Bengaluru, November, 2024.
Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore (SRI-B) has collaborated with Garden City University
(GCU), Bangalore to set up a ‘Samsung Student Ecosystem for Engineered
Data (SEED) Lab’, providing students and faculty an exciting opportunity to
delve into the world of AI/ML and data engineering.
At the Lab, students and faculty members of GCU
will get hands-on experience through joint projects on emerging cutting-edge
tech areas such as Natural Language Understanding, Speech and Text recognition
and Machine Learning, with senior engineers at SRI-B.
Samsung has already launched four SEED Labs - two each in
Karnataka and in Tamil Nadu (VIT- Vellore & VIT- Chennai) earlier, engaging
more than 400 students in AI and data-related projects.
“We’re at a time when technology is evolving faster than ever. We
are collaborating with the local ecosystem where we strive to develop talent
and upskill Indian engineers / linguists, to not only make them industry-
ready, but also become the game changers of the future. Our strategic partnership
with Garden City University will further advance our efforts and explore new
opportunities in creating innovative products for India”, said Mohan Rao Goli,
Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.
The Lab at GCU plans to leverage the
capabilities of Linguists in executing AI and Multi-lingual, data-centric
projects by building an end-to-end pipeline for data, which includes
Text/Speech Data generation in global languages, engineering (curation,
labelling, and more) , data management and archival.
“Collaboration with industries is crucial for universities to
produce the workforce and innovators of the future. Our partnership with
Samsung through the SEED (Student Ecosystem for Engineered Data) program aligns
perfectly with the ethos of Garden City University. I am confident that this
collaboration will greatly benefit our students while also strengthening
Samsung's industry-academia relationships. This marks a significant step
forward for both parties”, shared Dr. Joseph V.G., Chancellor, Garden City
University.
The SEED Lab, which is a collaborative
initiative between SRI-B and GCU for 5 years, is spread across 1,500 sq ft. In
its initial phase, the Lab has been equipped with state-of-the-art
Infrastructure for the students to collaborate with Samsung in generating
datasets. The lab also has a robust backend infrastructure to store, process,
and archive large volumes of data, and can accommodate about 30 people.