<p>Intel on Thursday (8 October) announced that it will set up 100 Internet of Things (IoT) centers across Indian academia institutions.<br><br>All the 100 Intel IoT Centres at academic institutions across India are being supported with Intel Galileo boards, which are specifically designed for makers, students, educators, and DIY electronics enthusiasts to build product prototypes. Intel® Galileo boards are equipped with the required platforms and technologies and are aimed at empowering students on latest IoT skills and encouraging them to bring their ideas to reality.<br><br>Kumud Srinivasan, President, Intel India, said, “For over 15 years, Intel has been building an ecosystem in India which enables innovation, research and skill development. Intel’s India Academic Forum is a platform for fostering insights on technology trends and for triggering collaboration opportunities between academia, government and industry, thereby enabling impactful innovation and research.”<br><br>Intel has been providing grants to about 20 top institutes, to help accelerate technology advancement among academia on the latest technology trends and developments. Selected colleges are being given sensor kits/ Intel Galileo boards. Intel has also been conducting regular workshops and providing curriculum content for these colleges.<br><br>As part of the Intel India PhD Fellowship Program 2015, the five selected PhD students will be awarded a fellowship of up to Rs 6,00,000 per annum and up to a period of four years that includes student stipend, contingency research funds and travel expenses to attend conferences and research forums.<br><br>The recipients of the Fellowship will work with their mentors at Intel to develop a deep understanding of the technological issues facing the industry and come up with breakthrough research in areas such as parallel computing, architecture, graphics, perceptual computing, sensing, power management, validation and communications.<br><br>(BW Online Bureau)</p>
