Chennai: India’s own microprocessor ‘SHAKTI’ developer Prof. V.Kamakoti will be the next Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) succeeding incumbent Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi.
An alumnus of IITM, Kamakoti, is currently the Associate Dean for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (ICSR) at the institute.
He is also a member of the National Security Advisory Board, Government of India.
Kamakoti, who is a faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, led the research team that designed and booted up India’s first indigenously-developed microprocessor ‘SHAKTI’ that can be used in mobile computing devices and networking systems.
It can reduce reliance on imported microprocessors in communications, defence and in other sectors.
“In the last two decades IIT Madras has focussed on interdisciplinary translational research of relevance to our Nation. We have also reached out to large number of students through NPTEL (National Programme for Technology Enhanced Learning), Swayam and On-line degree programmes. With these gathered strengths, our immediate priority would be on augmenting the skill-set for indigenous technology development addressing local and global requirements aligning with the objectives of the National Education Policy,” Kamakoti said as his priorities.
He was appointed by the Union Commerce Ministry in 2017 as the Chairman of a Taskforce on leveraging Artificial Intelligence for development across various fields.IANS
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