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' [...]
#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 [...]
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 [...]
#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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]