Disease has become a common feature for human existence since the beginning of time. Over time, our knowledge of Science and Medicine has been expanded for a better understanding of the biological basis of any disease. Since, the last few decades, an extensive research has been going on the molecular pathogenesis of diseases. By developing a deep understanding of molecular pathogenesis, we will uncover the involvement of specific genes, proteins, and corresponding pathways to get better equipped for the development of targeted therapies for specific diseases. Continued development of our knowledge for deciphering underlying mechanisms of the disease has resulted in the development of a new era of Theranostics. Theranostics provides a targeted, safe, specific, and cost-effective treatment protocol. The proteomics, pharmacogenetics, and biomarker analysis make the backbone of theranostics. The role of theranostics is highly appreciated in the area of oncology where the nano-formulations like metallic nanoparticles, quantum dots, and carbon nanotubes, dendrimers liposomes play a pivotal role. Therefore, theranostics is a holistic transition from trial and error medicine to preventive, predictive, and personalised medicine for better treatment of diseases.

Photonics and Metamaterials have captured the public imagination due to the exceptionally attractive applications that were claimed for them. After intense research in the last decade, the field of Photonic Crystals and metamaterials have now become quite mature and several commercial products and applications are now coming out of these concepts. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the basic physical principles. Lectures will be delivered by experts working at IIIT Allahabad and other reputed institutions on: Review of Electromagnetic Theory Introduction to Photonic Crystals Introduction to Metamaterials Homogenization of Structured Materials Modeling of Electromagnetic/Photonic Structures using Computer Simulations Photonic Bandgap Materials Nanostructured Plasmonic Surfaces Micro and Nanofabrication Techniques Microwave Characterization Techniques Optical Characterization and Spectroscopy

Center for Cognitive Computing, IIIT Allahabad welcomes you to 13th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction (IHCI 2021). This year it is being organized at Kent State University, USA from 20-22 Dec, 2021 in online as well as offline mode. The IHCI is an annual international conference in the Human Computer Interaction field, where we explore research challenges emerging in the complex interaction between machine intelligence and human intelligence. This is the thirteen event that has a theme on “ Intelligent Interaction Beyond Physical Limits ”, having special tracks related to the main theme of the conference.

Computational drug designing is an inter-disciplinary area. In recent years the in-silico drug designing has emerged as a prominent field of research and has advanced rapidly with collaboration among the fields of chemistry, biology, and computer sciences. IIIT Allahabad has been working on drug designing and discovery for the last few years and is recognized internationally for published research. This course is designed for teachers, scientists, industry professionals, and students from the science & engineering educational institutes and industries. This workshop aims to impart essential knowledge of computational drug design & discovery to the participants.

An online self-sponsored short term certificate course on “Nanoinformatics for Biomedical Applications (NBA- 2021)” is going to be organized by the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-Allahabad) from 27-29th August, 2021. NBA-2021 aims to bring eminent experts from the field of Nanotechnology in order to showcase the recent progress and innovation in the allied areas of Nanotechnology involving the development of novel therapeutic agents and diagnostic methods. Nanotechnology flourishes greatly due to its association with the Information technology. The combination of Material sciences and Information technology provides a great opportunity to explore how quantum-effect varies with size and structural features of nanomaterials that are responsible for unique optical, chemical, and biological properties of nanomaterials. This also helps in understanding the interactions of nanomaterial with complex living systems and role of dimensionality in cellular responses. Thus, an insightful understanding of basic principles of Material sciences with help of Information technology provides huge scope for nanotechnology based drug designing and therapeutic strategies essential for the betterment of human healthcare. The lectures and hands-on-trainings in NBA-2021 will cover basic features of Nanoinformatics and its applications in numerous biomedical fields.

Medical imaging is a multi-disciplinary research field. We have observed tremendous progress in medical imaging as technology continues to advance at a rapid rate. This has even got huge momentum due to crosstalk among various research fields like biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedical, electronics, instrumentation, computer science and information technology making biomedical imaging as one of the most happening research fields. New research outcomes are emerging out every day from international and national laboratories which may offer better preventative solutions. There are several research groups in India who are very active in this field- solving many brainstorming problems as well as addressing various socially relevant clinical issues. The aim of this workshop is to bring young researchers from various institutes under a common platform where they will be able to present their work as well as get an opportunity to listen to the senior delegates of this field. They will also become aware of current research activities pursuing by leading groups and challenges in this field.

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIITA) located in Jhalwa, Allahabad, UP, India was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and allied areas and is an institute of national importance by the act of parliament

Funding upto Rs. 2,50,000 for expenses as per the Gal, project and lllTA norms * Funding includes stipends to the student team upto Rs. 25,000 * Technical a nd business mentorship support throughout the project as a structured program * Free entry to all incubation events organized by lllT Allahabad from time to time * Access to the NewGen IEDC lab and selected facilities of lllT Allahabad (after the institute opens for students post-pandemic)