IIT Hyderabad is all set to launch a full-fledged B.Tech. programme in Artificial Intelligence from the 2019-2020 academic year.
IIT Hyderabad is all set to launch a full-fledged B.Tech. programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has decided to launch the new programme from the coming Academic Year (2019-2020). IIT Hyderabad has become the first institute in India to offer a full-fledged B.Tech. programme in AI. After Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both the institutes are in the United States, IIT Hyderabad is the third institute to introduce this course globally.
The Institute said that the Department of Artifical Intelligence and Mechanical Learning in IIT Hyderabad aims to produce students with an understanding of the fundamentals of the subject. The students will be provided with a platform to understand the fundamentals of theory and practice of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning. However, IIT Hyderabad already offers an M.Tech, program in the subject.
Graduating in this program will enable students to understand the industry and academia. IIT Hyderabad has prepared to launch the programme with an aim to contribute to building a better future. The ethical impact of AI and its technologies on areas such as privacy, bias and related issues will also be a key component of this B.Tech. programme. IIT Hyderabad took to Twitter to declare about the introduction of the programme along with some courses.
According to reports by NDTV, Professor UB Desai, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said "The basic aim is to create a complete ecosystem for Artificial Intelligence Academics and Research at IIT Hyderabad. This involves B.Tech., M.Tech. and different Minor Programs in AI. Moreover, the R&D will be strongly entwined with academics."
"AI solutions are particularly promising for India (given the availability of a large corpus of data) where it can have a major positive impact on several critical domains such as healthcare, crop and soil management, weather prediction, surveillance and security, and defence. Long term and robust solutions to problems in these domains require a systematic and disciplined approach that is rooted in the fundamentals of AI. However, the demand for professionals trained in this area far exceeds the current supply. The BTech program in AI is a step in the direction of addressing this highly skewed demand-supply scenario," said Dr Sumohana Channappayya, Dean (Research and Development), highlighting the features of this course.
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