December 2021 | The KGP Chronicle

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Meet The Alumni With Over 200 Patents: Mr. Anil Agiwal of Samsung Research

Storiesadvanced radio access technologies, algorithm development, cellular communication, commercialization, communications, development, Industrial Internet of Things, innovations, inventors, massive Machine Type Communication, Mobile Broadband, modem protocol stacks, radio communication technologies, Samsung, Samsung Research, Samsung Research Center, Samsung Research Innovator Award, software design, technologies, Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication, US patent, Vehicle-to-Everything, wireless communications

Mr. Anil Agiwal, an alumnus of the Institute’s Computer Science and Engineering Department, has received his 200th US patent grant in November 2021. He is now on the global list of prolific inventors that includes individuals who have been granted 200 or more patents in the USA. He is now on an all-time list of 316 inventors. The patents include innovations on advanced radio access technologies (such as 4G, 5G, 5G advanced) for cellular communication. Mr. Agiwal said that “patience and perseverance combined with an urge to innovate have helped me receive 200+ patent grants (204 as of today).” He…

Dec

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By Poulami Mondal

REALIZING THE METAVERSE: ‘BETAVERSE’ WINS THE SAMSUNG INNOVATION AWARD 2021

Spotlight Innovation3D Spaces and Reconstruction, AR, art, Betaverse, digital payments, Education, entertainment, gaming, Google Speech API, health, Immersive Multimodal Interaction Systems, Kerbal Space Program, live events, marketing, metaverse, Multimedia & Graphics, multiple games, NLP, Photo Realistic Rendering, Samsung Innovation Award Silver Jubilee Edition 2021, single unified free platform, SWARM Robotics, torchbearers, tourism, Unity Game Engine, virtual worlds, Vision, VR, VR-Plugin

A few weeks prior to Facebook’s Meta announcement plunged the world into a new era of social media connectedness and metaverses, some of the most brilliant minds of the country were competing to create metaverse technologies of their own in the 2021 Samsung Innovation Award Silver Jubilee Edition. This year’s competition was won by Ojas Deshmukh, a third-year dual degree B.Tech Biotechnology student at IIT Kharagpur for his Betaverse project. He is also the Managing Head of Computer Graphics Society and a Head at SWARM Robotics at the institute. The project intends to act as a platform that users and…

Dec

27

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

IITKGP Entry, CodAR, Wins The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGS&C)-2021

Spotlight InnovationAR, Best Business Developed Game, Best Government Game, Best Student Developed Game, Best XR Game, Cod AR, computer programming skills, functions, Innovation, iterative codes, sequence, Serious Games development, The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge, VR

IIT Kharagpur’s entry to The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGS&C)-2021, Cod AR, has won this year’s challenge in the Innovation category. The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge is a premier destination for recognition of excellence in the field of Serious Games development. This year, awards were presented in the following categories - Best Government Game, Best Student Developed Game, Best Business Developed Game, and Best XR Game. CodAR, developed by Mr. Vandit Sharma, a 2021 graduate from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushal Kumar Bhagat, Assistant Professor in the Advanced Technology…

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 67th Convocation in the august presence of Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Events100 crore vaccinations, 67th Convocation, B. Tech course, B.Arch (Hons), Board of Governor’s Gold Medal, Chief Guest, Dharmendra Pradhan, Director’s Gold Medal, Distinguished Alumnus Awards, Doctor of Sciences, Dr. Jnan Chandra Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, Dual Degree, EMBA, epicentre, five-year integrated M.Sc, FMSAFE, honoris causa, IIM Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, ISI Kolkata, Joint M. Tech/MCP- Ph.D, Joint M.Sc- Ph. D, Joint MS- Ph.D, Life Fellow Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, LLB, LLM, M. Tech, MBA, MCP, MHRM, Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, MMST, MSMEs, PGDBA, Ph.D, President of India Gold Medal, Prime Minster of India Gold Medal, Professor Jagadish Chandra Bose Memorial Gold Medal, Purva Uday, research scholars, six-year integrated M.Sc, The Chairman, three-year M.Sc, two-year M.Sc degrees

Creating a historic benchmark by crossing 1600 plus offers in the Phase I of placement season 2021, IIT Kharagpur celebrated its 67th Convocation on December 18, 2021. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Honourable Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur honoured us with his virtual presence. With prolific advancements towards engaging new advents in technological pursuits and branching out to diverse fields of medical, law, management and entrepreneurship, for the first time IIT Kharagpur is proud to bestow a Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof.…