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eRevolution September 24 – 24, 2011

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Quick Facts IIT Ropar

Motive: IIT Ropar provides science-based engineering education to produce quality engineer-scientists.

Departments: Chemistry, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics Mechanical Engineering, Physics.

Infrastructure: 13 Lecture halls with seating capacity ranging from 40 to 120. Multi-media facility in each lecture hall. Classrooms connected to National Knowledge Network, facilities for inter-IIT video conferencing.

Laboratories: Three general computing laboratories. Four Electrical engineering laboratories. Four Mechanical engineering laboratories and workshops. 1 CAD/CAM laboratory with 16 work stations. Two Physics laboratories. Two Chemistry laboratories . One Language laboratory.

Collaboration: MIT, Purdue ,Simon Fraser, Imperial College, Aston Univ., Univ. of Strathclyde, Univ. of Glasgow.

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●Research @ IIT Rpr

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Quantum optics and quantum control

Low energy ion beam physics and materials modification

Polynomial representation of non-compact knots

Unknotting numbers

Surface engineering and friction stir welding

Supra molecular synthesis and materials chemistry

Catalysis and Nanochemistry

Modeling vitamin B12 Bioinformatics

Archival research on history of education

History of political philosophy

Renewable energy

Heat transfer

Nanofluids

Material processing Manufacturing

Microstructure property relationship

Composites

Adaptive signal processing

Wireless communication

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MOU between IIT Ropar, Punjab INFOTECH & PAN IIT

PDI Fund @ IIT Ropar

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•Innovation Council of Punjab, support from PTU •Governed by an eminent board, the PDIF will fund up to 20 projects in the first two years. •Average contribution to a project would be Rs 10 lakh. •A partnership between the industry, academia with a strong case for commercialization •Industry partners are expected to provide matching funds for prototype development. •Value chain: Expression of interest->Application->Review Model-> Board decision

Kanpur-SIIC, Madras-MSMEIVF, Golden Jubilee Alumni Fund, Bombay-Heritage Fund, ……….

PDI Fund Positioning

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Seeders, i2India, GrowVC, Mumbai Angels, Hyderabad Angels, Technovate, Indian Angels Network, Morpheus, Epiphany……….

TePP, NIF/MVIF, SRISTI, GIAN, SEVA, RIN……….

Incubation Center (plans)

In ICT and Electronics. Experts available on-site and Virtual mentoring (possibly through PAN IIT network).

Help with development and protection of intellectual property. Financial support to be made available. Mentoring through successive stages of the commercialization process.