In this thoughtful review, Prof. Rajeev Sangal reflects on Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala’s Roots and Wings — a compelling account of how research at IIT Madras evolved into technologies, startups, and institutions that shaped India’s innovation landscape. More than a biography,
If there’s one term that’s all over the place - from product roadmaps, to boardroom conversations, to coding tools and even predictions about the future, it has to be ‘Agentic AI’. With IIITH’s TechForward series approaching its second anniversary, the
This IIIT Hyderabad Masters student has recently been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 for Cognitii, his AI-powered startup operating at the intersection of education, healthcare, and assistive technology, which has built India's first AI and human infrastructure
Lavanya Bhallamudi, a Principal S/W Engineering Manager at Microsoft looks back at the early days of IIIT-Hyderabad, that shaped vision, infused confidence and structured purpose while keeping her easy going attitude intact. An eye for problem solving, forged in the
Professor Ashok Kumar Das spends his days thinking about invisible threats most people have never heard of - quantum attacks, compromised networks and vulnerable digital infrastructures. But behind this complex and cutting-edge cybersecurity research is a quieter story: one of
IIIT Hyderabad’s Sudha Tanay Doddi turned heads at BAFTSS with a bold, cross-disciplinary dive into the Hong Kong handover, mining local cinema for sharp computational insights. The Handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China in July 1997,