IBM has announced Shared University Research (SUR) awards for different Smarter Planet projects in collaboration with four educational institutes of India - Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT-B), Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Indian Institute of Technology - Indore and Symbiosis International University.
Through SUR awards, IBM partners with different universities to facilitate deep research involving multiple disciplines, agencies and government bodies. These projects result in solutions that impact the society and the Planet. The 2012 awards, totaling USD 150,000 will include technical collaboration with IBM experts, access to IBM software and high performance computing required for the completion of projects.
Dr. Bhooshan Kelkar, Country Manager, University Relations, IBM India said, “The SUR award is a very competitive global program that leverages academia-corporate partnership to address some of the challenging problems faced by society. We believe the joint research between IBM experts and some of the brightest minds from academia can lead to innovative technologies and solutions.”
The joint research between IBM India and Symbiosis International University focuses on exploring the behavioral patterns of customers and employees through Social Media Analytics. The project will leverage the expertise of HR organizations in deriving insights from unstructured customer centric data. This project will help organizations in better talent acquisition and management as well as understanding customer behavior.
