The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) has received $186,000 grant funding from Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for use over next three years towards research in the field of Edge AI and development of AI models as well as for an Edge AI Research Lab.
The lab will work on developing Edge AI use cases on Qualcomm platforms for which the company will offer its Qualcomm Innovators Development Kit (QIDK) along with technical and knowledge support and mentorship to the research team led by professor Ramesh Loganathan, IIITH said in a release on Friday.
“Qualcomm and IIITH share the vision of a future where India is at the forefront of AI innovation, fuelled by creativity, collaboration and pursuit of excellence. Today’s announcement marks the beginning of a three-year journey of collaboration, research, and innovation for advancing Edge AI technologies,” Senior V-P of Qualcomm Leendert van Doorn said, inaugurating the Qualcomm Edge AI Research lab at IIITH campus.
