Mysuru: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, in collaboration with Lenovo and Maker Bhavan Foundation (MBF), is launching ALPHA (Advanced Laboratory for Programming, Hardware and Analytics) Innovation and Tinkerers’ Lab — Karnataka’s first AI-focused lab built on the Tinkerers’ model.
Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city this morning, NIE Principal Dr. Rohini Nagapadma said this is a first-of-its-kind initiative at NIE, marking Lenovo’s first CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) partnership with a higher education institution in India, and MBF’s first tie-up beyond IITs and BITS. It is also NIE’s first CSR backed lab.
