Program Overview

Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition Systems (TiHAN) at IIT Hyderabad invites applications for the TiHAN Faculty Fellowship (FF) program. Faculty from Centrally Funded Technical Institutes and IIITs, who have demonstrated excellence in research through technology development, patents, and publications in top-tier journals/conferences, are encouraged to apply.

TiHAN is seeking faculty interested in playing a leadership role in their areas of research, working closely with TiHAN R&D teams along with startup and industry tie-ups. Proposals should aim at translational technology research and development with clear commercialization potential.

Thrust Areas & Verticals

  • Autonomous and Intelligent Navigation Systems for Ground, Aerial, and Water Surface Vehicles
  • Applications in Agriculture, Defence, Disaster Management, Infrastructure Monitoring, Surveillance, and Environmental Monitoring

Focus Areas for Proposal Development

  • Autonomous smart navigation (aerial/terrestrial/surface/underwater)
  • ITS, autonomous vehicle swarms, and their applications
  • Control, power, and design aspects of UAVs/ROVs
  • IoT/CPS architectures for efficient UAV/ROV use in the Indian context
  • AI/ML frameworks and edge computing for autonomous navigation
  • Simulators for autonomous vehicles (virtual/physical)
  • Security aspects for autonomous vehicles and ADAS systems
  • Communication networks and connected vehicle environments (DSRC, CV2X, etc.)
  • Testing and validation of autonomous navigation systems
  • Entrepreneurship, management, and business studies
Expected Outcomes: Faculty Fellows are expected to work toward startup initiation, IPR generation, transfer of technology, and meaningful industry engagement during the project period.