Research Areas:

  • AI and Machine learning: Kernel Learning, Multiview Learning, Robust Optimization and Convex Optimization for Large Data, Anomaly Detection in Time Series, Privacy-aware Learning, Bayesian Model.
     
  • Systems for AI: Computer Vision, Architecture for Deep Learning, Energy-efficient and High-performance Systems for Multimedia Applications, Energy-aware Algorithms for Signal Processing to efficient architecture design,  Low-power VLSI circuit implementation.
     
  • Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing: Harvesting Knowledge from Text and Web Tables; Knowledge Base Curation,  Question-Answering, Building Smart Indices for Efficient Similarity Search.
     
  • Information Theory and Statistics: Statistical Learning and Inference, Federated Learning, Mathematical Statistics.

https://iitpkd.ac.in/hpcResearch Facilities:

  • The department has lab facilities for conducting UG and PG courses and hosts a data processing lab with 20 small-scale GPU systems for research.
  • Under the Central Infrastructure Facilities of the institute, we have two large -scale computational facilities:
    • Chandra-High Performance Computing Cluster (HPC) [64 compute nodes, each with a dual 12-core Intel processor. Each core runs at 2.2 GHz and has 4 GB of RAM per core. 100TB Disk space] . More details can be found here.
    • Bhavani-GPU Computing facility [six high-end NVIDIA A30 Tensor Core GPU cards]