DRDO To Create Research Cell At IIT Hyderabad; Check Details Here

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be creating a research cell at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad. The research cell will be an extension of the DRDO Research and Innovation Centre, Chennai.

The agreement was signed on July 3, 2020 by BS Murty, Director of IIT Hyderabad, MSR Prasad, Scientist and Director-General of Missiles and Strategic Systems, DRDO, and KK Pathak, Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM).

As per the reports, the thrust areas of the research cell will include advanced material and processing, sensors for defence applications, hardware, and algorithms for artificial intelligence-based applications, technologies for space applications, quantum technologies, image processing, and adaptive optics, UAV, and nanoornithocopter technologies.

Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and DRDO chairman said, "This MoU is aimed at bringing together the capabilities of DRDO and IIT Hyderabad, in order to achieve greater heights in the indigenous technology through collaborative research."

Adding to this he said, "This DRDO-IIITH Research Cell will ensure seamless execution of different projects between IIT Hyderabad and DRDO. IIT Hyderabad has a strong research base in advanced technologies which will be further strengthened through this collaborative cell."