmap for Bhashini 2.0, and what he expects at the India AI Impact Summit. When Mission Bhashini was first conceived under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Surat city urban modeling
Understanding the nexus between land use land cover (LULC) and land surface temperature (LST) of a rapidly growing city may help planners mitigate the effects of uncontrolled urbanization on the micro- and macro-environment. The primary focus of the study is