IIT-Ropar, Taiwan varsity to take up research in AI

Tribune News Service

Ropar, January 24

The IIT-Ropar has decided to set up a collaborative research ecosystem with the National Chung Cheng University (NCCU) in Taiwan.

A high-level delegation from NCCU visited the IIT-Ropar to work on the modalities of an Indo-Taiwan Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.

The centre is a first-of-its-kind between the two countries and will be housed on the IIT-Ropar campus. The visiting delegation included Dean of Research and Development, Dean of International Affairs, Dean of College of Management, Director of Smart Living Technology Research Centre, along with faculty members from earth and environmental sciences, opto-mechatronics and mechanical engineering and representatives from the Tainan Incubation Centre and Smart Living Technology Research Centre.

The focus will be to promote student and faculty exchanges, joint project proposals, development of curriculum for AI-related programmes and facilitate industry-academia interactions.