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IIT Mandi, Vehant Technologies Inks MoU

The MoU will help in developing enhanced applications in AI and ML and sponsoring projects on research and academic purposes

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Vehant Technologies, an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-based Physical Security, Surveillance and Covid solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT-Mandi) in order to promote industry-academia collaboration. Vehant’s researchers shall collaborate with the researchers of IIT Mandi with mutual interest on developing enhanced applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in security screening solutions offered by the company. Vehant Technologies is among key players in providing security screening solutions using AI and ML.

Vehant Technologies will sponsor up to five students enrolled in MTech program in the year 2022-23. Besides, the company will further sponsor research projects, faculty consultancies and PhD students at the Institute in order to benefit from the mindshare of faculty and students. The collaboration has begun sponsorship with MTech students. The selection and admission of sponsored students and the project work began on August 20, 2022.

Vehant will support all the efforts including publications, conferences, technical journals and IP generations coming out of the partnership. Faculty at IIT Mandi may benefit by this collaboration with more joint research/consulting opportunities with doors opening up from industry. Vehant would be able to attract young fresh talent to work on its projects while simultaneously supporting quality education.