International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB) participated in the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2021, organized by the Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka, and Co-Hosted by STPI. IIITB faculty and students presented 10 innovative projects around assistive technology to improve accessibility for the differently-abled, online learning, AI-based surveillance assistance, and CryptoWill, from November 17 to November 19, 2021.
The Bionic Yantra is a breakthrough innovation from IIITB’s MINRO center that supports the rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury resulting in total or partial paralysis. The technology supports physiotherapy using an EAW (Exoskeleton Assisted Walking). This project has been funded by the ITBT Department of the Government of Karnataka, and a prototype of this device is currently undergoing clinical trials at NIMHANS.
The Multimodal Perception Lab guided by Professor Dinesh Jayagopi focuses on addressing problems involving multiple forms of input including vision and speech. The lab has developed an automated interview coach for preparing Karnataka students for the administrative services interviews following their entrance exam. The lab also works with a start-up, Deep Vision Tech, on the Indian Sign Language interpretation by converting speech inputs from an individual into animated signs, and also converting sign language into text.
Professor Jaya Sreevalsan Nair and Professor Madhav Rao are guiding projects that focus on helping the visually impaired and making STEM education more accessible for this group by extracting data from diagrams and creating tactile diagrams respectively.
Speaking of the projects presented at BTS this year, Professor (Dr.) Debabrata Das, Director, IIITB, said, “Continuous innovation is important to the advancement of society. It is a vision of societal betterment, that drives our faculty and students to research and design innovative contributions that impact society and the world of entrepreneurship.”
Five student-led projects were also exhibited at BTS.