The awards were presented by Dr. Aloknath De, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute – Bengaluru (SRI-B). Prizes worth INR 3.5 lakhs were awarded to the top three winners, while the other three finalists received award of merit from Samsung.

(Extreme left)- Dr. Hemant Borkar, SESC Convener, IIT Indore 3rd prize winners- Nemath Ahmed, Suraj Polamaina, Shavez Malick, Dr. Aloknath De, Samsung R&D Bangalore (Centre), Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Associate Professor- IIT Indore, Dr. Abhishek Srivastava, Associate Professor- IIT Indore, 1st Prize Winner- Ram S. Mohril, Dr. Ajit Bopardikar, Samsung R&D Bangalore and Second Prize winner Chaitanya Mehta- (Extreme Right)

The First prize went to Ram S. Mohril for the project “AR/VR Enhanced Textbook reading and learning experience”. The project is a revolutionary idea where it aims to transform the technical writing and learning field by developing a book for higher education students and through augmented and virtual reality technologies.

The Second Prize was grabbed by Chaitanya Mehta for his project “Tree Climbing Quadraped Robot”. Chaitanya developed the quadruped which is capable of traversing the terrain smoothly, transition from ground to the trunk of the tree without assist to meet future requirement of smart and automated farms.

The Third prize was awarded to Nemath Ahmed, Suraj Polamaina, Shavez Malick for their project “Immersive Acoustic Spatial Awareness for Visually Impaired”. Their project aimed at helping the visually impaired to navigate, socialize and stay aware of near hazards with the use of echolocation technique.

The Merit awards were given to the projects “Fingerprint Spoof buster”, “AI based Contactless Biometric system” and “Leukemia Classification from Microscopic Images using Deep learning techniques”.

“Over the past nine years, Samsung Innovation Award has been delighted to recognize the talent pool across various IITs in India. We are happy to see sharp problems, novel ideas and smart execution of the participating teams. This edition at IIT Indore brought forward some of the innovative renditions in sync with the theme. At Samsung, innovation is deep rooted in our DNA and our constant endeavor is to promote the culture of innovation amongst bright minds”, said Dr. Aloknath De, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute – Bengaluru (SRI B).

The six-finalist teams had the opportunity to present their ideas to the jury consisting of senior researchers and scientists from Samsung and IIT-Indore. The winning projects were selected on the basis of originality of the product and solution, feasibility of implementation, completeness, relevance in the market and presentation to the jury members at IIT-Indore.

“At IIT Indore, we envisage the convergence of traditional disciplines and advocate interdisciplinary research programme focusing on basic and applied research, technology development, innovation and entrepreneurship. Students from various disciplines have participated with great enthusiasm in Samsung Innovation Award and submitted their ideas and proof of concept for evaluation. We intend to take this event further and develop a long standing association with Samsung Research Institute Bangalore to nourish research, innovation and entrepreneurship eco-system at the institute for the benefit of the society,” said Prof. Pradeep Mathur, Director, IIT- Indore

Samsung Innovation Award 2019 was initiated five months ago wherein students submitted their entries to the entrepreneurship cell at IIT-Indore. The Award received an overwhelming response, with 50% increase in submissions over last year.

Initiated and conceptualized in 2011, Samsung Innovation Award aim to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship amongst students. The Award aim to support talent who showcase an inventive approach and develop products, solutions that solve real time problems of the society.

Today, Samsung Innovation Award is most sought after and awaited contest at the IITs. Over the last 9 years, Samsung Innovation Award has recognized the efforts and dedication of over 60 finalist teams from premiere IITs like Delhi, Kanpur, Roorkee, Madras, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The last edition was held at IIT-Hyderabad was great hit amongst the participants. Samsung in association with the partnering IITs will continue to provide an opportunity and challenge to the young innovators to showcase their skills and talent.

The awards recognize achievements of Indian R&D centres and honour stalwarts in the technology space. SRI-B is Samsung’s largest R&D centre outside South Korea.

The jury deemed SRI-B as the winner based on parameters such as its vision, initiatives, implementation and impact in the local market.

Under Samsung’s ‘Make for India’ initiative, SRI-B has been developing several India-specific innovations by understanding Indian consumers’ lifestyle and pain points. As part of this program, SRI-B has developed innovations for various B2C, B2B and Business to Government products.

“It is imperative to understand the challenges and pain points that Indian consumers face in their day to day lives and provide suitable technology solutions. Samsung has recognized this early on and has been continually innovating along this path to empower Indians and their businesses under its ‘Make for India’ program,” said Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.

Samsung R&D Institute – Bangalore (SRI-B) has been recognized as the ‘Champion for Local Markets’ at the prestigious Zinnov Awards 2018. Karthik Krishnan (Left) with the ‘Technical Role Model (Middle Level)’ Award and Madhupa Chowdhury and Sundar Srinivasan with the ‘Champions for Local Markets’ Award won by SRI-B.

SRI-B has more reasons to celebrate this year at Zinnov Awards 2018 as Karthik Krishnan, who is a member of the Health and Medical Equipment (HME) Team at the R&D centre working on Medical Imaging and Visualization Technology, won the award for ‘Technical Role Model (Mid-level)’. He was awarded for his capability to influence others within SRI-B as well as beyond, to follow a technical career path.

“I am elated to have won this award from Zinnov as it is a testimony to the vibrant ecosystem that we are able to work within and create new technology. I would like to thank my team for all their support through the years, as well as SRI-B which has given me the opportunity to collaborate with others in our ecosystem and build my technical skills,” said Karthik after winning the award for ‘Technical Role Model’.

Over the last three years, SRI-B has introduced several products and services for its Indian customers. When Bixby Voice came to India with the Galaxy Note8, it was optimized for India by the SRI-B team to understand English in Indian accents. The device was also embedded with a feature that recognized text messages written in Hindi with the S-Pen and converted the message into Devanagari script. Engineers at the R&D centre had recently developed the Social Camera mode that was launched in the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max Smartphone. The Social Camera mode allows users to instantly edit and share photos and videos directly to social media sites from their camera app. SRI-B has also developed the Samsung Tab IRIS, which is the first commercial IRIS integrated tablet to be approved by UIDAI for Aadhaar and KYC verification.

This is the 9^th year of the Zinnov Awards and the fourth consecutive year that SRI-B has won a Zinnov Award. SRI-B has won the Zinnov Award for ‘Great Place to Innovate’ in 2017, ‘Center of Excellence’ in 2016 and ‘Design Thinking’ in 2015.

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Samsung India conducted the 7th edition of the annual Samsung Innovation Awards at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in association with Entrepreneurship Cell. Samsung Innovation Awards aim to recognize and reward innovations that have the potential to revolutionize everyday living and enable students to take their ideas to the next level.

Winning team being felicitated by Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore

The first prize went to the team that included Kshitij Jaggi, Kumar Shivang and Rishabh Sahu who worked on a peer to peer financial transaction app using Blockchain technology in a distributed environment. The vision of the team is to enable financial inclusion of chit fund subscribers with Circle, a mobile first solution for organisers to easily manage the members, bringing in transparency in the whole process and creating credit history for all Indians.

Insomniatec, comprising students Kaustubh Mundra and Sankalp Rastogi, won the second prize for proposing a project that uses an infra-red camera coupled with computer vision technology to detect drowsiness in a vehicle driver while in motion and provides in-time alerts.

One of the projects, Muskan Solid Waste, consisting Hari Shankar and co-founder Mewa Lal found a special mention at the awards. This is a start-up that converts organic waste into high yielding compost. The technique used reduces time for composting and produces more efficient manure compared to artificial fertilizers.

The awards were presented by Dr Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute, India – Bangalore (SRI-B). The winners were given cash prizes worth INR 2.5 lakh while the five finalists received merit recognition from Samsung.

Samsung Innovation Awards 2017 saw an overwhelming response, with eight teams getting an opportunity to present their ideas to the jury comprising Dr. Aloknath De from SRI-B and professors from IIT-Kanpur—Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay from the Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering (BSBE), Prof. Sandeep Shukla from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur.

Samsung R&D Institute – Bangalore will engage with the award winners to further develop their innovations.

“Through the platform of Samsung Innovation Awards, we want to encourage students to work on innovative ideas in evolving areas of artificial intelligence, computer vision and IOT. When we see diverse and quality projects in these emerging technology areas, we can sense the pulse of our youth. Novelty of ideas, comprehensiveness in execution and impact of solution are yardsticks in selecting the winners. Samsung has been supporting deep-tech innovation at large and this year’s event in IIT-Kanpur is one such initiative,” said Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute, India – Bangalore.

Cutting-edge innovations were showcased at the competition. The innovative product ideas and solutions presented this year ranged from a cloud-based healthcare data management system to an intelligence platform for law enforcement and defence agencies.

“Innovation and entrepreneurship ought to become an integral part of institutions of academic and higher technical learnings. We must quickly transform into an innovation driven society where young minds understand societal needs, carve out opportunities and take calculated risks to become job creators and leaders. We are happy that corporates such as Samsung are coming forward to help us create the desired ecosystem at IIT Kanpur,” said Mr. Sameer Khandekar, Associate Dean, Innovation and Incubation, IIT Kanpur.

The 2017 edition of the Samsung Innovation Awards was initiated at IIT-Kanpur campus six months ago through an open entry process, where students submitted their innovative ideas. The shortlisting process was led by professors from IIT-Kanpur and researchers from SRI-B, who also selected the eight finalists.

The final teams presented their ideas to the jury at the IIT-Kanpur campus. The winning project was selected based on the degree of innovation, feasibility, usability, relevance and overall impact on masses.

Conceptualised in 2011, the Samsung Innovation Awards seek to support and encourage young talent who have an innovative approach and look to improvise different systems and processes. Further, it aims to develop indigenous products and services for fulfilling mass needs thereby transforming lives and creating sustainable solutions for the benefit of the society at large.

Over the years, Samsung Innovation Awards have become one of the most eagerly awaited ideation contests at IIT’s due to enthusiastic participation from the student community. The first edition was conducted at IIT Delhi and since then Samsung Innovation Awards have been held at other major IITs. The last edition in 2016 was held at IIT Bombay and had witnessed great interest and enthusiasm from students. Samsung continues to provide the next generation of Indian innovators and entrepreneurs an avenue to showcase and advance their engineering skill sets.

Dr Balvinder Singh (L), VP- Multimedia Solutions and Dr. Aloknath De, Senior VP and CTO, SRI-B at the award ceremony

Samsung R&D Institute (SRI), Bangalore, was recognized as a ‘Great Place to Innovate’ at the prestigious Zinnov Awards 2017. The awards recognize and celebrate titans in the technology world and honour Indian centres that have created an impact on a global scale. SRI-B is Samsung Electronics’ biggest R&D facility outside Korea.

“What makes SRI-B a ‘Great Place to Innovate’ is our focus on meaningful innovation. At SRI-B, cutting-edge technology converges with social needs. Such innovations also create quality intellectual property or revenue-boosting solutions. Innovations coming from few pockets is common, but institutionalizing innovations as a culture makes all the difference,” said Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.

SRI-B is Samsung’s biggest R&D facility outside Korea

Over the last 20 years, SRI-B has notable “world’s first” and “world’s best” innovations to its credit. The highest number of patent filings and grants in India from the private sector is from SRI-B. The Iris Tab and Samsung Pay for India – recognized amongst the most innovative mobility products – have come from SRI-B.

SRI-B’s C-Lab ideation initiative is already paying rich dividends in terms of establishing local and global value addition in features and solutions from an intrapreneur-driven culture.

In more good news for SRI-B, Dr. Vijay Narayan Tiwari of SRI-B was recognized as ‘Technical Role Model’ at Zinnov Awards 2017. Dr. Tiwari heads Connected Health & Fitness department at SRI-Bangalore.

Dr. Vijay Narayan Tiwari (R) of SRI-B collecting ‘Technical Role Model’ award at the ceremony

“It is a matter of great pride that our research which combined medicine with engineering was recognized by Zinnov Awards. It tells me that our work in wearable health and fitness has had a positive impact. That is the dream of every researcher. I thank my team and my mentors for their constant encouragement. I am fortunate to have worked at SRI- Bangalore which provided an excellent platform to innovate and invent new things,” said Dr. Vijay Narayan Tiwari.

The Zinnov Awards 2017 winners were selected by a jury comprising eminent members from various India R&D centres, CTOs, industry influencers and previous award winners.

This year, Zinnov Awards received more than 200 nominations from around 80 companies across eight different categories.

SRI-B had won the Zinnov Awards for ‘Design Thinking’ in 2015 and ‘Center of Excellence’ in 2016.

Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT & Industries, Government of Telangana lighting the lamp to inaugurate Samsung Digital Academy at the TASK premises in Hyderabad along with Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore, Mr. Sujiv Nair, Chief Executive Officer, TASK and other dignitaries.

Samsung India recently inaugurated Samsung Digital Academy in partnership with Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK). Samsung Digital Academy reflects Samsung’s commitment to the Government’s Skill India mission and Digital India initiative.

Samsung Digital Academy, set up in Hyderabad, will train students on Internet of Things (IoT) through Tizen operating system. It will help students learn industry-relevant skills and make them job-ready.

Samsung Digital Academy, part of Samsung’s citizenship initiative, aims to bridge the digital divide and proficiency gaps in the country by skilling students on cutting-edge technology. Through this partnership with TASK, the academy targets to train over 2,000 students in the next two years.

The academy at the TASK premises in Hyderabad was inaugurated by Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT & Industries, Government of Telangana, Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore and Mr. Sujiv Nair, Chief Executive Officer, TASK in the presence of other dignitaries.

“This initiative was the need of the hour as specialization is critical to increase the employability quotient of students. With emerging technologies, tough competition and changes happening every day, it is important that students skill themselves. The collaboration between Samsung and TASK in rolling out this skill initiative will play a key role in helping the government develop sustainable employment options,” said Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT & Industries, Government of Telangana.

“Samsung is happy to partner with TASK to create an inclusive environment. This initiative should help young India leverage the growing digital technologies market and also reskill mid-level or retired professionals. The training on Tizen, the OS for IoT, would enable developers to hone their app programming skills and be part of IoT app eco system. We applaud the zeal of TASK for making skill development mission into reality and helping India imbibe next-generation technologies,” said Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore.

The curriculum of Samsung Digital Academy has been conceptualized for easy comprehension even for a beginner in app development. The course includes nuances of web application development on Tizen, learning how to test, debug and also development of libraries associated with Tizen. The course is taught over a 12-week duration and includes classroom lectures, assignments or lab room sessions, self-study and mini projects. Extensive tutorials and approach documents are also provided to students to facilitate practical exercises.

“The establishment of this lab reflects enhanced synergy between Samsung and the Government of Telangana. The youth enrolling for the course could utilize the opportunity of getting hands on experience at Samsung Digital Academy and to be part of an exciting, new era in smart devices that will shape the future and improve their employability,” said Mr. Sujiv Nair, Chief Executive Officer, TASK.

Earlier this year, Samsung launched Samsung IoT Innovation Lab together with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi at the latter’s campus. The lab will endeavour to build a smarter communication landscape for end users. The IoT lab will carry out research on areas such as sensor data processing, network architecture and embedded intelligence.

Samsung India conducted the 6th annual edition of Samsung Innovation Awards at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. Samsung Innovation Awards aim to recognize and reward innovations that have the potential to revolutionize everyday living and enable students to take their ideas to the next level.

The team comprising Shalaka Kulkarni, Umang Chhaparia and Mustafa Lokhandwala won the first prize. Their work focused on road quality measurement, monitoring and mapping solutions.

Javed Shaikh won the second prize for proposing new materials to cool electronic equipment. The duo Ritesh Saurabh and Kumar Pratik won the third prize for designing smart trash cans to expedite and optimize garbage collection. The top three winners were given away prizes worth INR 3.5 lakhs.

The awards were presented by Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute, India – Bangalore.

Samsung Innovation Awards 2016 saw overwhelming response, with five teams getting the opportunity to present their ideas to the jury comprising Dr. Aloknath De; Dr. Debjani Paul and Prof. Swaroop Ganguly, from IIT-Bombay.

The other finalists received merit prizes of INR 40,000. Samsung R&D Institute – Bangalore will engage with the award winners to further develop their innovations.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Samsung R&D Institute, India – Bangalore, said, “This platform is to encourage students to conceptualize and build innovative solutions in emerging topics of artificial intelligence, convergence, computer vision and sensor-based solutions. It is heartening to see entrepreneurial and multi-disciplinary approach adopted by young innovators. This is very much in line with Samsung India’s mission to foster meaningful innovations at every level of research-to-market journey.”

Path-breaking innovations were showcased at the competition. The innovative product ideas and solutions presented were across themes including advanced materials, applications of intelligent solutions in smart spaces/cities and assistive technologies for health.

Prof. Soumyo Mukherji, Dean of Student Affairs, IIT-Bombay, said, “This collaboration between Samsung and IIT-B to identify and encourage young innovators will go a long way towards developing the critically required talent pool in India, which will be invaluable in years to come.”

The 2016 edition of the Samsung Innovation Awards was initiated at IIT-Bombay campus three months ago, through an open entry, where students submitted their innovative ideas. The shortlisting process was led by professors from IIT-Bombay and the SRI-B team, which also selected the finalists. The final teams presented their ideas to the jury at the IIT-Bombay campus. The winning project was selected based on the degree of innovation, feasibility, usability, relevance and overall impact on masses.

Conceptualized in 2011, the Samsung Innovation Awards seek to support and encourage young talent who have an innovative approach and look to improvise different systems and processes. Further, it aims to develop indigenous products and services for fulfilling mass needs thereby transforming lives and creating sustainable solutions for the benefit of the society at large.

Over the years, Samsung Innovation Awards have become one of the most eagerly awaited ideation contests at IIT’s due to enthusiastic participation from the student community. Samsung continues to provide the next generation of Indian innovators and entrepreneurs an avenue to showcase and advance their engineering skill sets.