IBM extends partnership with IIT Bombay, IISc for hybrid cloud and AI research

IBM has renewed its research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in the field of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence. 

These collaborations will focus on areas like extending prior research in natural language processing and question answering; machine learning for time series involving deep generative AI models for multi-variate data, and self-supervised representation learning models; creating computer programs to detect fake news; orchestrate and optimise workloads in a hybrid cloud environment; sustainable computing.

"Collaboration fuels innovation, and our collaboration with IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore underscores the importance of combining diverse expertise. By merging IBM's technological prowess with the cutting-edge research skills of these prestigious institutions, we foster a collaborative ecosystem that pushes the boundaries of scientific discovery. Together, we strive to explore new horizons and address pressing challenges, empowering India's research community to create tangible impact and shape a brighter future for all,” said Amith Singhee, director, IBM Research India.

To be sure, IITB joined IBM AI Horizon Network in 2018 to advance AI research in India, and in 2021, IBM and IISc launched a Hybrid Cloud lab. These collaborations between IBM and the two institutions have resulted in significant research outcomes and technological advancements in the last few years. The organisations have jointly worked in areas like natural language processing, complex question answering, trust and explainability in AI, IT operations, distributed computing, and AI for Code.

For instance, the IBM-IITB collaboration resulted in the use of machine learning for Indian Languages NLP and addressed challenges related to low resource understanding of Hindi language sense, intent, sentiment, and natively understand documents in Hindi.