Wipro sets up chair in Oz varsity to code AI solutions

“Swinburne University of Technology’s lab director for intelligent software systems Ryszard Kowalczyk has been appointed as the professional chair of AI. He is also the head of AI and intelligent agent technology research group at the university,” said the city-based IT behemoth in a statement here.

The outsourcing firm and the Melbourne-based university also plan to set up a joint innovation centre to conduct an industry-focused research in AI and ML with specific applications for digital health and smart cities.

“Our partnership will also focus on making innovations in AI that would benefit enterprises in Australia and Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) region,” said the company.

Through the power of Wipro’s innovation ecosystem and Swinburne’s research capabilities, the industry-academic partners will drive research in AI for impact on a global scale.

“We will also jointly develop innovations to our customers,” said Wipro VP Manoj Nagpaul. As part on industry-academia partnership, Wipro and Swinburne intend to transform AI and ML as they are coveted skills in the software sector.

“The innovation centre will fast track AI and ML courses for techies,” said Kowalczyk in the statement.