IIITH in Facebook AI’s Ego4D Project
IIITH is the only Indian institute in the global consortium of 13 universities and labs participating in Facebook AI’s ambitious Ego4D project that promises to enable experiences straight out of sci-fi. The “have-I-added-salt-or-not?’ memory lapse while cooking is all too
How IIITH’s AI initiative Is Driving Safe RASTE
Indian road safety got a shot in its arm with the recent unveiling of an AI solution that uses sensors and predictive analytics to warn of collisions even before they occur. The project titled iRASTE - Intelligent Solutions for Road
Banking On Data: Tech Tales From TiH Data Centre
An online testing solution to assess the cognitive impact of Covid-19; an autonomous driving platform with high-performance computing capability, a portable screening tool for early cancer detection; a mobile traffic-challan generating system - these are a few of the applied
IIIT Hyderabad Celebrates 20th Convocation Online
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) conducted its 20th convocation online this year on 10 July due to the Covid-19 pandemic and live-streamed the eConvocation. It graduated 523 students, the largest number in the institute’s history and a record
Computer Vision Method For Counting Trees
In a development that could greatly assist urban planners, city councillors and communities, IIITH researchers unveil a computer vision-assisted tool to count roadside trees and automatically generate maps showing extent of urban tree coverage. The importance of an urban green
It’s a Bird.. It’s a Plane, It’s KiteCam!
In a move that puts a novel spin on aerial photography, IIITH researchers unveil a unique kite camera that promises to be a cost-effective alternative to drones and the existing Kite Assisted Photography (KAP). Time was when aerial photography was