According to an official release, IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation concluded the first edition of its flagship “HIVE Conclave” held at Hotel Pride Plaza, New Delhi. The event is expected to have witnessed participation from researchers and industry professionals. This event is expected to enable the convergence between research and industry to address real-life problems through the aid of technology.
“Indian-centric datasets across problem statements is the key to success in the Human-Computer Interaction endeavours in the Indian Market. IIT Mandi iHub believes in this. This is believed to have been included in our ‘Leading through Problem Statement; Following it with solution, while highlighting that outcome and impact are not synonyms, ” Somjit Amrit, CEO, IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation, explained.
The event also featured a series of addresses and talks, including a keynote by Hon. Prof. M Balakrishnan, IIT Delhi, focusing on the ‘simplicity fostered by user-centric designs;’. Prof. Anirudha Joshi, IIT Bombay, spoke on ‘design technology solutions for and with Indian emergent users,’ Lt. Gen. Dr. Anil Kapoor (AVSM, VSM Retd.) shared insights on ‘Human-Machine Interface – A Design Thinking Perspective from Lab to Market.’
Furthermore, “It’s important for today’s startups and other industry players to take the lead in terms of creating innovation and impact. We have over one lakh startups in India today, out of which only around 3500 are into deep-tech; this too has to be increased and focused upon,” Akhilesh Gupta, Sr. advisor, DST, secretary of science and engineering research board (SERB), concluded.
