Dell Technologies Partners with Intel to Launch AI Skills Lab
Dell Technologies and
Intel’s Digital Readiness team have partnered to enable Lords Institute of
Engineering & Technology, Telangana in ‘demystifying AI for the next-gen’
by integrating Intel’s ‘AI for Youth’ program in their existing curriculum.
Through this partnership, the institute aims to enable students to be
industry-ready and reduce their digital skills gap.
This collaboration with Intel introduces a
comprehensive AI readiness program to empower the youth to be future-ready with
the power of AI. The program focuses on building capabilities amongst selected
teachers through training provided by Intel along with 170+ hours of AI
curriculum aimed at coaching students through bootcamps, AI-Thons, virtual
showcases, etc. The partnership aims at creating and building AI ready
ecosystem in campus by setting up AI Skills lab and enabling students to create
social impact solutions. The Lab is powered with Dell Optiplex to enable
students run projects in Computer vision, Natural language processing (NLP),
OpenVINO and Intel’s Neural Compute Stick 2.
Talking
about the partnership, Indrajit Belgundi,
Senior Director and General Manager, Client Solutions Group, India, Dell
Technologies said, “Artificial Intelligence has been a catalyst of innovation
and change in many industries. Upskilling the next generation to adapt to this
rapidly changing industry, requires specialized programs. Taking a step in this
direction, Dell is glad to partner with Intel to build a truly AI ready campus
at the Lords Institute, Telangana. The AI for Youth initiative by Intel will
help bridge the skill gap by leveraging impactful AI pedagogy enabling
educators and students alike. Innovation in technology and education is key to
building the future workforce”
Shweta Khurana, Senior Director - Asia Pacific Japan
Government Partnerships & Initiatives, Global Government Affairs Group,
Intel said “Today’s students are tomorrow’s innovators. There is a need to
enable and empower them with the right skills and resources to understand tech
superpowers like AI for successful adoption and digital transformation. We are
pleased to collaborate with Dell Technologies and Lords Institute of
Engineering & Technology to empower the future workforce with necessary AI
skills for employability.”
Syed Touseef Ahmed, Vice-Chairman of Lords Institute of
Engineering and Technology “At Lords we believe that one of the greatest enablers for
quality learning is top notch infrastructure at our student’s disposal. Our
work in collaboration with Dell and Intel will help our students be at the
forefront of AI Technology and allow them for various student development programs.
This is the fourth center of excellence established on campus for students’
benefit”
This collaboration with Lords Institute will lead
to the development of innovative projects based on NLP, computer vision and
statistical data analytics which will have real-time impact on the society. The
program will continue to grow over time as AI evolves, providing Lords
Institute with updated training session and workshops, to stay ahead of the
industry. Dell and Intel aim to collaborate with more education institutions
across India in creating an AI ready student community that is fully equipped
to take on challenges of the future.
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