6, Aug 2024
ISRO Immersion Challenge on AI for Space Innovation held at IIITH
Hyderabad, 6th August 2024: ISRO-NRSC and IIIT Hyderabad organized an AI for Space Immersion Program for startup and research-student teams nationwide. This day-long event held on Saturday brought together a dynamic community of startups, students, researchers, and industry experts to foster innovation and explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in the space sector.
Ideas were reviewed by the scientists and guidance was given to refine and improve the ideas, CIE-IIIT Hyderabad and ISRO with support from IN-SPACe organized this innovation event to seed interesting new ideas and solutions for space. Through interactive ideation sessions, mentorship from ISRO scientists, interaction with IIITH faculty, pitch workshops, and inspiring talks, the participants had the opportunity to validate their ideas and connect with potential mentors and investors. The speakers at the inaugural and finale included Anand Rajagopalan of TM2Space, Naga Bharath of Skyroot, Vinod Bothala (Outstanding Scientist) of ISRO, Vijaya Bhanu (Director PD) of IN-SPACe, KV Ramana (Dep Director) of NRSC-ISRO, P J Narayanan (Director) of IIITH
The ISRO Immersion Challenge witnessed robust participation with 177 applications received. Of these, 74 teams were invited for the immersion. The final 6 ideas included Green Propulsion for satellite delivery, AI-powered precision Rocket Control, Autonomous Swarm for Space Debris Cleanup, Precision Agriculture through crop surveys for accurate agricultural insights, and Democratizing Geospatial Data through a chat interface. The final winners were Expanse Cosmos (a startup based in Delhi) and Team Trishul (a student team from Chandigarh).
Prof CV Jawahar, Dean at IIIT Hyderabad said, “CIE at IIIT-H is an initiative to nurture innovations and startups based on support from research. We are very happy that ISRO and IIITH enabled this convergence of scientists, faculty, research students, startups and space enthusiasts to collectively come up with very interesting deep tech-based solutions for spac
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- By Rabindra
28, Jun 2024
The largest student entrepreneurship summit in India, hosted in Hyderabad concluded
Hyderabad, June 28th, 2024…..The biggest student entrepreneurial conference of its kind in India, TiE’s TYE Global Conference 2024: Empowering Young Entrepreneurs, held at IIIT-Hyderabad, concluded in Hyderabad. The three-day Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Global Conference 2024 was hosted by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) from June 19 to 21st. Over 300 Students Across India Participated in the TYE Global Conference 2024.
Disclosing this in a press note issued in the city today, TiE Hyderabad said, the conference was especially notable as it coincided with the 25th anniversary of TiE Hyderabad. The conference also marked the first-ever dual semi-finals held in both Hyderabad and Silicon Valley, underscoring TYE’s global commitment to youth entrepreneurship.
The Conference was aimed to inspire and instill the spirit of entrepreneurship among students in an era where entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly prominent. With over 582 million entrepreneurs globally and rapid growth expected in the coming years, this initiative is more relevant than ever.
The conference provided students from classes 9 to 12 with unparalleled opportunities to network with accomplished business leaders and aspiring young entrepreneurs from across India.
The event featured a rich array of activities, including keynotes from renowned entrepreneurs, masterclasses, competition tracks, a Maker Faire, startup showcases, industry tours, and more. Over 25 teams from around the world competed in the global competition, who were winners earlier in the competitions held in their respective regions, demonstrating their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit
Accomplished business leaders from across the globe, such as Phanindra Sama, Founder of redBus, Murali Bukkapatnam, Global Vice Chairman of TiE Global Board of Trustees, Sri Charan Lakkaraju, Founder/CEO of StudentTribe, attended the event to provide insightful keynotes relating to entrepreneurship.
A notable achievement was by a team from India called V Sign, which developed gloves that translate sign language into speech and won the runner-up position in the competition.
About TiE
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking, and education. TiE Hyderabad, a chapter of TiE, has been instrumental in nurturing entrepreneurial talent and fostering innovation in the region for the past 25 years.
TiE Hyderabad’s dedication to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship has set a new standard for student conferences, providing invaluable experiences and inspiration for the next generation of entrepreneurs.
