IIIT Hyderabad opens 25th R&D showcase featuring 400 plus research innovations

The 25th R&D Showcase at IIIT Hyderabad began at its Gachibowli campus, featuring over 400 research posters, demos and prototypes from 29 centres. The event highlights technology innovations focused on security, privacy and transparency in emerging digital systems.

Hyderabad: The 25th edition of the annual R&D Showcase of the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad began on Saturday at the institute’s Gachibowli campus.

The two-day R&D Showcase is the institute’s major annual exhibition where faculty and students present their latest research projects, prototypes and innovations to academia, industry and the public

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Themed ‘Trust in Technology – Security, Privacy and Transparency,’ the event features over 400 research posters, demos and prototypes from 29 research centres, enabling visitors to interact directly with researchers and witness how fundamental research is translated into real-world applications.

The programme included spotlight sessions by the Centre for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research (CSTAR) and the Cyber Manthan Centre (CMC), an inaugural keynote by Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), and a panel discussion on “Building Trust in the Indian Cyberspace: Privacy, Security and Transparency in the Era of Emerging Technologies.”

Prof Sandeep K Shukla, Director of IIIT Hyderabad, said, “It is encouraging to see our researchers engaging with industry, policymakers and the wider public to translate research into meaningful societal impact.”