Infineon and IIT Bhilai sign an MoU on digital security solutions

Infineon Technologies and IIT Bhilai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint promotion of Infineon’s security solutions. Through curriculum and organized contests, lecturers and students of IIT Bhilai will gain knowledge of Infineon’s security solutions on various development kits.

The company will engage with IIT Bhilai through guest lectures by Infineon’s security experts. They will tap into their vast talent pool and co-develop focus areas in topics of mutual interest. Infineon and IIT Bhilai will also explore new applications, jointly develop proof of concept, and provide consultancy services on security implementations for smart card and embedded security applications. Infineon’s campus connect initiative will pave the way for academic and research interactions among officials of both institutes and increase the relevance of academic research and consultancy in the research and product development initiatives at Infineon and IIT Bhilai.

Professor Rajat Moona, director, IIT Bhilai, expressed happiness on working with Infineon on security solutions which can go a long way in training students on hardware security. He further elaborated, “This association will facilitate joint/collaborative research and consultancy programs to develop indigenous technology for applications for commercial and strategic sectors.”

“We are happy to partner with Professor Moona and IIT Bhilai and address relevant, real-world security challenges in the security domain. The partnership will focus on skill building and developing relevant solutions for India.”

Vinay Shenoy
MD,
Infineon India