IIIT-Bs RISE 2024 event boosts innovation and collaboration in academia and industry

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) wrapped up its two-day RISE 2024 event on March 22 and 23. This event aimed to boost innovation and collaboration between academia and industry, attracting thought leaders and enthusiasts alike.

Prof. Debabrata Das, IIITB's Director, praised RISE as a platform for advancing research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The first day, themed 'Sustaining and Scaling up Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Academia,' featured talks from Chandran Krishnan of Campus Angels and Uday Prabhu from Bosch, emphasising industry-academia partnerships.

A panel, moderated by Prof. Rajagopalan, discussed corporate roles in campus innovations. Dr Lakshmi Jagannathan, CEO of IIIT B Innovation Centre, emphasised academia's role in India's deep tech startup growth.

The second day, the RISE Open House, showcased IIIT-B's latest research across diverse fields like Data Science, Physics, and VLSI.