VLSI's First IoT-Ideathon Sees Over 100 Participants

The 28th International Conference on VLSI Design & the 14th International Conference on Embedded Systems, one of India’s largest and longest running technical conference was inaugurated here today. The conference focussed on the central theme, “IoT: Building a Smart Connected World.”

The conference also hosted industry’s First IoT-Ideathon, a 60 - hour long event, in which over 100 participants consisting of students and young professionals are putting their creative minds together to architecting 25 new and innovative applications in IoT.

The inaugural lamp was lit by Nandan Nilekani, Former Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) who also delivered the theme address on the topic, Hour glass architectures for IoT Era. Also participating in the inauguration ceremony were  Guest of Honour, Janardhan Swamy, Former MP, Chitradurga, along with Vishwani Agarwal, Steering Committee Chair & Professor, Auburn University, Satya Gupta, General Co-Chair - VLSID 2015 & CEO Concept2Silicon, Kumud Srinivasan, General Co-Chair - VLSID 2015 & President, Intel India and Jaswinder Ahuja, Corporate VP, Cadence.

 In his address, “Nandan Nilekani, Former Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said, “Sensor technology and the “Internet of Things” is at the cusp of transforming many sectors from healthcare to the smart management of cities. This is an opportunity to 'leapfrog' on developmental solutions. The right platforms will combine standards with the innovative energy of our young entrepreneurs. I am confident that this conference will advance this mission”.

Addressing the delegates, Kumud Srinivasan, General Co-Chair - VLSID 2015 & President, Intel India,  said, “It is exciting to host a platform that has brought together all key partners of the eco-system - industry, government  and academia – and to witness their support & commitment to the innovation and creation of technologies for a smart, connected world. This conclave also marks impressive participation from young innovators, scientists and researchers. The future of the eco-system rests on their shoulders.  And so we very much appreciate and encourage their focus and dedication to finding technology solutions to interesting societal challenges.” 

 Highlighting the pivotal role of IOT, Satya Gupta, Co-chair- VLSID 2015 & CEO of Concept2Silicon said, “IoT is on the verge of transforming every aspect of life with solutions that can accelerate  India  in domains like smart cities, agriculture, security, healthcare, energy, education to name a few. IoT in combination with sensors and wearables herald enormous opportunities for fundamental research in chip design, system engineering, new materials, sensors, communication, embedded software and various allied fields.”

According to a Frost and Sullivan report, by the year 2020, there would be an estimated 80 billion connected devices. Furthermore as per a Cisco Ventures report this will be a market of over than $10 trillion by 2022. India would be a $10 billion market. 

The VLSI 2015 Conference hosted over 1,000 delegates from around the world consisting of policy and decision makers, business leaders, technology professionals, academia and students. Over a hundred research papers and 17 tutorials will be presented, besides 15 keynote presentations and panel discussions by senior leaders of industry and academia.

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