The recently established Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT) has said India’s well known tech company Wipro Limited had joined the global, non-profit, partner-funded center as a founding sponsor.
In a press statement, CDAIT said as a founding sponsor, Wipro joined AirWatch, AT&T and Samsung, and will help shape the centre’s IoT research and direction. Other leading global companies involved in IoT had also indicated their interest in participating in CDAIT.
“It exemplifies what we’d like to accomplish in this space when a company with an internationally lauded history of innovation partners with Georgia Tech,” according to Andrew Gerber, Georgia Tech Senior Vice President and Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).
“Today enterprises and academic institutions collaborate in a manner previously impossible to harness collective knowledge and innovate. We are happy to join forces with Georgia Tech and explore the possibilities of how the IoT explosion can transform the world in which we live,” said Alan Atkins, Vice President, Global Head of IoT, Wipro Limited.
In addition to a seat on the CDAIT Executive Advisory Board (EAB), charter members will be able to participate in research projects, receive pre-published research reports, be invited to special events, and benefit from a range of other interactive activities with CDAIT. Intellectual property agreements have been put in place to allow Wipro access to the latest in cutting-edge IoT research at Georgia Tech.
“Wipro’s involvement in CDAIT contributes to accentuate the international dimension of the center,” said Alain Louchez, CDAIT Managing Director. “The Internet of Things is a worldwide phenomenon, which needs to be addressed and researched accordingly. Wipro’s expertise and activities spanning the entire range of IoT domains throughout many markets and countries is an extremely well-suited fit for CDAIT.”
Housed at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the CDAIT was a global, non-profit, partner-funded center located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, that fostered interdisciplinary research and education while driving general awareness about the IoT.
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