Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has announced that it has provided Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi a 3 year corpus grant of INR 24 crore. Mr. Pravin Rao, COO and a trustee of the Infosys Foundation, inaugurated “Infosys Center for Artificial Intelligence” at its campus in Okhla.

The center will be initially headed by Dr. Srikanth Saripalli, an expert in Robotics and UAVs, who is spending his Sabbatical at IIIT-Delhi. The center will facilitate work on both fundamental and applied aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)and will work in many areas like Robotics, Machine learning, Computer Vision, AI for Software Systems, large-scale Data Analytics, etc. Several faculty members of IIIT-Delhi will be associated with the center, and research will be carried out with the assistance of PhD scholars, post-docs, other students and visiting researchers.

Key Highlights

• Research will occur on real-time data, to develop a deeper understanding of AI for societal benefits. This will ensure a better application of AI in education and related areas.
• The Infosys Center for Artificial Intelligence will start a specialized M.Tech course also
• IIIT-Delhi will publish research papers, develop tools, and conduct faculty and research development programmes in Artificial Intelligence and robotics.

Speech marks

Mrs. SudhaMurty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation
"As scientific advancement takes this nation forward, we must remember that the backbone of such achievements is research. Research programmes require long investments of time and effort. The objective of our Center is to facilitate research in artificial intelligence that will greatly develop our society further. The team, led by Dr. Saripalli comprises some of the most skilled research experts and together we will endeavor to facilitate creative exchange of ideas in collaboration with IIIT Delhi and the government. We will also provide training opportunities for students and teachers in AI and robotics.”

Dr. Srikanth Saripalli, Head, Infosys Center for Artificial Intelligence
“We are delighted to have set up the Center for Artificial Intelligence with support from Infosys. We will work closely with Infosys and the government to develop and deploy more intelligent tools and technologies both in the Industry and the government. With Autonomous Cars, Internet of Things and Big Data becoming commonplace terms, Artificial Intelligence will play an important role in day to day life. IIIT-Delhi is at the forefront of this revolution and will take the lead in this endeavor. We would like to thank Infosys for their great support.”

Dr. Pankaj Jalote, Director, IIIT-Delhi
“We are delighted that the Infosys Foundation has agreed to give a generous grant for establishing the Infosys Center for Artificial Intelligence at IIIT-Delhi. Given the need for innovation and R&D in India, partnership between academia and industry clearly needs to be strengthened. Infosys has again demonstrated visionary leadership by supporting this research center, thereby also creating a shining example and a model for industry-academia research engagement. We are very grateful to the Infosys Foundation for their generous support.”  

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