Digital University Kerala, UK-based university ink pact for AI Centre

Under this agreement, a new Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be set up at the Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.

Alan Turing Institute under the University of Edinburgh UK has joined forces with Digital University Kerala to set up a Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.

Digital University Kerala Dean Alex James signed the MoU with Sethu Vijayakumar, Director for Robotics and AI at Alan Turing Institute and Chair Professor at the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.

The strategic partnership was established at the International Conclave on GenAI in Kochi. The alliance will significantly help in advancing AI research and development between the two partners, especially with the help of current technologies that include AI hardware, Generative AI, Robotics and foundation models.

The Objective of new AI Centre

The main aim is to boost the innovation and research related to AI, by taking the help of the Alan Turing Institute expertise and combining it with the AI chips and hardware of Digital University Kerala. The Centre will focus on the latest developments in Generative AI which is likely to adapt to new scenarios, offer unmatched scalability, and drive AI adoption.

Alan Turing Institute another Partner for AI

Earlier, the UK-based institute had also partnered with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to boost research in AI and data sciences between the Republic of Korea and the UK. The pact was inked in May 2024.

While signing the MoU, "Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, said: “The AI Seoul Summit that we have co-hosted this week with the Republic of Korea is a further example of our drive to achieve international collaboration and consensus. We have secured global agreements with both governments and companies to further enhance safety measures around the development of AI. Today’s announcement of an agreement between The Alan Turing Institute and the KAIST is further proof of the UK’s commitment to that collaborative approach with partners around the globe, fostering innovation to ensure we can fully realise the enormous potential new technology has to offer.”

Professor Tim Watson, Director for Science and Innovation (Defence & National Security) at the Alan Turing Institute, said: “Artificial intelligence and data science present both global challenges and global opportunities so I’m delighted to strengthen collaboration with our colleagues one of South Korea’s most prestigious scientific institutions, which will help both of our nations to use these powerful technologies to tackle some of the biggest issues facing society.”

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