Kanpur: Crisil Limited and the Wadhwani School of AI & Intelligent Systems (WSAIS), IIT Kanpur, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent systems.
As part of the collaboration, a Crisil lecture series will be instituted and a Crisil Student Award will also be instituted to be presented annually .
Pooja Mirchandani, president & CHRO of Crisil, said, “Our partnership with IIT Kanpur is an example of industry-academia collaboration that supports student learning and develops talent that is equipped to meet the challenges of emerging technologies.”
Crisil has also expressed interest in continuing engagement with WSAIS through recruitment visits for internships, interaction with students of the Department of Intelligent Systems.
Prof. Nitin Saxena, Dean of WSAIS, said, ” This collaboration will provide our students with industry exposure and opportunities to work on real-world AI challenges.”
