#PresidencyUniv, Bangalore: a brand new private research institute. On 21st April, addressed in its major conf on #Digital #Entrepreneurship. #Innovative Ideas in India are aplenty. In a lighter note, cartoons below from #ShivramPhadnis show how we protect footwear in temple or how footwear can be used, while shaving, in out-of-box way! But entrepreneurship is a [...]
This morning (14th April), we had a 2-hour seminar in IIM-B on " Taking Research to Market", jointly hosted by #IIITHyd/#IIMB. Moderator: Kris Gopalakrishnan (#Innovation-led new model for economic dev, research growth in quantity/quality, IITM/IISc chair positions on deep tech research). Dr. Aloknath De (#Samsung R&D adoption of same concept for last 5yrs; Culture building [...]
#Mint and #MIT Technology Review present India's top 10 #Innovators under 35. Winners span over MNC-to-Startup-to-Faculty. From 5G commun to genomics...from 5D CNC machine to warehouse robot...It has been a privilege to be part of the Jury. Since 2011, where I had my first association as jury and event speaker, #TR35 has grown more competitive. [...]
Karnataka Govt.'s IT/BT dept rechristened itself as Dept. of Innovation and Technology (#DoIT) on 1st March. It was an honor to join Minister Priyank Kharge and Principal Secy Gaurav Gupta, IAS to unveil a new logo as part of #InnovateKarnataka launch in Bengaluru. Innovation thrust on inclusive growth, IP framework, #KarnatakaInnovationAuthority (under CM) formation are [...]
In #IEEE conference, Bangalore this saturday, my plenary talk themed around 'How does #AI change the Dynamics of #IoT?' Smart sensors, intelligent devices and secure connectivity are foundation of IoT. Sieving through terabytes of #data to create meaningful insights is key to IoT's success. Similarities, correlations and abnormalities observed from streams of data facilitate IoT [...]
Arthur C Clarke once said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. In my article in #FinancialExpress (12-Feb-2018), I captured with examples: "How technology is improving lives". Though it is not a panacea for all problems in life, #MeaningfulTechnology is a great instrument for us to live the life the way it should [...]
Samsung NEXT's First Investment in India! AI-driven diet-n-exercise coaching app from market leader #HealthifyMe. Indian startup ecosystem is gradually maturing and Samsung R&D India is already serving as a conduit for sourcing deep-tech solutions. Investment from #Samsung #NEXT enhances this value chain further! #DrDeLeadership LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drdescitechlab_healthifyme-receives-investment-from-samsung-activity-6369883017913212928-7NV0
#Chetana (consciousness) program emerged out of #Samsung deliberation with Govt of Karnataka (#GoK). In 3rd year of the program in end-May, top 400 girl students of 10th exam from govt schools received our tablets. #Infosys has been very supportive in accommodating the recipients for few days in their beautiful Mangalore campus (earlier in Mysuru). It [...]
#UniversityofCalcutta is known for its basic and applied research. For last five years, it has been organizing a unique conference: 'International #doctoral symposium on Applied Computation and Security System'. In my hour-long #keynote, I addressed how and why worldwide (1) more #bits are getting generated and fast-transported, (2) more #pixels are getting captured and efficient-processed, [...]
Prime Minister's Fellowship for Doctoral Research scheme got a recent boost. As Apex Council member, I am glad to strengthen it with Industry linkage. In #STEAM (traditional STEM+Agriculture) areas. Each year 100 fellows. Higher than normal scholarship, with 50:50 coming from Industry and DST-SERB/Inst. The scheme was launched in 2012 in a #CII event where [...]