For 14th Distinguished Lecture in #IISc, the title of my talk was 'Dimensions of #Product #Designeering'. It was organized by Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (#CPDM). The value of Product #Design from aesthetics-and-ergonomics is well recognized. So is the value of Product #Engineering from features-and-functionalities perspective. As the functionality set grows for a compact [...]
The Advanced Computing and Communications Society (#ACCS) has been publishing in-depth articles in cutting-edge tech (#QuantumComputing, #CryptoCurrencies) [President: Dr. S.Srinidhi]. Also, it gives away ACCS-CDAC Foundation #Award to technology researchers/leaders. As a jury member, it was my pleasure to review pioneering work of nominees. The award went to: Prof. V.Kamakoti (#IIT-M) for 'Indigenous commercial-grade Processor' [...]
50+ #startups recently attended '#MakeforIndia with #Samsung' event. The startups, covering different domains, interacted with Samsung India Leadership about their products and solutions. In my inaugural talk, I highlighted multiple ways (Apps-to-embedded solution, biz partnership-to-social drive) of startup engagement with us. Dipesh Shah explained lucidly our Make for India initiatives with specific examples that were [...]
'How does #AI change the dynamics of #IoT?' It was my inaugural keynote speech in 7th edition of IoT &AI #Innovation Conclave. For #CognitiveIoT,routine recommendation, context understanding, action predictions are key elements. Engineers are grappling with challenges to make system intelligent enough for smooth interaction with devices. On a lighter note, I ruminated, "our childhood [...]
#VLSI and #EmbeddedSystem community will congregate in Jan 2019. As On-device processing grows, GPU/NPU research becomes critical. As #GovtAffairs chair, considering 1. How DST Industry-relevant R&D scheme could be nurtured. 2. How PM Doctoral fellowship draws best VLSI talent. 3. How upskilling is adopted in frontend-to-backend flow and so on. Any #StateGovt wanting to sponsor [...]
At hashtag#Samsung, we strive to encourage young innovative minds. Whether hashtag#TechnologySourcing, hashtag#B2BPartnerships, or hashtag#AppEcosystem, many hashtag#startups are engaged with us. However, this global 'employee volunteer program' (hashtag#EVP) has been unique where Korean employees mentored 20 early-stage Indian startups, first remotely and then being in India during their vacations. As a jury member, it was my [...]
Appreciate #Nasscom's initiative to identify 50 Innovative #AI solutions across verticals. And then rewarding top 10 with #AI_Game_Changer Awards. #Samsung India has been spearheading ML/DL-based intelligence solutions for voice, vision, text and other critical domains. This award acknowledges our #InstaBP: Cuff-less Blood Pressure (#BP) solution that is now available in Playstore for Indian residents. Our [...]
The #SmartCity mission in India was commissioned three years back. This being a complex problem with multiple stakeholders, so far only 10% project is completed, #BusinessWorld reported today. Last month, in #Zinnov Confluence conf, we discussed various facets of this cyber-physical project. Beyond technology, citizen awareness and transparent governance are two key factors, in my [...]
There are two ways of retiring at the age of 30! First, launch a hashtag#startup venture on graduation and take it to its high in a decade. OR. Second, after graduation, do not learn anything new. And you will be forced to "retire" with minimal relevance of hashtag#knowledge learnt a decade back. I am sure [...]
Interview with #Mobility India magazine on Samsung R&D India: Innovation mindset...Patent-filing culture...'Make for India' initiative...Center-of-Excellence in emerging topics... Updated:: #DeccanChronicle article on similar coverage (31-jul). http://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/technology/in-other-news/310718/filing-patents-samsung-bangalore-does-more-than-just-rd.html http://www.mobilityindia.com/samsung-innovation-starts-listening-carefully-consumers-need-dr-aloknath-de-cto-samsung-research-institute-bangalore/ LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drdescitechlab_at-samsung-innovation-starts-by-listening-activity-6429354632509784064-iGNO