Dell and IIT-Madras partner for research and development program

Dell and IIT Madras (IIT-M) have come together for a research and development program in the area of ‘Next Generation Infrastructure and Cloud technologies’.

Dell aims to leverage the capabilities at the Dell Networking Centre and the talent available in Chennai towards strengthening research on the subject. This industry-academia partnership would play a key role in industry verticals such as telecom and healthcare.

The partnership entails sponsoring of various research projects and funding of research scholars working in areas that coincide with Dell Research objectives. Additionally, the partnership provides internship opportunities for IIT-M students to experience industry environment and work on technology challenges, pursued by Dell Research.

Announcing the collaboration, Dr. Jai Menon, VP, head of research and chief research officer, Dell said, “Dell’s heritage is all about listening to customers and using that insight to create innovative technology solutions that help them succeed. While innovation has always been at the core of Dell, we now want to focus on disruptive, futuristic technologies. We strongly believe that industry-academia partnerships are key to fostering advancements in technology. We are confident that our partnership with IIT-M will bring unique approaches and compelling innovations for the future.”

Sreedhara Narayanaswamy, executive director and GM, Datacenter PD/PI Global Engineering and Chennai R&D said, “This partnership is very significant for Dell Networking centre at Chennai to collaborate with IIT Madras. It allows bi-directional collaboration and research activities in which both the Chennai R&D team as well as the faculty and students of IIT-M realize long-term benefits.”

Professor R. Nagarajan, dean, International and Alumni Relations, IIT Madras added, “We are constantly looking for ways in which industry can partner with us to enhance our research eco-system, and make our campus the top choice for faculty, research scholars and companies. In this context, we are delighted to join hands with Dell, an innovator within the technology industry for over 30 years. Our partnership will provide young minds with a tremendous opportunity to contribute towards cutting-edge research in the field of next-generation technologies and solutions.”