Request for Proposals: Entrepreneur in Residence Program (India)

Through strong collaborations with both industry and academia, the hub aims to translate cutting-edge technologies into practical solutions that can be effectively deployed in real-world scenarios.

Proposals should focus on translational technology research and development, with an eye on commercialization potential within the specified domains. The thrust areas include autonomous and intelligent navigation systems for ground, aerial, and water surface vehicles, applications of autonomous navigation technologies in agriculture, defense, and disaster management, infrastructure monitoring such as power lines, pipelines, construction sites, and railway tracks, surveillance across maritime, aerial, and terrestrial domains, and environmental monitoring of air, water, and industrial pollutants.

Proposals should outline the duration of the project, with a maximum timeline of six months. Each selected project will be eligible for funding of up to ₹3 lakh, providing support to accelerate research, development, and early-stage implementation.

Technological focus areas of interest include AI and ML frameworks for autonomous navigation and efficient multi-sensory data aggregation, IoT and CPS architectures for autonomous systems in the Indian context, communications and networking protocols such as DSRC and CV2X, efficient edge computing for multi-sensory information processing, robotics for autonomous systems, design for smart mobility, autonomous vehicle swarms, control, power, and design aspects of UAVs and ROVs, and connected unmanned systems across aerial, terrestrial, underwater, and underground environments.

Through this funding opportunity, TiHAN-IITH aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in autonomous technologies, enabling practical and commercially viable solutions that address real-world challenges across multiple sectors.

For more information, visit TiHAN – IIT Hyderabad.