IIT Madras Incubated Startup TRI3D brings Next-Gen 3D Tech to Indian Garments Sector to help overcome COVID-19 challenges
CHENNAI : IIT Madras and NASSCOM-incubated Startup ‘TRI3D’ is bringing 3D technology to the traditional Indian Garments Sector to help small and medium businesses survive the economic challenges brought about by COVID-19. Since the onset of the pandemic, e-commerce has become almost an essential tool for survival of businesses with most customers opting to shop […]
Read More →IIT Madras Placements begin with a new high of 123 Offers on Day One’s First Session
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Campus Placements for the 2020-21 Academic Year began by setting a new record. A total of 123 offers were made by 22 Companies during Day One’s Session 1.1 today (1st December 2020). This is higher than any of the preceding Academic Years. During the last academic year of 2019-20, 102 offers were made by 20 companies at the end […]
Read More →IIT Madras Digital Skills Academy Launches Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Sector Training Courses
CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Digital Skills Academy is partnering with INFACT PRO TRAINERS (OPC) Pvt. Ltd. to jointly launch Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance Sector (BFSI) Training Courses. Certified Programmes are being offered in the areas of banking and finance, digital banking, mutual funds, Securities operations and risk management and Equity derivatives. The Digital Skills Academy […]
Read More →Two IIT Madras Professors Chosen for the Prestigious ‘Swarnajayanti Fellowship’ of DST
CHENNAI : Two faculty from Indian Institute of Technology Madras have been selected for the prestigious ‘Swarnajayanti Fellowship’ Awards for 2019-20 given by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. These professors were among the only 21 researchers in India to have been selected for this recognition. Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT […]
Read More →IIT Madras Alumni Association Launches Free ‘Masterclass’ Series to Upskill Indians in the Pandemic Era
CHENNAI : IIT Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) is launching a ‘Masterclass’ series to help Indians, especially working professionals and students, grow on professional and personal dimensions in the ‘new normal’ brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic era. These Masterclasses are being offered completely free of cost. These initiatives are part of the Association’s Annual Flagship global […]
Read More →IIT Madras offers Unparalleled Academic Flexibility to Students
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras has one of the best academic curriculum in the world and offers an academic flexibility that is unrivalled, even among the IITs. IIT Madras has the extraordinary distinction of being the only Indian Institute to have been ranked as No.1 Engineering Institution for five consecutive years in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry […]
Read More →IIT-Madras Incubated Startup Develops India’s First ‘Gamified Coding Platform’ for Kids
CHENNAI : IIT Madras-incubated startup GUVI has developed India’s first ‘Gamified Coding Platform’ called ‘HackerKID,’ which aims to teach coding for kids using a game-based environment. The Startup worked with more than 1,200 kids from the Netherlands, the U.S., Australia and India while developing the product features and designs for HackerKID. The children are introduced to ‘Block-Based Programming’ in […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers Develop Sustainable Anti-Bacterial Food Wrapper
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras has developed a Sustainable Antimicrobial Wrapping Material that can tackle two major problems – prevent packaged food contamination by bacteria as well as reduce the plastic waste generated in the environment when disposing the wrappers. This biodegradable food wrapper has an in-built anti-bacterial compound and is safe for consumption. […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers collaborating with MIT to develop Productive Usage for Agricultural and Industrial By-products
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers are working with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S., to develop a novel framework for high volume usage of by-products in structural materials. Industrial by-products are generated in huge quantities across the world and are now going into waste. This will be a major step forward towards a […]
Read More →AI-powered ‘Superstats’ enhancing the IPL Experience for Fans
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras and ESPNcricinfo’s Artificial Intelligence Tool ‘Superstats’ is once again enhancing the fans experience of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. It uses data science to give a context to every event in a game and also provides insights into factors such as ‘luck.’ ESPNcricinfo had partnered with IIT Madras to […]
Read More →IIT Madras to hold Webinars on Topics of National Relevance to Mark 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras is going to conduct Webinars on topics of national relevance to mark 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. These webinars would be part of the ‘SIDDHI’ fortnightly webinar series as the ‘Health and Environment Week.’ This lecture series was launched on 14th August 2020 by the Institute. The ‘SIDDHI’ (Self-reliant […]
Read More →IIT Madras Develops and Boots up ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT Devices
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have successfully booted up ‘MOUSHIK,’ an indigenously-made Microprocessor. MOUSHIK is a processor cum ‘system on chip’ that can cater to the rapidly-growing IoT devices, an integral part of Smart Cities of a Digital India. ‘MOUSHIK’ was conceptualized, designed and developed at the Pratap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence […]
Read More →IIT Madras Faculty Develop AI Models to Process Text in 11 Indian Regional Languages
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Faculty have developed Artificial Intelligence Models and datasets to process texts in 11 Indian Regional Languages. This was taken up jointly with ‘AI4Bharat,’ a platform for building AI solutions for problems of relevance to India. The researchers from IIT Madras and AI4Bharat released AI models and datasets for the […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers develop Nano-Coated Magnesium Alloys to Repair Bone Fractures
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have developed nano-coated magnesium alloys that can repair bone defects in rabbits. Encouraged by these results, the Research Team, which is partnering with several other institutions, is planning to study medical applications of nano-coated magnesium alloys in other animals and repairing human bones. Alloys of magnesium are being […]
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