IIT Palakkad has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with PSG Institute of Advanced Studies (PSGIAS), PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research (PSGiTech), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Centre for High Technology (CHT), under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India on 04 October 2023 to collaborate on the advancement of fuel cell stack technology. The parties will collaborate for a project titled "Development of Cost-Effective 2.5kW PEM Fuel Cell Stack based on Less Pt-Bimetallic Electrocatalysts and Mesoporous Carbon support materials". Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan and Dr. Krishna Sesha Giri from the Centre of Renewable Energy (CoRE) are the faculty coordinators of the project agreement.
National Research Collaborations
IIT Palakkad and the Southern Regional Load Despatch Centre (SRLDC), GRID India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 September 2023. It aims to strengthen academia-industry interaction with the goals of knowledge sharing and capacity building through collaboration, encourage research on issues related to India’s power sector, enable data sharing between IITPKD and SRLDC & encourage publication of jointly-conducted technical work in national/international journals and presentations in national/ international conference/seminars/workshop.
IIT Palakkad embarks on a new chapter of collaboration by signing an MoU with Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore on 21 June 2023. The partnership focuses on joint research and development in advanced manufacturing processes and material innovation, which involves mechanical testing, tribological characterization, and material characterization. This collaboration aims to facilitate development of new products, components, technologies, and methodologies through extensive research and testing. Both organizations will follow a collaborative approach for mutually agreed alloys/materials. This partnership also encourages information exchange and consulting services for specific customer programs/projects giving way to exciting opportunities. The MoU was signed by Prof. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean (ICSR), Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Mr. Sridhar, Managing Director, Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Limited, Bengaluru in the presence of Prof. A Seshadri Sekhar, Director IIT Palakkad.
IIT Palakkad and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 July 2023. This agreement aims to strengthen research collaboration between the two institutions, focusing on advancing agricultural technology. Under the MoU, both organizations will engage in collaborative Research and Development (R&D) projects in various agricultural fields, including crop modelling, yield prediction, weather forecasting, sensor systems, and artificial intelligence. The partnership seeks to explore potential research areas of mutual interest, fostering innovation and scientific advancement in agriculture. The MoU was signed by Dr Santhakumar Mohan, Dean, Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, IIT-PKD and Dr. G. Byju, Director of ICAR-CTCRI, in the presence of Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director, IIT Palakkad. Dr. Sreenath Vijayakumar, Dr. Satyajit Das, Dr. V.S. Santhosh Mithra, Dr. T. Makeshkumar, and Dr. Deepak Jaiswal were also present.
Two premier institutions, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut have joined hands to embark on a series of collaborative initiatives. This includes engaging in joint research projects that harness the expertise and resources of both institutions. This partnership will facilitate joint PhD guidance, entails the exchange of doctoral candidates from one institution to the other. As per the understanding, both NIT Calicut and IIT Palakkad will jointly organize workshops and conferences. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed by Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director of IIT Palakkad, and Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director of NIT Calicut on 23 June 2023 to cement this remarkable collaboration.
IIT Palakkad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for Management Development, Thiruvananthapuram on 13 June 2023. The MoU was formalized officially by Prof. A Seshadri Sekhar (Director, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad) and CA. Dr. Binoy J. Kattadiyil (Director & Member Secretary, CMD Trivandrum). The MoU is expected to leverage complementary expertise in joint organization of seminars, conferences, workshops and short-term courses, research, faculty exchange programs etc.
On 20 March 2023, IIT Palakkad has signed an MoU with The Keystone Foundation for research and collaboration with focus on community wellbeing, and biodiversity conservation with One Health as the goal, focusing on the intersections of technology, livelihood, health, governance and ecological outcomes.
IIT Palakkad has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Indore on 28 February 2023. With this agreement, the parties agree to conduct a collaborative research project titled "Development of an affordable wearable IoT-GPS enabled intelligent vital signs monitor for smart health monitoring services" for addressing the major design, development and deployment issues by considering the improvement of diagnostic accuracy and reliability, false alarm reduction, affordability, and battery lifetime. The project is being funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and is being executed by Prof. Ram Bilas Pachori, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Indore and Dr. M. Sabarimalai Manikandan, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Palakkad.
IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with the NSS College of Engineering Palakkad on 22 February 2023. The MOU covers bilateral collaboration of academics and research between the two institutions such as Conducting programmes to achieve desirable objectives in connection with capacity building, Exchange of information on research and educational programmes, Joint organization of seminars, conferences, workshops, and short- term courses, Joint supervision of MTech projects by faculty members from both the institutes, joint project proposals, visiting fellow program, and Student internships between both the institutes. The MOU was signed by Dr. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean- ICSR, IIT Palakkad and Dr. Anand T.N.C., Dean- Academics, IIT Palakkad with Dr. Suresh P.R., Principal, NSS College of Engineering.
IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with College of Engineering Trivandrum on 14 February 2023. This MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of Academic and Research & Development projects in Science, Technology, and Engineering, joint organisation of conferences, workshops and seminars, student internships across both institutions, and joint supervision of projects. The MoU was signed by Dr. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean - Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research and Dr. Suresh Babu V., Principal of College of Engineering, Trivandrum in the presence of Prof. Seshadri Sekhar, Director IIT Palakkad and Dr. Suneesh S. S., Professor & Head of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum. Dr. Jobin Francis, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, IIT Palakkad is the faculty in-charge for this MoU.
IIT Palakkad signed an MoU with Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (Government College of Engineering), Kottayam on 01 December 2022. This MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of Academic and Research & Development projects in Science, Technology, and Engineering, joint organisation of conferences, workshops and seminars, student internships across both institutions, and joint supervision of projects. The MoU was signed by Dr. Santhakumar Mohan, Dean - Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, and Dr. Sathish, Principal of RIT Kottayam, in the presence of Dr. Sovan Lal Das, Dean - Academics, and Dr. Selvapandian, Industry Liaison Officer. D.r Santhakumar Mohan, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering is the faculty in-charge for this MoU between IIT Palakkad and RIT Kottayam.
A Memorandum of Understanding between Government Engineering College (GEC), Wayanad and IIT Palakkad was signed on January 17, 2023 at Nila Campus. It was formalised to facilitate and promote academic collaboration, research and development projects in Science, Technology and Engineering, joint organisation of conferences, workshops and seminars, and student internships between both the Institutions. The MoU was signed by Dr Santhakumar Mohan, Dean, Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, IIT-PKD and Dr Anitha VS, Principal, GEC Wayanad, in the presence of Dr Sovan Lal Das, Dean, Academics. Dr Vijay Muralidharan is the faculty-in-charge for this MoU between IIT Palakkad and GEC, Wayanad.
IIT Palakkad has signed a MoU with the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development (CARD), Odisha on 31 October 2022. This MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of research and development in the sectors of fundamental training on Science, Technology, and Engineering for women of the marginalized community, Research and development projects for the benefit of underprivileged communities, Adhivasi, SCC/ST, and other tribal population, Research and development projects to address the issues of environment, sanitation, water resources, and natural habitat. Besides research in areas of mutual interest, the MoU will assist the integral efforts of CARD for specific studies in the areas of Adhivasi research, under privileged community projects and in connection to other critical projects of significance.The MoU was signed by the Director Centre for Adhivasi Research & Development (CARD), Dr Bikram Keshori Jena, and Dean Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, Dr Santhakumar Mohan. Dr Deepak Jaiswal, from Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Engineering Centre (ESSENCE) is the faculty in - charge for MOU between IIT Palakkad and Centre for Adhivasi Research and Development (CARD) Odisha.
IIT Palakkad has signed an MoU with the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) operating under the aegis of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) on 18 October 2022. The MoU will facilitate collaborative research, practice and engagement between the two Institutes in areas of mutual interest like Developing the Green Campus at IIT Palakkad's upcoming permanent site, Addressing human-animal conflict, Addressing and modeling the carbon sequestration potential of different bamboos species, Sea-shore restoration, Landslide prediction and hydrological modeling, Large-scale application of bamboo and rattan in the construction sector, Molecular modeling, Developing instruments for sustainable harvest of Non-timber Forest Produce (NTFPs), Climate change prediction and modeling using plant functional traits, Identifying and quantifying invasive species of plants through image processing, Understand the behaviour pattern of invasive tortoises which are caged on the KFRI campus by recording and mapping the movement of each individual, Machine learning Algorithms for gene sequencing, Identifying suitable varieties of bamboo to develop a support frame for floating solar panels, Student, faculty, scientist, and staff exchange programmes and cooperation between them in appropriate academic and scientific programmes, Exchange of scientific and technical materials & Joint conferences and workshop.
IIT Palakkad has signed a MoU with the Artificial Intelligence Unit of National Entrepreneurship Network, Bangalore on 23 August 2022. The general objective of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to stimulate and facilitate the development of collaborative and mutually beneficial programs which serve to enhance the intellectual life and cultural development on both campuses, and to contribute to increased international cooperation.
An MoU between IIT Palakkad and the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Headquarters, New Delhi was signed on 18 July, 2022 at 9 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Station Pune. The MoU will facilitate cooperation and promotion of research and development in the areas of indigenous development of aviation components with specific aim to undertake research in 3D Metal Additive Manufacturing. Besides research in areas of mutual interest, the MoU will assist indigenization efforts of the IAF for specific studies in the area of metallurgy related to 3D Metal Additive Manufacturing and in connection to other critical projects of significance. The MoU was signed by the Air Vice Marshal PS Sarin, VSM and the Dean, Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, Dr. Santhakumar Mohan in the presence of Air Marshal Vibhas Pandey AVSM VSM.
IIT Palakkad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Continental Automotive Components (India) Private Limited on 07 July 2022. The MoU will facilitate an exciting collaboration between the technical expertise available at Continental and the academic and research excellence of IIT–Palakkad in the areas of autonomous driving technologies, connected mobility, and advanced safety solutions. Continental will also offer internship opportunities and co-design inputs for courses offered at IIT-Palakkad, to keep students up-to-date with current and upcoming industry trends.
An MoU was signed between IIT Palakkad and IHUB NTIHAC Foundation, a company registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 with its office IIT Kanpur on 30 December 2021 for a project titled “Securing Deep Neural Networks against Adversarial Attacks in Medical Imaging”. With this MoU, both the parties wish to develop and foster an environment to deal with the current and future cyber-security challenges in different sectors.
An MoU was signed between IIT Palakkad and Irrigation and Design Research Board (IDRB) on 25 February 2022 for a project titled “Development of a River Basin Management Plan for the Bharathapuzha River Basin”. The main objective of this project is the development of an implementable river basin management plan that would eventually be implemented as part of a decision support system for the Bharathapuzha river basin for reservoir and water resources management in the basin and thereby effective adaptation to flood and drought.
An MoU was signed between IIT Palakkad and the Ernakulam district unit of the Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA) on 12 October 2021. The MoU will facilitate collaboration for innovation in products and processes within the companies under the former. The MoU was signed by the district president of the KSSIA, Mr. P. J. Jose and the Dean of Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research, Dr. Santhakumar Mohan. The MoU will encourage visits by faculty and students of IIT Palakkad to the companies at KSSIA, in order to identify scope for technical innovations. KSSIA members shall also visit IIT Palakkad to interact with experts and use the facilities available there. This is a significant opportunity for IIT Palakkad to promote innovation in the MSME sector.