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 grass root 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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