The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and Sony India Software Centre have proposed to host a hackathon — Samvedan 2021. Contestants will likely be requested to develop options for the nation’s societal issues. Participants of the IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation (IITM-PTF)’s ‘Sensing Solutions for Bharat’ will use the Internet of Things sensor board. The competitors relies on Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation’s Spresence board. Registration commenced on July 1, and is open to all Indian nationals.
Winners will likely be eligible for entrepreneurial help from IITM-PTF. The contest is open to trade personnel and teachers too.
Event coordinator V. Kamakoti, professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, stated IITM-PTF would supply entrepreneur-in-residence scholarship for the highest staff for a 12 months to allow them to nurture their mission right into a start-up.
Masayuki Toriumi, managing director, Sony India Software Centre, stated the corporate would really like to use its modern expertise to assist clear up the nation’s issues. Each staff can have a most of three members, and the problem will likely be held in three phases. Of the 75 concepts chosen for the quarter-finals, 25 will make it to semi-finals, and 7 finalists will likely be chosen. Each finalist will obtain prizes price ₹3 lakh. Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation will present every quarter-finalist a free Spresence board.
