IIT-Kanpur to showcase 12 R&D projects at IInvenTiv

KANPUR: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, will showcase 12 critical R&D projects across domains at the IInvenTiv, the mega R&D Showcase among the IITs, to be held from October 14-15 at IIT-Delhi.
The event would mark the first instance where all the 23 IITs would come under one platform to highlight India’s global R&D prowess and to seek more collaborative avenues among state universities and institutes, industry, and the IITs for ensuring holistic research and developmental implications, covering the grass roots level.
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will be chief guest. IInvenTiv will have six showcase projects and 75 projects in total on diverse themes. IIT-Kanpur will lead the showcase on drone technology and will jointly lead the showcase on 5G Technologies with IIT-Madras.
Prof. Abhishek from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT-Kanpur, will moderate the Drone Technology showcase, where he would lay emphasis on IIT-Kanpur’s R&D works in the domain and would highlight how IIT-Kanpur is leading as one of the only institutes to have expertise in all the three UAV types – fixed wing drones, flapping wing drones, and unmanned rotor-wing/helicopter drones.
IIT-Kanpur also boasts of some leading drone startups such as EndureAir, VTOL Pvt. Ltd., to name a few. In terms of 5G, IIT-Kanpur developed the Baseband Unit (BBU) of the 5G NR base station under the multi-IIT project funded by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, for developing an indigenous 5G Testbed for India.
Prof Rohit Budhiraja from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, will jointly lead the 5G Technologies showcase, which will also highlight India’s 5G rollout and the key issues at stake.
Director, IIT Kanpur, Professor Abhay Karandikar said, “As India sprints towards the Amrit Kaal, critical R&D across sectors is the need of the hour. At IIT-Kanpur, we’ve always had a front-foot approach when it comes to research & innovation at the national as well as grassroots level.
We’re glad to be featuring twelve of our projects at IInvenTiv and to lead the drone and 5G technologies showcases. I believe the event would highlight India’s global R&D potential and would bring the industry and academia closer for accelerating collaborative growth across sectors.”
IIT-Kanpur filed a record-breaking 107 patents (97 national and 10 international) last year, the highest in the institute’s history. This is a testament to the R&D strength the institute possesses. The selection of the 12 projects for IInvenTiv also makes IIT-Kanpur the institute with highest-approved projects for the showcase.
This includes IITpKanpur’s invention of TacVibes: A Novel Watch for the Visually Impaired, which is equipped with haptic sensors, and a tactile interface with tactile hour indicators; and the Bhu-Parikshak, a hand-held soil-testing device that can detect soil health in under 90 seconds. This is a revolutionary invention aimed at reducing the time and hassle for farmers in testing their soil.
The institute will also showcase an Instant Water Quality Probe that can detect water quality with better accuracy at an affordable cost, an M15 fueled two wheeler prototype in the alternative fuel sector, a technique of using IoT-based Air Quality Sensors and Real-time Chemical Speciation for Industrial Emissions and Air Quality monitoring, among many.
The two-day Fair would bring representatives from IITs, and several other higher educational as well as small-town institutions; the industry, and government institutions, together. Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur will also be present as one of the panellists for the panel discussion scheduled on October 14, the inaugural day of IInvenTiv. Attendees will be able to witness the projects in designated booths at the venue.
About IInvenTiv:
In its first year, IInvenTiv is an R&D Fair organized under the supervision of a steering committee headed by Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, BoG IIT-Madras; Dr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman, BoG IIT-Hyderabad and IIT-Roorkee. The event marks the coming together of all the 23 IITs under one umbrella to showcase their respective research and innovation expertise to create more awareness around them.
The mega R&D showcase commemorates the 75 years of India’s Independence as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, and is aligned with the Atmanirbhar Bharat, Make in India, and Digital India initiatives. This fair is also aimed to be an annual affair to seek out collaborations among the state institutions, industries and the higher academia for futuristic research and innovations.