IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj   The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ RBG Labs has partnered with the Odisha government to improve road safety in the State. The Odisha government will adopt a data-driven approach as part of its mission to reduce fatalities through evidence-driven interventions.  The RBG lab … Read more

IIT-Madras and Hyderabad experts to inspect constructions in Amaravati

IIT-Madras and Hyderabad experts to inspect constructions in Amaravati

Experts from IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad will visit Amaravati on August 2 (Friday) and 3 (Saturday) to assess the conditions of the government buildings, whose construction works were stopped midway. The State government has asked the IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad teams to study the technical issues relating buildings in Amaravati. While works on some buildings were stopped … Read more

IIT-Madras invites applications for BS Data Science and Electronics Systems

IIT-Madras invites applications for BS Data Science and Electronics Systems

Students from all streams can apply for BS Data Science | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO   The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has called for applications for the next batch of BS degree in Data Science and Applications, and Electronic Systems Courses.   The four-year programme, which is open to all irrespective of age and … Read more

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

Each year an Unicorn will emerge out of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), said V. Kamakoti, Director of the institute. While talking to media about the ongoing Entrepreneurship Summit at the campus, he said: “If India has to become a superpower, we need innovation and entrepreneurship. We are even nurturing school students on entrepreneurship.” The … Read more

Senior medical specialists to teach IIT-Madras students

Senior medical specialists to teach IIT-Madras students

Well-known surgeons have been appointed as professors of practice to teach bachelor of science programme in medical sciences and technology department at IIT-Madras. The list includes Rajan Ravichandran, director of MIOT Institute of Nephrology; cardiac surgeon Ajit Mullasari from Madras Medical Mission; cardio-thoracic surgeon K.R. Balakrishnan, chairman of the Institute of Cardiac Sciences and director … Read more

IIT-Madras organises ‘Samanvay 2022’ for management students

IIT-Madras organises ‘Samanvay 2022’ for management students

Samanvay 2022, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Management Studies Department’s annual festival focused on integrating data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence with the existing paradigms of management to provide effective services to all stakeholders, was held between October 30 and November 4. Over 3,000 business school students from across the country registered for … Read more

IIT-Madras, KMC Hospital developing software to identify kidney stones and breast tumours – ET HealthWorld

IIT-Madras, KMC Hospital developing software to identify kidney stones and breast tumours – ET HealthWorld

Chennai: Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital in association with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is developing an artificial intelligence-based software to help technicians red flag renal calculi (kidney stones) or identify malignant tumours in breasts, Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian said on Friday. The radiology department of the medical college hospital was on … Read more