The consortium has secured over $3 million to establish the India-UK virtual graduate research school, which will support collaborative PhD and post doctorate projects and a programme of exchange visits within the IU-ATC consortium.
Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, partner school, India Institute of Technology, said, "With the creation of the IU-ATC, Indian PhD students can now collaborate in a global, virtual platform, to share innovative research concepts amongst an elite grouping of UK and Indian academic institutions. The global connectivity of this virtual consortium will ensure the rapid transfer of ideas and technology with the aim of creating breakthrough NGN and ICT research."
IU-ATC will conduct research into current and next-generation fixed and wireless communications, with the aim of becoming a global centre of excellence for next-generation network (NGN) and ICT research. Outputs will include the development of new services and technology solutions and the filing of viable patents, as well as the commercial exploitation of research through licencing and spinning out start-up companies.
IU-ATC's UK academic lead, Professor Gerard Parr, the University of Ulster, said, "The IU-ATC has been set up to establish, for the first time, the support infrastructure and creative sponsorship opportunities that will enable successful collaboration between Britain and India’s academic institutions, government and industry in general. The long-term success of this kind of large scale initiative is dependent upon the support received from industry, and we have had excellent engagement and support from BT, Indian organisations and the British and Indian governments." |
