IBM, IIT Bombay partner to develop technical talent

MUMBAI: IBM

and Indian

Institute of Technology Bombay signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to

develop technology capabilities of common interest through collaborative

research.

IBM and IIT Bombay will jointly develop technologies and capabilities in

areas like autonomic computing, grid computing, deep computing, databases, web

services, network management and security amongst others.

Under the umbrella of IBM's Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS) program, the

objective of this MOU is to equip technical talent at the grassroot levels with

greater understanding of emerging technologies.

Prof Rangan Banerjee, associate dean (Research & Development), IIT

Bombay, said, "Research is the backbone to develop technologies for the

future. Corporate participation from IBM will provide us with a platform to,

train and encourage research students and develop them into technically talented

resources for the future."

According to the MoU, IBM will sponsor Ph.D/ M Tech/MS(Res) students for

their research work on the chosen themes of mutual collaborative interest,

provide technology support that would enable students in their research project

and collaborate on research program with chosen faculty.

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