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IIT Kharagpur and Ericsson partner for joint research in AI and Edge Compute

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Ericsson announced a long term co-operation for joint research in the area of AI, Compute and Radio.  As part of the occasion two mile-stones agreements were inked between both the organizations which will allow researchers from both organizations to collaborate to develop novel AI and distributed compute technology towards 6G research. Additionally, a symposium on Radio and Network research was organized at G S Sanyal School of Telecommunications (GSSST) where leaders from Ericsson Research and IIT Kharagpur participated to discuss the developments and advancements for the future of networks and communication.

Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur said, “In the commitment towards Digital India and making India the hub of technological innovation, this collaboration with Ericsson will be effective for next-generation technology significantly. 6G networks integrated with artificial intelligence will enable AI-powered applications to run faster and more efficiently. In the 6G era, IIT Kharagpur aims to contribute to Radio Access Technology and Network, Core Network, RF & Device Technologies, VLSI Design, Neuromorphic Signal Processing, Services and Applications. The institute also looks forward to participate in Telecommunications Standardization Process, Developing Test Beds, Prototype Development and Commercialization along with training and manpower development. We would also like to give eight months of industry experience to our UG students and one year Industry Projects for our M.Tech students in this domain. This collaborative research partnership in fundamental areas as well as translational research will be transformational for our Future Network Platforms.”

Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Dean R&D, IIT Kharagpur gave an overview of various sponsored research and industrial consultancy activities that are ongoing in the institute. AI and Compute Research is instrumental to Ericsson’s 6G networks as the compute offload needs to be managed dynamically at edge and the policies would primarily be driven by AI. These themes of research are well aligned with IIT Kharagpur and both organizations view this partnership as a way to push the boundaries of fundamental and applied research in the Radio domain.

Elaborating on the partnership between IIT Kharagpur and Ericsson, Dr Magnus Frodigh, Head of Ericsson Research, states, “This collaboration strengthens our R&D commitments in India and is pivotal to Radio, Compute and AI research. We are excited to partner with IIT Kharagpur and look forward to collaborative research in fundamental areas as well as translational research for our Future Network Platforms.” Dr Frodigh also presented Ericsson’s vision on 6G which aims to blend the physical and digital worlds enabling us to improve the quality of life by incorporating widespread Sensor-based communications between humans and machines through digital twins.

The Speakers and Panellists of the Conference included Prof. Suvra Sekhar Das (Head, GSSST), Prof. Debarati Sen, Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti, Prof. Soumyajit Dey and many other faculty members from IIT Kharagpur; Dr Magnus Frodigh, Head of Ericsson Research, Dr Mikael Hook, Head of Radio Research and Dr Mikael Prytz, Head of Network Research.

Nitin Bansal, Managing Director of Ericsson India states, “Ericsson is well poised to lead 6G innovation and we are making significant R&D investments in India in line with our commitment to the country. We are the leaders in 5G and our research initiatives are geared to provide affordable network platforms for ubiquitous connectivity all across the country”.

Some of the key initiatives finalized by both the organizations include:

  • Compute offload and Resource Optimization at edge compute: The project aims to explore resource optimization, dynamic observability and sustainable distributed and Edge computing technologies.
  • RL based Beamforming for JCAS: Safe, Causal, and Verifiable: The project aims to explore causal AI methods for joint communication and sensing (JCAS).

ABOUT IIT KHARAGPUR:

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) is a higher educational and academic institute, known globally for nurturing industry ready professionals for the world and is a pioneer institution to provide Excellence in Education, producing affordable technology innovations. Set up in 1951 in a detention camp as an Institute of National Importance, the Institute ranks among the top five institutes in India and is awarded, “The Institute of Eminence”, by the Govt. of India in 2019. The Institute is engaged in several international and national mission projects and ranks significantly in research output with about 20 academic departments, 12 schools, 18 centers (including 10 Centre of Excellence) and 2 academies with vast tree-laden campus, spreading over 2100 acres having 16,000+ students. Currently, it has about 750+ faculty, 850+ employees and 1240+ projects. To know more visit: [http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/|www.iitkgp.ac.in] [http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/]

ABOUT ERICSSON:

Ericsson enables communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The company’s portfolio spans the business areas Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services and Emerging Business. It is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and find new revenue streams. Ericsson’s innovation investments have delivered the benefits of mobility and mobile broadband to billions of people globally. Ericsson stock is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and on Nasdaq New York. www.ericsson.com

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Getting together

In the course of just one week, first year MBA students of the 2019-21 batch at IIT Kharagpur’s iconic management school, Vinod Gupta School of Management, not only interacted with industry experts, but also picked up cues from business areas – such as the print industry – and made field visits. For example, a visit to the Kharagpur railway workshop, the largest maintenance workshop of the Indian Railways, to understand the production processes.

First day at VGSoM for Batch 2019-21

The thrust of the orientation process was to make students aware of the uniqueness of the management school. As Prof. Prabina Rajib, Dean, VGSoM, put it, “At VGSoM, which is not a stand-alone Business School, students are part of a bigger system. The purpose of the program is to get the students acclimatized to the greater IIT Kharagpur community.”

Not surprisingly, faculty from the different Schools and Centers of IIT Kharagpur were part of the orientation process. Unlike many other management schools, VGSoM, given that it is part of the IIT Kharagpur ecosystem, has the option of giving its students exposure to various emerging fields of study.

Prof. Surojit Mookherjee of VGSoM explained, “The future is very uncertain in terms of technological changes, advent of AI, ubiquitousness of social media, disruptions in technical, social and political ecosystems and it is in this scenario that today’s youth will have to struggle, fight and take this country forward.”

Prof. Prabina Rajib with Mr. Indranil Das (extreme left) and Dean PG, Prof. P.K. Das

VGSoM offers students the unique opportunity to have an integrated approach to technology and various other challenging fields of study under one roof. Students can choose electives in topics such as Artificial Intelligence, which they learn from top experts in the field associated with IIT Kharagpur Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence. Again, since IIT Kharagpur has its own law school –Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law – students of VGSoM have the option of picking IPR as their elective and have the course work taught by IPR experts.

Besides, VGSoM has emerged a top option for students in new electives such as Business Analytics, Internet of Things, Cyber Security and so on. Shubham Paul, a new entrant, put things in perspective when he said, “I was always interested in techno-management and given that VGSoM has made quite a name for its Business Analytics, I opted to be here.”

VGSOM, which has moved to the 6th position in the 2019 QS World University Rankings of Indian Business & Management Studies universities, and was also adjudged the 6th best management institute in India under the 2019 NIRF Rankings, has admitted a total of 114 students this year. Students from SAARC nations have also been admitted in the MBA program this year.

At Kharagpur railway workshop

The number of female students – 21 this year – has seen a significant rise from the previous academic year. Most of the students have good exposure to the corporate world, as their average work experience is 20 months. Asked why she had opted for VGSoM, Devanshi Ahuja, an electrical engineering student, said, “I am from the engineering background and VGSoM offered the best environment for engineers. Besides, I had always wanted to come to IIT Kharagpur and had missed coming here for my BTech.

Prof. Rudra Prakash Pradhan of VGSoM said, “The orientation programme seeks to create a collegial environment among students coming from different socio-economic, regional and academic backgrounds. One of the key agenda is to instil a managerial education orientation among students, promote interpersonal interaction and sow the seed of holistic self- development.”

Inside Kharagpur railway workshop

The sessions on Team Building and Academic Integrity were aimed at nurturing a positive attitude among students, and those on business etiquette were meant to orient students to rethink business manners, dress code, verbal and non-verbal cues – all necessary for future managers in the corporate world. Similarly, the sessions on banking essentials, learning business from cases and learning business from newspapers were the key sessions which will provide a platform for students to understand different business situations and help them comprehend and make constructive managerial decisions.

The program kicked off on July 12 with a lecture by Mr. Indranil Das, Head-Middle East, Ericsson, who shared with students his deep insight into what the future holds for them and how they will gain from the technology revolution awaiting us.