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# QIF 2021 India

## 2021 India Program Details

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. proudly announces the launch of Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2021-2022 program for selected Indian universities. Each winning team (up to 2 students and 2 faculty members) will receive a financial award for the academic year 2021-22, plus assignment of a Qualcomm researcher(s) as a mentor to facilitate close interaction with Qualcomm.

The Program is sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Qualcomm Technology Licensing headquartered at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 (“Sponsor”).

Qualcomm Research is a division of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

## Winners

We are pleased to announce the winning teams of the 2021 edition of Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship - India. Congratulations to all the winning teams!

| Institute | Proposal Title | Student(s) | Faculty Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad | Deep Neural Models For Generalized Synthesis Of Multi-avatar Actions | Debtanu Gupta, Pranay Gupta | Ravi Kiran Sarvadevabhatla |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Efficient Self-Supervised Learning of Robust Representations | Sravanti Addepalli | R. Venkatesh Babu |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Opportunistic Multi-user Communication | Yashvanth L. | Chandra R. Murthy |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Multipath Streaming Codes | Vinayak Ramkumar, Shobhit Bhatnagar | P Vijay Kumar |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | PolyGANs: Generative Adversarial Networks and the Polyharmonic Spline Connection | Siddarth Asokan | Chandra Sekhar Seelamantula |
| Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | TomoPose: Hand Pose estimation and tracking using electrical impedance Tomography | Karthik Girija Ramesan | Prasanta Kumar Ghosh |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Remeshing-Free Fracture Simulation with Haptic Feedback | Avirup Mandal | Parag Chaudhuri, Subhasis Chaudhuri |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Ultrasound-MRI fusion in prostate diagnostics and operation | Sahar Almahfouz Nasser, Gouranga Bala | Amit Sethi |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | Fast and Efficient DFT Computation for Signals with Structured Support | Charantej Reddy Pochimireddy | Aditya Siripuram |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Online Matrix Completion Algorithms for Topological Interference Management | Japneet Singh, Zeeshan Akhtar | Adrish Banerjee, Ketan Rajawat |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | TEMPER: Trusted Execution using Machine learning assisted PUF Enabled Random-number-generators | Kuheli Pratihar | Debdeep Mukhopadhyay |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | Self-supervised Light Field Video Reconstruction for Smartphones | Prasan Shedligeri, Shrisudhan G | Kaushik Mitra |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | Fast Machine Learning Based Parametric SPICE Macromodel Extraction for FinFET Device-to-System Level Optimization | Surila Guglani, Jyoti Patel | Sourajeet Roy, Sudeb Dasgupta |

## Fellowship Winners and Finalists

The Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship began in 2009, and has continued to grow with the addition of more universities, more candidates, and expansion to our research centers internationally. Take a look at a list of all our fellowship winners and finalists from years past:

- [Winners](https://www.qualcomm.com/research/university-relations/innovation-fellowship/winners)
- [Finalists](https://www.qualcomm.com/research/university-relations/innovation-fellowship/finalists)