IIT Madras, Ericsson collaborate for research in Responsible AI

During the partnership, a Symposium on Responsible AI for Networks of the Future was held wherein leaders from IIT Madras and Ericsson Research participated to discuss the developments and advancements in the field of Responsible AI.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) has established a partnership with Ericsson for joint research in areas of Responsible AI. Ericsson and IIT Madras centre have signed the agreement as a ‘Platinum Consortium Member’ for five years. Under this agreement, Ericsson Research will support and participate in all research activities at CeRAI.

During the partnership, a Symposium on Responsible AI for Networks of the Future was held wherein leaders from IIT Madras and Ericsson Research participated to discuss the developments and advancements in the field of Responsible AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) research is of high importance to Ericsson as the 6G networks would be autonomously driven by AI algorithms, an IIT Madras statement said.

Speaking about the work that would be taken up under this collaboration, Professor B Ravindran said, “With the advent of 5G and 6G networks, many critical applications are likely to be deployed on devices such as mobile phones. This requires new research to ensure that AI models and their predictions are explainable and to provide performance guarantees appropriate to the applications they are deployed in.”

The Speakers and Panellists of the Symposium included Professor R. David Koilpillai, Qualcomm Institute Chair Professor, IIT Madras, Dr Harish Guruprasad, Core Member, CeRAI, IIT Madras, Dr Arun Rajkumar, Core member – CeRAI, Dr Jorgen Gustafsson, Head of AI , Ericsson Research, Dr Catrin Granbom, Head of Cloud Systems and Platforms, Ericsson Research, Kaushik Dey, Research Leader -AI/ML, Ericsson Research - India.

Addressing the symposium, Chief Guest, Prof. Manu Santhanam, Dean (Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research), IIT Madras, said, “Research on AI will produce the tools for operating tomorrow’s businesses. IIT Madras strongly believes in impactful translational work in collaboration with the industry, and we are very happy to collaborate with Ericsson to do cutting edge R&D in this subject," stated the media release.

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