Science for Scale

About

Computing in India has gone through transformative cycles of adoption and scale with the rise of the IT services industry, Digital India programs and the technology startup boom of recent years. The country is poised at an exciting juncture where we now have the opportunity to bring deep scientific innovation together with the technology scale that India is already capable of. This opportunity is especially timely given the rise of exponential technologies that will power the future of computing such as Quantum, AI, 5G and at the same time the challenges posed to our nation and the world in ensuring a sustainable future.

IBM Research has had the privilege to be a key contributor in the research and industry ecosystem in India over the last 25 years as a driver for advancements in the state of the art, and as an engaged supporter of the research ecosystem in India. On this occasion of our 25 year anniversary, we at IBM Research India (IRL) are excited to facilitate an ecosystem dialogue on this opportunity in the form of a Science for Scale summit on April 13, 2023.

The world of research and scientific pursuit is where the next major breakthroughs can happen - we represent this with the term "Science". The world of digital transformation and socio-economic impact is where nation-scale value is created - we represent this with the term "Scale". In India we have the opportunity to create a virtuous cycle between these two worlds, leveraging the formidable technology and intellectual capacity available in the country. One major enabler for closing this cycle will be Computing and the technology vectors shaping the future of Computing. Science for Scale will bring leaders, experts and imaginative thinkers together for a dialogue to explore the linkage between the world of research and the world of scale from the lens of computing, and what is needed to realise this virtuous cycle alongside an evolving policy landscape. Leaders from academia, industry and government will share their vision of opportunities, priorities and requirements along key technology vectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing, 5G and Distributed cloud, Cybersecurity and Sustainability.

This event is by invitation only. If interested in attending please email irl25@ibm.com.

Speakers

MP
Mukesh Prabhu

Mukesh Prabhu

Chief Innovation Officer
Wipro
UN
Ullas Nambhiar

Ullas Nambhiar

Managing Director AI
Accenture
DM
Debdoot Mukherjee

Debdoot Mukherjee

Head of AI, Demand Engineering
Meesho
SJ
Swati Jain

Swati Jain

VP Analytics
EXL
CG
Chaya Ganesh

Chaya Ganesh

Assistant Professor
IISc
PT
Partha Talukdar

Partha Talukdar

Staff Research Google, Associate Professor IISc
IISc/Google

Agenda

  • AS
    Amith Singhee
    Amith Singhee
    Director
    IBM Research India
    KG
    Kris Gopalakrishnan
    Kris Gopalakrishnan
    Chairman
    Axilor Ventures
    DG
    Darío Gil
    Darío Gil
    Senior Vice President and Director of Research
    IBM
  • Abstract: Sustainability means many things to many people but India has made very specific Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement to be achieved by 2030. These include a climate friendlier path to economic development, reducing it’s GDP’s emissions by 45%, domestic and new & additional funds to implement actions, and build capacities with a framework for technology diffusion and joint collaborative R&D.  With it’s presidency of G20 in 2023, this topic is under the spotlight for awareness, investment, and action. In keeping with the theme of the “Science for Scale” Summit organised by IBM India celebrating 25 years of industrial research in the country, we are bringing together thought leaders from government, academia, and industry to discuss and debate one key question: “What additional goals and enabling mechanisms are needed to support our NDCs keeping our country’s scale in mind supported by computing technology primarily with data and AI?”. The session will include keynotes from XXX and YYY and a panel including a variety of fields and breadth of experiences all geared toward answering this key question. Immediately after the session we will publish a public position paper from the ensuing dialogue that captures the thoughts of the participants and charts a draft roadmap bringing policy, research, and enterprise thought together under the sustainability umbrella for the country with a computing technology underpinning.

    Hosts: Ashwin Mahalingam (IIT Madras),Shantanu Godbole (IBM Research) Speakers:  TBA

    VM
    Vimal Mishra
    Vimal Mishra
    IIT Gandhinagar
    Professor
    SN
    Shailesh Nayak
    Shailesh Nayak
    Director
    NIAS
    PA
    Preeti Aghalayam
    Preeti Aghalayam
    Professor
    IIT Madras
    NT
    Nikhil Tambe
    Nikhil Tambe
    CEO, Energy Consortium
    IIT Madras
  • Abstract: It is estimated that by 2025, 75% of data will be processed. outside the traditional data center  or cloud. The proliferation of smart devices in industrial as well as personal spaces together with 5G adoption, is accelerating this transition and the growth of Edge computing. India, with its ubiquitous access to smart phones, cheap cellular communication, and excellent technical talent, is uniquely empowered to innovate as well as stretch the limits of scale of 5G and Edge computing. 5G is expected to deliver $150 billion in additional GDP for India by 2040. This session will bring together leading experts in India from academia, industry and government in a dialogue to unravel the most impactful use cases of the technology, the important research challenges that need to be addressed, and the ecosystem and policy frameworks that are needed to catalyze adoption. It will aim to identify economic, social, skilling, and governance use cases where adoption can reach nation-scale, and evaluate the constraints and opportunities they pose. It will explore how cutting-edge technologies in AI, Hybrid Cloud, Networking and Security need to be adapted and scaled for use in these identified scenarios from an Edge computing context. An objective of this session is to publish a combined point of view, identify venues for incremental value creation for Indian industry and society, lay down an ambitious set of goals for the community over the next 5 years and provide guidance on how we can get there.

    Hosts: Abhay Karandikar (IIT Kanpur), Praveen Jayachandran (IBM Research) Speakers: Giovanni Pacifici (VP Hybrid Cloud, IBM Research), Yogesh Simhan (IISc)

    GP
    Giovanni Pacifici
    Giovanni Pacifici
    VP, Cloud
    IBM Research
    VR
    Viswanathan Ramaswamy (Vishy R)
    Viswanathan Ramaswamy (Vishy R)
    VP, Digital Solutions Incubation and 5G
    Tata Telecommunications
    AK
    Abhay Karandikar
    Abhay Karandikar
    Director
    IIT Kanpur
    YS
    Yogesh Simmhan
    Yogesh Simmhan
    Associate Director
    IISc
    DG
    Dr K Ganapathy
    Dr K Ganapathy
    Board of Directors, Apollo Telehealth and Telemedicine
    Apollo Hospitals
  • Abstract:  The Digital India initiative has established India as a leader in digitalising governance, citizen services, and financial services. The “India Stack” is intended to provide scalable and secure layer for identity, transactions, and data. At the same time, India is also in the process of establishing critical infrastructure in several areas like communication, healthcare, transportation, and power infrastructure. India poses unique challenges in terms of scale, average user awareness of privacy and security issues, risks of fraud and disenfranchisement, and skepticism of adoption. These aspects require the scientists, technologists, and policy makers to advance their respective state of the art in novel, scalable, and cost-effective ways. A parallel development on a global scale is the widespread adoption of cloud computing (that has given rise to architectures that are not tested as robustly for security as traditional systems), e-commerce, and digitalisation of services like transportation, communication, and energy. Therefore, there is a massive explosion of the privacy and security threats to all the economies — in terms of scale, vulnerable system components exposed to the adversaries, and attack methods. This session will focus on the challenges that need to be addressed to make India adopt digitalisation safely and at scale. It will focus on the opportunities it provides India to emerge as the world leader in security and privacy technologies and implementation. 

    Hosts: Debdeep Mukhopadhyay (IIT KGP), Vinayaka Pandit (IBM Research) Speakers: Mukul Joshi (Trust Lab@IIT Bombay), M M Prabhu(Wipro) 

    MP
    Mukesh Prabhu
    Mukesh Prabhu
    Chief Innovation Officer
    Wipro
    CG
    Chaya Ganesh
    Chaya Ganesh
    Assistant Professor
    IISc
    MJ
    Mukul Joshi
    Mukul Joshi
    Program Director, Trust Lab
    IIT Bombay
    SL
    Satya Lokam
    Satya Lokam
    Principal Researcher
    Microsoft Research
  • Abstract: India is on the brink of a significant opportunity for both economic growth and improved well-being for its citizens. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential for realizing this opportunity and addressing many of the country's most pressing challenges. The adoption and scaling of AI in India would bring a significant impact and present numerous benefits across industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation.  In this session, we will bring together leading experts from academia, industry and Government and delve into the opportunities and  challenges faced by Indian enterprises, startups, and government entities in deploying and realizing these benefits through the implementation of AI technologies. We will examine the actions already taken by industry, academia, and government, and explore further steps that need to be taken. We will also discuss how India can build upon its vast AI skilled resource and breakthrough to be a leader in research and innovation in this space. A key objective of this session is to come up with a combined and coherent point of view on opportunities and challenges for adoption of AI in India and to further identify a set of steps that would act as catalyst for its wider adoption across India.

    Hosts: Pushpak Bhattacharya (IIT Bombay), Sachin Joshi (IBM Research), Sameep Mehta(IBM Research)

    Speakers: Partha Talukar (Staff Research Scientist@Google Research/Faculty IISc), Ullas Nambiar (Managing Director, Accenture), Vivek Raghavan (EkStep), Debdoot Mukerjee(Head of AI, Meesho), Mohit Kumar (Head of Data Science, Udaan)

    UN
    Ullas Nambhiar
    Ullas Nambhiar
    Managing Director AI
    Accenture
    DM
    Debdoot Mukherjee
    Debdoot Mukherjee
    Head of AI, Demand Engineering
    Meesho
    SJ
    Swati Jain
    Swati Jain
    VP Analytics
    EXL
    PT
    Partha Talukdar
    Partha Talukdar
    Staff Research Google, Associate Professor IISc
    IISc/Google
    VR
    Vivek Raghavan
    Vivek Raghavan
    Chief AI Evangelist
    EkStep
  • Abstract: The Objective of Quantum in India: Navigating forward to Scale is to Develop/steer PoV for India in Quantum, in four quadrants, Workforce & Enablement, R&D, Economic Dev & Industry and Quantum Services & Infrastructure as 4 sessions. Quantum computing is expected to have a major impact on society and the world economy. The unique power of future quantum computers could provide solutions to major societal challenges such as energy, health, climate, and security. A quantum race has begun all over the world. Asian and Western governments are rolling out strategic plans with substantial funding. This session will bring together the leaders from the quantum ecosystem in India to brainstorm and provide a clear roadmap forward

    Hosts: Anindita Banerjee (CDAC), L V Venkat Subramaniam (IBM Research)

    Speakers: Anil Prabhakar (IIT Madras), Apoorva Patel (IISc), Yogesh Simhan (IISc)

    AP
    Aparna Prabhakar
    Aparna Prabhakar
    VP, IBM Quantum
    IBM
    AB
    Anindita Banerjee
    Anindita Banerjee
    Scientist
    CDAC
    AS
    Anil Shaji
    Anil Shaji
    Professor
    IISER Thiruvananthapuram
    PM
    Prabha Mandyam
    Prabha Mandyam
    Associate Professor
    IIT Madras
    US
    Urbasi Sinha
    Urbasi Sinha
    Professor
    Raman Research Institute
    GS
    Gaur Sunder
    Gaur Sunder
    Associate Director
    CDAC
    BD
    Bhanu Das
    Bhanu Das
    Director
    CQuERE
    SM
    Sangeeta Maini
    Sangeeta Maini
    CEO - QTF
    iHUB
    CN
    Col A K Nath
    Col A K Nath
    Executive Director (Corporate) and C-DAC Pune ,Chairman Academic Council at C-DAC
    CDAC
    AP
    Apoorva Patel
    Apoorva Patel
    Professor
    IISc
    AP
    Anil Prabhakar
    Anil Prabhakar
    Professor
    IIT Madras
    GK
    GVL Satya Kumar
    GVL Satya Kumar
    ED(Railway Board)
    Indian Railway
    MC
    Manoj Choudhary
    Manoj Choudhary
    Vice Chancellor
    Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Related Events