C3iHub, IIT-K launch first cohort of cyber security start-ups, R&D investigators

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Kanpur: C3iHub, the technology innovation hub on cyber security at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) on Friday launched the first cohort of start-ups which will develop services and products across the critical cyber security domains of UAV security, block chain, intrusion detection and cyber physical system.
The first cohort includes a select group of 13 start-ups and 25 R&D principal investigators for incubation and research programs respectively which were selected after a rigorous application process. The presence of cutting-edge technology in cyber security is accompanied by an increasing need to protect digital assets and deploy solutions for the common public as well as government and industry.
The event was graced by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, secretary, department of science and technology, Government of India, Prof. Sandeep Verma, secretary, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB); Prof. AR Harish, dean, research and development, IIT-Kanpur; Prof. Manindra Agrawal, project director, C3iHub, IIT- Kanpur; Prof. Sandeep Shukla, co-project director, C3iHub, IIT-Kanpur; and Nikhil Agarwal, CEO, C3iHub, IIT-Kanpur.
Prof Ashutosh Sharma, secretary, department of science and technology, Government of India said, “The government is committed to bring India to a leadership position in cyber security. C3iHub IIT-Kanpur’s focus on safeguarding cyberspace, including critical infrastructure is vital in this regard. I urge innovators and researchers to take up challenges by solving problems through technology.”
“We are excited to launch the first set of start-ups cohort in cyber security. Over the next few years, C3iHub is committed to create a vibrant eco system of cyber security start-ups fostering world class innovations’ ‘, said Prof. Abhay Karandikar, director, IIT Kanpur.
The event brought together industry veterans and experts in the Indian cyber security space to commemorate the launch of the start-up and R&D cohort. The start-ups, supported by C3iHub at IIT-Kanpur, will innovate to disrupt the cyber security space, focusing on design and development of services and products to safeguard India’s critical infrastructure.
Prof Manindra Agarwal said, “C3iHub aims to develop technologies for cyber security, work with industry and nucleate start-ups to deploy them, and train a new generation of cyber security experts”.
Dr Nikhil Agarwal while congratulating the selected cohort at C3iHub said, “We will be incubating around 25 start-ups with generous funding support every year.
C3iHub has been set up to address the issue of cyber security of cyber physical systems in its entirety. From analysing security vulnerabilities and developing tools to address them at various levels of system architecture, to translating these tools to deployment ready software, to nucleating start-ups developing these tools at scale, to partnering with industries in this domain and co-development and transfer of these technologies, to train the next generation of cyber security researchers and professionals.