IIT Mandi is soon getting a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) at the campus thanks to the Rs 7.25 crore sanctioned by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The focus of the technology hub will be on human-computer interaction (HCI) research, where projects will focus on design and development of computer technology (interfaces) and the study of interaction between humans (users) and computers.
HCI is focused on the ways in which humans interact with computers and design technologies that let humans interact with computers in novel ways.
A team of experienced faculty of IIT Mandi will participate in the establishment of the TIH.Speaking about the short and long term objectives of the TIH, Dr Varun Dutt, Principal Investigator, TIH, and Associate Professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi, said, The TIH provides exciting opportunities for IIT Mandi to become a world leader in human-computer interaction research and allied areas, where national research has been nascent.
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