IIIT Hyderabad’s Annual R&D Showcase to Be Presented for the 1st Time in Metaverse

Themed around Technology takeaways from the COVID pandemic

 Total showcase, focus on translation 

Metaverse hosting by CIE’s Avishkar accelerator startup NextMeetLive

Recently, Telangana state government has announced that it will launch its SpaceTech Framework on April 18 using Metaverse platform, with virtual avatars of government representative, startups, and other stakeholders.

Now in a latest, IIITH Hyderabad’s annual R&D Showcase will be held this year on Saturday 12 March 2022 in a hybrid model – physically on campus for students and in the metaverse for visitors. The Showcase will be hosted on the metaverse by NextMeetLive, one of CIE at IIITH’s Avishkar accelerator startups.

The Showcase this year is themed Tech-away – Accelerating the Future, specially technology orbitshifts triggered by seminal life-altering events like the COVID pandemic in the metaverse.

IIITH’s annual R&D Showcase celebrates the spirit of Research & Development where faculty and students share their work with the public in keeping with its endeavour to promote applied research that benefits society.

This year’s lineup includes roundtables on Quantum Science & Technology as well as Cyber Physical Convergence. There will also be pitches on research product possibilities, research connected startup demos, 600 research demos from IIITH’s 28 research centres, and a summary showcase.

Vinod K Nandicoori, Director, CCMB will deliver the inaugural keynote on how research is integral to the world today and tomorrow.

More details at https://rndshowcase.iiit.ac.in/

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