IIT Bombay to get INR 1.97 cr grant for academic research

The platform will focus on designing academic programmes and content with systems specialisation, and will also conduct outreach activities such as annual workshops, summer and winter schools.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) will receive a grant of USD $2.4 lakh (INR 1.97 crore) from the VMware University Research Fund (VMURF). The grant is being given to IIT Bombay’s Computing Systems Education and Research Lab (CSERL) initiative. The investment will be made in a phased manner over two years. 

An official release states, “Under the initiative, the focus will be on advancing academic and industry research in foundational technologies such as modern enterprise system. This will include computer, network, storage, and security, multi-cloud, mobile systems, edge, modern applications, and data as well as applied technologies such as Blockchain, 5G, and 6G.” 

The platform will focus on designing academic programmes and content with systems specialisation, and will also conduct outreach activities such as annual workshops, summer and winter schools. “The broad scope of CSERL activities is to work on cutting-edge modern computing systems research themes and projects, develop academic programmes and content, and provide platforms for learning and collaboration. The aim of the research and capacity-building activities is to positively impact the capacity for work in research, academia and industry,” the release stated. 

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