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At the latest TechForward Research Seminar Series, organised by HYSEA & International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) and hosted at Seismic, one idea cut through clearly: AI in sales is no longer just assisting – it’s starting to act. Ramesh Loganathan opened by framing TechForward as the meeting point of academia and industry on […]

Date 28 Feb 2026 at Infosys Gachibowli The HYSEA Project Drona Capstone Assignment took place on February 28 at Infosys, signifying the move from learning to practical implementation. Under Project Drona, the first 50 faculty members who completed all three learning tracks were given industry-relevant project statements developed by Infosys. These assignments are intended to

Date: 21 Feb 2026 at Tech Mahindra The HYSEA Project Drona Capstone Assignment was conducted on February 21 at Tech Mahindra, marking an important transition from learning to application. As part of Project Drona, the first 50 faculty members who successfully completed the three structured learning tracks were assigned real-world project statements curated by Tech

January 28th, 2026: HYSEA and IIIT-H hosted another thought-provoking edition of the TechForward Research Seminar Series focused on Data and Domain LLMs.Anchored in our Academia-Industry collaboration model, the session brought together deep academic insight and enterprise-grade AI realities. We were privileged to have:• Prawaal, PhD, Principal Data Scientist, Infosys• Manish Shrivastava , IIIT-Hyderabad• Subrat Mohapatra, Vice

January 8th, 2026: Enterprise growth is not slowing due to lack of demand. It is getting harder because markets are crowded, noisy, and buying decisions are complex and multi stakeholder driven. Abhijeet Ballurkar highlighted a critical truth. Product differentiation matters, but access to the right decision makers matters more. In today’s market, being known is not

December 4th, 2025: HYSEA organized an exclusive Round Table on the future of India’s Engineering R&D GCCs. A closed door session hosted by Eastman Chemicals. As ER&D in India enters a phase of greater speed, scale, and ownership, GCCs are rapidly shifting from execution to global product leadership. The next wave of innovation will carry

December 19th, 2025 : In the December edition of the Tech Forward series, jointly organised by HYSEA and IIIT Hyderabad Research Outreach, and graciously hosted at OpenText Hyderabad, senior data engineering and AI leaders came together to deliberate on one of the most defining themes of our time, Data Engineering in the emerging realm of

November 28, 2025: Successfully completed the 17th edition of this unique industry-academia connect ! This unique blend of industry-academia connect with academic talk by Prof. Nimmi Rangaswamy, IIIT-H highlighted several powerful insights, surveys show “how many”, but only qualitative methods reveal the “why” behind user behavior. However, gaps persist in service quality, after-sales support, and

November 22, 2025: Project Drona Webinar: Leveraging Stories to Demonstrate Soft Skills to Gen Z Project Drona, HYSEA’s award-winning Faculty Development Program, continues to strengthen the bridge between industry expectations and engineering faculty who shape thousands of students every year. As part of this mission, HYSEA hosted an insightful session on “Leveraging Stories to Demonstrate