IIT Guwahati establishes centre to develop indigenous techologies, generate employment opportunities

Thirteen PhD students and 18 MTech students have joined the Centre for Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems (CICPS). They will particularly work on the technologies for underwater exploration. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has established the Centre for Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems (CICPS) with an aim to develop indigenous technologies. The Centre will target developing a minimum of five technologies a year and will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities. 

As many as 13 PhD students and 18 MTech students have already joined the CICPS and these students will particularly work on the technologies for underwater exploration. The TIH – IIT Guwahati will fund the centre for the first five years, after which the Centre is intended to become self-sustaining. 

Prof TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “The CICPS will have major academic, human resources and technology development components with focus to develop products and technologies for underwater exploration which is an untouched research area in the contour.” He said IIT Guwahati was ranked number 2 by QS World University Ranking for the ’Citation per Faculty’. 

The Centre for Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems will have six major components --Technology Development, Center of Excellence, Human Resource Development, Technology Business Incubation and MTech programme in robotics and artificial intelligence. The Human Resource Development and Skill Development programmes at the CICPS will provide fellowships for doctoral, postdoctoral, and faculties. It will provide a platform for organising the preliminary and advanced skill development workshops. 

MTech in robotics and artificial intelligence 

The new master’s programme in robotics and artificial intelligence is designed to address advanced engineering topics and help to meet the growing need for industries. Graduates will be able to use scientific methods to solve complex problems in both research and practice, particularly for industrial automation, to improve productivity significantly. The involved technological development will lead to the establishment of training schools related to manufacturing and robotics. 

Prof Indranil Manna, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, was the chief guest on the occasion. He said, “Science is pursuing the truth relentlessly, regardless of necessity or immediate scope of application. Science extends as far as imagination goes. Science never fails, scientists can. Engineering is all about enabling and providing solutions borrowing from the fundamentals of science.” 

The centre will have nine laboratories -- Underwater Natural Resources lab, Product Development Laboratory, Reverse Engineering Laboratory, Fabrication Laboratory, Virtual & Augmented Reality Laboratory, E-Mobility Laboratory, Internet of Things Laboratory, Product Testing Laboratory, and Sensor and Actuator Fabrication Laboratory.  

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