IIT Madras XTIC Brings Academia and Industry Together for India's Inaugural eXtended Reality (XR) Summit

XTIC at IIT Madras is hosting India's first Academia-Industry supported ‘eXtended Reality’ (XR) Summit, with registration open until 9th November 2024. Check details here

eXtended Reality (XR) Summit

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras’ eXperiential Technology Innovation Centre (XTIC) is hosting India’s first Academia-Industry supported ‘eXtended Reality’ (XR) Summit on November 16 and 17, 2024 at the IIT Madras campus. ‘eXtended Reality’ (XR) encompasses Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR). The last date to register for the XR Summit is November 9, 2024. Industries, start-ups, and researchers working in the XR sector can register via the following links: xtic.org/xr-summit or xrsummit.xtic.org.

eXtended Reality (XR) Summit

The XR Summit will unite key stakeholders in experiential technology at a critical juncture in the era of rapid technological advancements and digital transformation. As ‘Digital India’ accelerates, it is essential to assess the current landscape of experiential technologies and tackle existing skill gaps to foster sustainable growth and drive innovation forward.

This summit will also feature collaboration with ‘AWE’ (Augmented World Expo), a premier global VR/AR event since 2010 that has been inspiring a community of professionals, innovators, and creators in XR. This year, XTIC, IIT Madras, will host an exclusive ‘AWE Evening’ during the summit, laying the groundwork for a full-fledged AWE event in India by 2026.

Global XR leaders will be addressing in the event. Prof. Steve LaValle, the co-founder of popular Oculus, Prof.Mandayam Srinivasan the founder of MIT Hapticslab, Prof. Mel Slater, XR Psychology, and others are a few of the keynote speakers.

Highlighting the significance of this Summit, Prof. M. Manivannan, Faculty Head, XTIC, IIT Madras, said, “This event marks India’s first Academia-Industry-supported XR Summit. While there have been numerous AR/VR events in India, previous XR gatherings were exclusively industry-led. Without this partnership, there is a risk that young talent in India could be reduced to mere ‘digital labourers’ in the XR field.”

Prof. M. Manivannan, also the Head of Haptics Lab and a faculty in the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, added, “Global XR leaders like Steve LaValle will be attending in person, with others such as Mel Slater and Mandayam Srinivasan from MIT Touch Lab joining online. The event also offers opportunities to network with industrialists, startups, and government agencies, alongside the chance to meet global XR experts.”

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