Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), has joined hands with Indian Navy’s Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment (WESEE) in January 2023; to make its research & academics focussed more on national safety and security. 

As part of this collaboration, Co-developmental Technology Innovation Centre (CTIC) was inaugurated at IITH Technology Research Park (IITH - TRP) by Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel, in the presence of Prof BS Murty, Director, IITH, Prof Chandrashekhar Sharma, Dean (Sponsored Research & Consultancy), officers from WESEE, IIT faculty and guests from industry and startups. 

The centre will work in tandem towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and Harness in-house tech prowess. The project being steered by WESEE aims to collaborate with IITH on innovative & pioneering projects related to contemporary and emerging technologies in the maritime domain. Some joint projects in the fields of Wireless Networks, 5G/6G, IoT, AI/ML and other related areas were identified for technological advancement as an initial step. Prof Sharma, Dean (SRC), briefly talked about IITH Academic & Research Excellence.