IIT Madras showcases cutting-edge research during Industry Conclave 2022

IIT Madras has organized the Industry Conclave 2022 to showcase the institute's cutting-edge research and innovations to the government, industry and corporate firms. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has organized the Industry Conclave 2022 on April 16 and April 17, 2022, to showcase the cutting-edge research and innovations of the institute to the government, industry and corporate firms. 

A virtual space dedicated to exhibiting research projects, start-ups and projects from the Institute’s Center for Innovation (CFI) and other projects was also created for the occasion.

Mr Kaviraj Nair, CEO of the Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras, said, “The core focus of IIT Madras is science and technology. The institute has some of the best brains in the country engaged in path-breaking research on topics which are socially relevant. High-impact research leading to social transformation, inspires our corporate stakeholders and donors to invest in such projects.”

Industry Conclave 2022 Objective

The main idea was to bridge the gap between industry and academia and facilitate Institute collaborations with industries for start-ups, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and research projects.

This event was also intended to help IIT Madras students and researchers gain an industry perspective.

Dr Gulshan Rai, Chief Information Officer, Prime Minister’s Office, said, “From the perspective of cybersecurity, the collaborations between academics, industry and government play an important role in resolving the weak infrastructure of digital frameworks.”

“The rapidly growing gap between the digitization and the cybersecurity measures poses a unique situation where technology is moving fast and digital security is weak. Deploying a good secure IT infrastructure does not only entail using firewall and anti-virus due to which 90% of institutions stay vulnerable to digital attacks. It is only with the aid of academic institutes like IIT Madras that we can resolve the issue of unmanaged infrastructure by designing short courses or a dedicated curriculum in cybersecurity” he added.

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