IIT Madras with TCS to launch M.Tech in Industrial Artificial Intelligence

The 18-month course will be offered completely in Online Mode through Virtual Classrooms and will focus on Industrial Analytics

Indian Institute of Technology Madras has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch a web-enabled, user-oriented programme on “Industrial AI” that is targeted at upskilling employees in corporates in the applications of AI to industrial problems.

The 18-month-long course, designed in consultation with TCS, will be offered by IIT Madras in a completely online live teaching mode through virtual classrooms. The first cohort of students for the program will be from TCS.

Highlighting the strengths of this Program, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “This program, designed in consultation with TCS, will have strong theoretical courses and labs covering important topics in data science and AI. Theoretical courses will cover concepts in fundamental mathematical techniques required for understanding data science algorithms, time series analysis, multivariate Data Analysis, machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning.”

AI to impact every aspect of human experience

Each Subject will have one Mid-term and a final examination conducted in online mode, besides a Project Work. There will be a total of 28-30 Hours of online classes per week. with Post-classroom activities, such as Assignments, Reading, and Preparation, likely to take up 20-22 Hours per week.

Further, Prof. Kamakoti said, “Applied courses will describe implementations of AI solutions for industrial problems in a case study format. Put together, these courses are expected to provide a strong theoretical foundation and significant application perspective to the participants in the course.”

Describing the unique aspects of this Program, Course Coordinator Prof. Raghunathan Rengasamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “AI is going to impact every aspect of human experience in the years to come. This course will provide a unique perspective on the impact of AI in industrial systems. Leveraging AI techniques in industries can lead to processes that are robust, inherently safer and ultimately lead to environmentally benign processes. These are some of the key aspects that will be deliberated in this course.”

Speaking about this new course, Prof. Prathap Haridoss, Dean (Academic Courses), IIT Madras, said, “There is a strong need for well-trained human resources in the area of AI. This program aims to meet this need in a manner that directly addresses Industry requirements.”

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