Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Devare Professor and HOI
Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT)
Amity University Mumbai
Computing is not about computers anymore. It is about living.
Nicholas Negroponte.
The rapid advancement in technology is having an ambivalent impact on our lives. The abundance of
technologies and faster changes requires a highly adaptive, skilled, and agile workforce. The skills
of yesterday become obsolete today, and there is high demand to equip with new skills. The
Universities and the academicians are having responsibility to create the dynamic human resources
for the better tomorrow. Learning new skills is required to improve the productivity and to sustain
in the competitive world.
AIIT systematically works on the four-quadrant approach of Curriculum
Enrichment, Industry- Academia Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, and Research.The curriculum
enrichment is a continuous process that takes the inputs from industry experts, academicians, and
generates in-house research.The different abilities of the students, their interest in the
sub-domain of IT discipline, the available pool of jobs, and skills required to grab the
opportunities, majorly repercussion on the changes of curriculum at the AIIT. The student’s
curiosity, out-of-the-box thinking, and guidance by the experienced faculty at AIIT produce a new
set of innovations. Further, it leads to strengthening the new set of entrepreneurs from the
inter-disciplinary domains.
The research and technical projects are planned, executed, and
documented systematically under the guidance of the experienced faculty members. The outcomes of the
projects are targeted at high-quality research papers, IPRs, and technology transfer. To create a
platform for the students and encourage them for the summer internships at the various industries,
the AIIT school has signed a collaboration Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the industries
working in the various sectors, including the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Fintech, IT, Automation,
Security, Consulting and many more.
As a part of a research and innovation-driven university, AIIT has a
significant number of research publications and IPRs to the credit of the faculty and students. The
conference on Machine Learning, Cyber Forensics, and emerging technologies in computer science
provides a platform for the students to interact with the reputed academicians and industry leaders.