IIT Madras Foundation teams up with 5 start-ups for upskilling in AI, ML, data science

The collaboration will be on niche areas such as Drone pilot training, Data analytics, AI/ML and Generative AI to skill freshers.

Pravartak Technologies Foundation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) has joined forces with five start-ups to promote upskilling in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data science.

These five start ups include - Crion Versity, Dataswitch, Neekan Consulting, Rudram Dynamics, and Skill Angels. The partnership aim to equip participants with practical industry-oriented skills and project expertise in specialised domains like AI, ML, and data science.

V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras, said, “Start-ups must become leading employers and look at IIT Madras for their talent requirements. Start-ups in the skilling sector should intervene early with students and impart cognitive ability, foundational maths and science skills for their success in higher education.” MJ Shankar Raman, CEO, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation, said, “We will work with these start-ups on niche areas like Drone pilot training, Data analytics, AI/ML and Generative AI. Our clients come to us for insights on their complex and sensitive unstructured data. We leverage startups like DataSwitch for such requirements”.

IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation is a section 08 company housing the Technology Innovation Hub on Sensors, Networking, Actuators, and Control Systems (SNACS). We are hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.

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