IIIT Hyderabad signs MoU with Plaksha University to setup joint

Hyderabad twenty ninth March 2024:IIIT Hyderabad and Plaksha University signed an MoU on campus as we speak to set up a Sustainability Centre based mostly on Smart and Sustainable Communities. The MoU was collectively signed by Prof P J Narayanan, Director, IIIT Hyderabad and Prof Rudra Pratap, Founding Vice Chancellor of Plaksha University.

The Sustainability Center will primarily give attention to analysis for bottom-of-the-pyramid use instances round villages and cities. IIITH and Plaksha University will collectively work on applied sciences relevant to sustainable communities together with sensors, ML fashions, communication/5g, digital twins, economics, and social/human sciences.

It will even take up issues in useful domains like air/air pollution, water (networks, wtp, stp, rain), vitality (sensible meters, distribution, grids, storage), waste administration (strong water and in any other case), meals/agriculture (sustainably produce, course of, devour), well being (preventive and public well being and psychological well being). The rapid short-term plan is to seed tasks in Hyderabad and Chandigarh round water, air pollution and agri-economics.

Prof P J Narayanan, Director of IIITH stated, “IIITH is worked up to associate with Plaksha University on joint analysis initiatives spanning sustainability and the event of sustainable communities. Since our establishments largely share institutional frameworks and social targets, this collaborative centre will work on impactful analysis, instructional applications, and group involvement, leveraging our mixed strengths”.

Prof. Rudra Pratap, Founding Vice Chancellor of Plaksha University stated,“In this period of speedy technological development, our collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad marks a pivotal second in our journey in the direction of fostering sustainable communities. Through the joint efforts of Plaksha University and IIITH, we aspire to harness cutting-edge applied sciences to deal with the urgent challenges confronted by communities on the backside of the pyramid, making certain a brighter and extra equitable future for all.”