IIT Kharagpur's New AI School Redefines Digital Learning
IIT Kharagpur has launched the Jyoti Chatterjee School of Digital Engineering, focusing on applied AI and machine learning. Supported by a $5 million donation, this initiative aims to integrate AI across sectors, promoting innovation through industry-academia collaboration and enhancing research capabilities for India's technological advancement.
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The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur unveiled a new school focused on digital learning, applied artificial intelligence, and machine learning. The initiative, backed by a $5 million donation from Dr. Jyoti Chatterjee, is set to transform AI innovation across various sectors.
The Jyoti Chatterjee School of Digital Engineering aims to serve as an innovation accelerator within a multidisciplinary ecosystem, integrating digital engineering with advanced AI and deep neural systems. The school will operate under IIT Kharagpur's Dean of Research and Development, establishing a unique structure for high-impact industry-academia collaboration.
Director of IIT Kharagpur, Prof Suman Chakraborty, highlighted the initiative as a structural shift towards embedding applied AI within R&D, from codes to clinics, and prototypes to products. By positioning itself as a pioneering institution for ethical and sovereign AI, the school aims to drive India's technological self-reliance mission.
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