IISc Bangalore inks MoU with Western Sydney University to support research

The MoU was signed in the presence of Prof. André van Schaik, Director of the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University; Prof. Barney Glover, Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University; and Prof. Jayant Modak, Deputy Director, IISc.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and Western Sydney University (WSU), Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for expanding their ongoing partnership to support cutting-edge research in the area of neuromorphic engineering. 

This alliance will enable collaborative research and exchange of students between the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) at WSU and the Brain, Computation and Data Science (BCD) Group at IISc.

“Today’s formalisation of this important collaboration between IISc and WSU marks a significant advancement in research that has the potential to address problems of international significance,” said Prof. van Schaik. “This alliance will enable capacity building in neuromorphic engineering at both institutions, but more crucially, it will develop capacity in this vital research field across the globe,” added the Professor.

Under this agreement, up to six students pursuing their Master’s and PhD studies at IISc will be hosted at WSU each year for a period of 6-12 months to carry out their research with ICNS. IISc will similarly host PhD students from ICNS for 3-6 months allowing them to conduct part of their research at the Institute campus in Bengaluru, India. In the first year WSU will also support an international symposium, which will draw together expertise on neuromorphic engineering from around the globe, joint postdoctoral support and an adjunct appointment for Dr. Chetan Singh Thakur, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, IISc.

An IISc-WSU Neuromorphic Systems Award will also be established providing PhD scholarships to meritorious IISc students who have completed their Master’s project at WSU.

The collaboration has a focus on the translation of research to real-world applications, partnering with industry to co-design research and leveraging these partnerships to achieve commercial outcomes. The joint international symposium supported by WSU will enable the establishment of an Asia-Pacific network which will organise regular academic meetings bringing together leading researchers from across the region and beyond.

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