The center will house three labs specializing in Sensing and Communications, Edge Computing and Analytics, and Robotics and Visual Computing.
Over 150 TCS scientists will work on cutting-edge projects, leveraging edge computing, embedded systems, and Al.
The center will also feature a customer experience center where TCS clients from various industries can gain insights into original research concepts.
Additionally, workshops will be held to foster collaboration between TCS scientists, industry experts, and IIT Kharagpur faculty to solve industry problems.
This partnership aims to drive innovation and address some of the most pressing challenges in healthcare and automation.
Dr Harrick Vin, Chief Technology Officer, TCS, said: “TCS is transforming the way in which industry has traditionally engaged with elite institutes of research and learning. One of our focus areas is to co-locate our research and innovation labs in academic institutions to enable a more efficient exchange of knowledge and talent. We initiated this journey with our move into the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai a few years back. The establishment of our research and innovation lab at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park is the next step of this strategic journey. At IIT KGP, we are funding several research programs; co-innovating with them will lead to vastly improved outcomes for both parties.”
Professor Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur, said: “The Advanced Research Center will strengthen our strategic collaboration with TCS, underscored by their presence in the newly established IIT KGP Research Park, Kolkata. This partnership represents a significant leap forward in harnessing cutting-edge technologies to address some of the most pressing challenges in healthcare and automation. By combining IIT Kharagpur’s world-class research capabilities with TCS’s industry-leading expertise, we aim to drive transformative innovations that can enhance quality of life, improve healthcare delivery, and contribute to the growing field of intelligent systems. This center will not only foster groundbreaking research but also create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations, empowering the next generation of technologists and researchers to shape the future.”
Besides this research center, TCS has also set up a research and innovation lab at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai. And this lab too focuses on areas like digital health, robotics, and intelligent systems.
TCS has also collaborated with IIT Bombay on various research projects, particularly in the fields of data science and artificial intelligence.
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