T-Hub hosts international semiconductor and AI hardware workshop

A two-day international workshop focusing on artificial intelligence-driven semiconductors and energy-efficient hardware was held at T-Hub in Hyderabad. Organized by the Sri Vishnu Educational Society (SVES) with support from Penn State University, USA, the event brought together more than 350 participants to discuss the future of global hardware technology.

The workshop drew a diverse group of attendees, including eminent academicians, researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and students from across India and abroad. Over the course of two days, participants deliberated on the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI), semiconductor technologies, advanced packaging, photonics, edge computing, and intelligent power electronics and hardware systems.

Several prominent leaders from SVES and Penn State University guided the event. Key participants included Aditya Vissam, Secretary of SVES, Ravichandran Rajagopal, Vice Chairman of SVES, and Prof. Madhavan Swami Nathan of Penn State University.

The workshop also featured extensive representation from major global technology firms and research institutions. Industry professionals who participated in the discussions included Nupur Shah and Navin Bishnoi of Marvell Technology, Ravikanth Reddy of NXP, Dr. Charan Gurumurthy of Tata Electronics, Dr. Suraj Rengarajan of Applied Materials India, Dr. Nikita Ambasana of SimYog Technology, and Sharat Babu Kotamraju of AMD. Academic perspectives were shared by Prof. Sharath Sriram of RMIT University and Dr. Bhagwati Prasad of IISc Bangalore.

The second day of the workshop featured specialized sessions led by experts from both the public and private sectors. Presenters included Prof. Rohit Sharma of IIT Ropar, Dr. Manish Kumar Hooda of the India Semiconductor Mission, Prof. Christos Argyropoulos of Penn State University, and Dr. Yutaka Uematsu of Hitachi, Japan.

Other notable speakers on the final day were Paul Ilanghovan of Kaynes Semicon, Dr. Sai Rama Krishna Malladi of IIT Hyderabad, and Dr. Harsha Sanjeev of CMTI, Bangalore. The collaborative sessions allowed students and researchers to interact directly with these industry pioneers on the future of intelligent power electronics.