IIT BHU, National Science Foundation research collaboration to boost scientific ties

The research focuses on solving societal challenges of both countries and scaling up their science and technology relationship. 

The I-DAPT-HUB foundation at the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) has collaborated with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) for joint research of Data Analytics and Predictive Technologies (DAPT). The research focuses on solving societal challenges of both countries and scaling up their science and technology relationship. 

“I-DAPT hub foundation will support financially which is anticipated to be up to INR 10 million for research on DAPT and its application in power/energy, telecommunications, road transport, highways, and health & family welfare thrust areas,” IIT-BHU said. 

Pramod Kumar Jain, Director, IIT (BHU) Varanasi said, “During this pandemic period we all witnessed how data analytics and predictive computing played a major role in the pandemic preparedness and the development of vaccines. He said the scientific community today is looking towards powerful high-performance computing and predictive technologies to gain a better understanding of major societal challenges and create solutions through a multi-dimensional approach. 

I-DAPT HUB Foundation project director Rajiv Prakash emphasised that Indo-US collaboration is playing an important role in the innovation development dimensions and it will tap the talent pool of scientists, entrepreneurs of both countries. This will help in achieving the sustainable development goals set by Government of India intended to be achieved by 2030, he said. 

"Bilateral collaboration like this nurtures contacts between young scientists and technocrats to develop mutual trust, foster excellence, and explore new frontiers. It also encourages public-private partnerships to foster elements of Innovation, Application, and Enterprise" said Prof Vikash Kumar Dubey, Dean(R and D) of IIT-BHU. 

The invitation for proposal of Indo- US collaborative research is open and will remain active till April 25, 2022, for the first round of screening. 

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