IIT- Delhi workshop for greater synergy with US on AI

NEW DELHI: In a bid to encourage and expand collaborations on critical technologies like artificial intelligence and increase student and research exchange programmes between India and the US, a workshop was recently held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi where experts deliberated on how to implement joint research projects.
The workshop, which was organised in association with the Centre’s department of science and technology (DST) and National Science Foundation (NSF), discussed how the joint research projects will be implemented through six technology innovation hubs, including the one at IIT Delhi.
Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, senior advisor, DST said that a total of 35 joint projects have been identified which will be implemented by the innovation hubs and research institutions from the USA. “This endeavor will further help us to achieve collaborative research and development between the two countries in the area of cyber-physical systems,” Gupta explained.
According to senior IIT officials, the projects are aimed at adding the component of international collaboration to existing research projects in both countries.
Professor Rangan Banerjee, IIT Delhi director, said: “This workshop will enable linkages and build up technology innovation hubs to solve problems of society.”