Vehant Technologies, a provider of smart security and surveillance solutions based on AI/ML, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut to collaboratively educate BTech/MTech and PhD students. This partnership involves faculty members from NIT and scientists from Vehant jointly teaching students, according to an official release.
The collaboration aims to facilitate joint projects involving NITC students, professors and Vehant’s R&D team, focusing on the development and application of AI/ML technologies in security areas such as physical security, surveillance, traffic monitoring, and enterprise analytics, the release mentioned.
“Our shared objective is to contribute valuable insights to the field of security solutions, presenting findings in conferences and journals. We are confident that this collaboration will not only enhance the academic experience for students but also drive groundbreaking AI/ML advancements in security,” Anoop G. Prabhu, CTO, Vehant Technologies, said.
The partnership between NITC and Vehant Technologies underscores a shared commitment to advancing knowledge and its application in the field of AI/ML. Both parties claim to have committed to making substantial contributions to academia and industry through joint efforts. Vehant and NITC have agreed to collaborate across various domains of AI/ML and related fields, leveraging each other’s strengths, as per the release.
With aligned interests, NITC faculty claims to engage in Vehant’s initiatives and provide academic guidance. The collaboration aims to promote the generation of new knowledge by presenting and publishing innovations in conferences and technical journals, it added.
“This MoU aims at ensuring collaborative research on applications of AI/ML techniques to various areas of mutual interest. NIT Calicut will undertake projects from Vehant where students and faculty of NITC will work along with the R&D staff of Vehant with a particular focus on applications of AI/ML techniques to Physical security, Surveillance and Traffic monitoring which will facilitate the proliferation of systems knowledge among students, Prasad Krishna, director, NITC, said.