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CIE IIITH Returns with Gen AI 2.0 Summit
CIE IIITH is back with Gen AI 2.0 Summit on March 21, 2025, in Hyderabad, driving the next wave of Generative AI innovation. This year’s summit brings together corporates, startups, researchers, and mentors to explore AI’s impact across DeepTech, MedTech, AgriTech, and FinTech.
Expect cutting-edge applications, strategic collaborations, and funding insights to accelerate AI adoption. Whether you’re an innovator, investor, or researcher, this is where the future begins.
Nominate Gen AI startups now: https://cie.iiit.ac.in/gen-ai-summit-2-0/
Happenings @ CIE
HDFC Parivartan
CIE-IIITH launched the HDFC Parivartan Social Grant Challenge, bringing together innovators to drive AI-powered solutions for social good.
Founder's Round Table
CIE-IIITH, in collaboration with T-Hub , organised a Founder’s Round Table event on " Commercializing Deeptech Innovation"..
Microsoft AI Day
CIE-IIITH, in collaboration with Azure Society & Microsoft , organised a 2 day AI Bootacmp..
CIE IIITH x Bio Asia
CIE IIITH showcased MedTech startups at BioAsia 2025, fostering collaborations and driving healthcare innovation.
Spotlight
Unnayan Defence Technologies: Advancing Counter-Drone Warfare with Indigenous InnovationThe rapid proliferation of drones has created new security challenges, making counter-unmanned aerial systems (counter-UAS) a critical defense priority. Unnayan Defence Technologies is addressing this need with its Antim Astra 40, a handheld hard-kill system designed for easy portability and single-operator use, offering an efficient solution to neutralize enemy drones.
Call For Applications
DT CoWorkzCollaborate in a research-driven space for Gen AI, NLP, Robotics, and ML startups. Access IIITH research, expert advisory, and a thriving innovation ecosystem.
Meity TIDE 2.0
CIE-IIITH presents MeitY TIDE 2.0, a golden opportunity for trailblazing minds in AI/ML, Blockchain, IoT, Data Science, and Robotics. Unlock mentorship and funding up to INR 7 Lakhs!
CV Labs
CIE-IIITH invites founders to CV Labs 2025, a two-week immersive program designed to help innovators build and refine Computer Vision & Image Processing solutions with expert guidance.
AKASH
AIC-IIITH presents Akash Acceleration Program 5.0, an unmissable opportunity for tech-driven social startups to scale their impact. Unlock mentorship, extensive networks, and seed funding of up to INR 2 lakhs, with access to IIITH Labs and Smart City Testbed!
CIE In News
IIIT-Hyderabad students unveil innovative ML model-switching approach for real-time traffic monitoring on smartphones
The International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad students have come up with a dynamic machine learning (ML) model-switching technique on smartphones, enabling real-time traffic monitoring that adapts to changing conditions depending on the traffic flow.
IIIT Hyderabad Partners with AlphaGrep to Establish 'AlphaGrep Quantitative Research Lab'
The International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad has announced a strategic academic collaboration with AlphaGrep, bringing together the expertise of IIIT Hyderabad’s Precog group of researchers. This collaboration focuses on the study, analysis, and development of various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), including social systems.
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Startup Research engagement
CIE at IIIT Hyderabad is a technology incubator with rich experience in seeding, nurturing, and growing deep-tech startups in emerging segments like med-tech, tech4social, visual informatics, data engineering, and machine learning, language technologies, gaming, and robotics. CIE IIITH, with a research-led innovation as its primary mandate, focuses on amplifying technology through research collaboration and co-creation models for startups to work with research groups at IIITH.
Under the CIE umbrella, there are 3 active incubators: the Deeptech incubator (Avishkar), the Medtech incubator (Ojas) & the Social incubator (AIC). CIE also includes enabling labs such as a well-equipped Maker Lab, a Medical Electronics Calibration Lab, and a AR/VR lab. IIIT Hyderabad also includes Product Labs to seed new products from research — a pre-incubation program to seed startups from research.
In the past 15 years we have grown to be the largest academic incubator in the country, have housed over 450+ startups that have raised about 250+Cr funding, and created over 2500+ jobs. Today there are very active programs focused on emerging technology startups, research-based startups, medical technologies, and social technology startups.
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