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IIT-Kanpur, Citadel Securities establish an advanced GPU research lab

The Lab will focus on enhancing research and education in high- high-performance computing, data science, data visualisation, translational AI, machine learning, and intelligent systems, as mentioned in the press release.

The T3i Lab will provide students with access to research facilities and graphics processing units (GPUs). (Express image/ file)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and Citadel Securities, a market maker, announced a new partnership to build the Translational and Transformative Training and Investigations Lab (T3i Lab) at IITK.

The lab will be part of IITK’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering and will be supported by a Citadel Securities CSR grant as part of the firm’s work to improve access to high-quality technical and computing education around the world.

The T3i Lab will provide students with access to research facilities and graphics processing units (GPUs). The bab will focus on enhancing research and education in high- high-performance computing, data science, data visualisation, translational AI, machine learning, and intelligent systems, as mentioned in the press release.

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Prof Manindra Agrawal, director of IIT Kanpur, commented, “The establishment of the advanced GPU Lab at IIT Kanpur through this partnership will significantly boost our research and innovation ecosystem by enabling our students and faculty to pursue solutions with far-reaching impact.”

It will also promote innovation in computer architecture design and hardware security, supporting IITK and its students in staying at the forefront of emerging research and development in these critical areas.