Research
Research that leaves the lab
Four flagship centres, undergraduate research from the second year, and an open-access-first publication policy.
₹48 crore
Sponsored research funding
612
Publications this year
21
Patents filed
94
PhD scholars in residence
Centre for Trustworthy AI
Lead: Dr. Neha Gupta
Robustness, interpretability and evaluation of ML systems; 64×H100 GPU cluster; industry consortium with three product companies.
Quantum Materials Lab
Lead: Dr. Karthik Nair
12-qubit superconducting testbed with cloud access for undergraduates; collaboration with TIFR and two national labs.
Systems & Security Group
Lead: Prof. Vikram Rao
Operating systems, distributed databases and campus-scale SDN testbeds; 3 patents granted this year.
EV Mobility Centre
Lead: Prof. Anil Joshi
Powertrain design and battery analytics with OEM partners; student-built Formula EV team races nationally.
Undergraduate research, by design
Year 2 — Apprentice
Join a lab as a research apprentice; every centre reserves seats for second-years.
Year 3 — Contributor
Own a workstream on a sponsored project; travel grants for your first conference.
Year 4 — Author
Capstone thesis with publication support — 38 undergraduate first-author papers last year.