On the fifth anniversary of Digital India, the Indian Institute of technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar in association with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) organised a visit of mediapersons to its Centers of Excellence in Virtual and Augmented Reality for Immersive Visualization (VARCoE), the school of Electrical Sciences and the Design and Innovation Center at its Argul campus recently.
These centers showcased research and development work focused on digital technologies ranging from Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IOT), Digitial Image Correlation and 5G cellular.
IIT BBS Director Prof RV Rajakumar during the press interaction emphasised the need for cross-disciplinary research and development to fulfil the needs of industry and talked about the importance of new-age technologies for serving the needs of the modern society and to realise the Digital India dream.
He also acknowledged the philanthropic support from SusmitaBagchi, Subroto Bagchi, Odisha Skill Development Authority, MSME Department and STPI for joining hands together with the institute for creation of the VARCoE.
Among others, Prof Rabi Mahapatra of Texas A and M University, currently serving as visiting professor at IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Research and Development Dean Prof RK Panda and School of Electrical Sciences Head Prof PK Sahu were present.
A question and answer session was also held along with visits to the other labs of AI, IOT and 5g Cellular.
Several live demonstrations of projects in all these key areas were also showcased.