IIT-Guwahati and IIT-Roorkee to work with NVIDIA to develop talent

NVIDIA, the AI computing company, today announced collaboration with IIT-Guwahati (IIT-G) and IIT-Roorkee (IIT-R) to develop skills in high performance computing (HPC) programming and deep learning. 

With this collaboration, IIT-G and IIT-R aim to train over 250 students in the next year through workshops and sessions to develop skills in deep learning and CUDA, the parallel computing programming model.

Under the Electronics & ICT Academy program, sponsored by the ministry of electronics & information technology, IIT-G and IIT-R plan to set up a training academy to develop skillsets in fundamental and advanced aspects of AI to bridge the gap between academia and industry. 

“We recently launched the Deep Learning Institute in India, training over 400 developers in the latest deep learning techniques. Our work with IIT-G and IIT-R is an effort to develop the nation’s skill requirements to meet the fast-moving needs of industry and research organizations. With this collaboration, we hope to advance the country’s research across a range of scientific and engineering fields,” said Vishal Dhupar, managing director, NVIDIA - South Asia.

Professor Gautam Biswas, director, IIT Guwahati said, “The latest technology graphics processing unit (GPU) technology from NVIDIA and its ability to accelerate neural networks have created a new wave in the computing industry. Global markets including India are investing and engaging in vast development and research activities in HPC and deep learning. IIT-G E&ICT Academy, in partnership with NVIDIA, will develop skills in these areas to meet the demands of industry in the coming years.”