Four-day research scholars’ summit begins at IIT-Madras
CHENNAI: Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated a four-day researchers summit titled All India Research Scholars’ Summit (AIRSS) 2024, at IIT Madras on Monday.
“Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre, an academia-government-private sector start-up partnered institution that will initially be co-located with the Semiconductor Complex Limited, will be announced soon,” he said on the occasion.
The minister further highlighted that this centre will emerge as one of the principal poles of semiconductor research in the coming decade with the ability to be spun off into an independent semiconductor research organisation that will compete and cooperate with the IMEC, MIT Microelectronics, USA, and ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan.
The researchers’ summit is being conducted by the Research Affairs Council of IIT-M, and the event brings together researchers from diverse disciplines across India. A key objective of the event is to explore the latest advancements in various research domains presented through oral presentations, poster sessions, and product/prototype showcases.
As part of the programme, a panel discussion on ‘Research and Development: Catalysts for India’s Global Academic Standing’ was held. Dr V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Dr Govindan Rangarajan, Director IISC Bangalore, Dr B S Murthy, Director IIT Hyderabad, Dr Aghila, Director, NIT Tiruchy, and Dr DVLN Somayajulu, Director, IIITDM Kurnool took part in the discussion.