New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and the National Law University Delhi (NLUD) have signed an agreement to establish the “NLUD-IITD Collaborative Platform” for initiating wide-ranging research and academic collaborations in various interdisciplinary areas.
The partnership is broadly based on the key areas, such as Law and Technology, including Operations Research-Artificial Intelligence, Forensic Science, Cyber Laws and Cybercrimes; Law and Development including Official Statistics, International Trade, Migration, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Environmental Law; and Law and Justice, including Ethics, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Criminal Law and Justice.
The collaboration comes within the ambit of the Multi-Institutional Faculty Interdisciplinary Projects (MFIRP) scheme of the Research and Development (R&D) Unit of IIT Delhi. Under the scheme, IIT Delhi and NLUD have sanctioned joint projects on forensic investigations involving human DNA samples and investigation of inherent algorithmic biases and their legal ramifications for India.
According to the IIT Delhi statement, these collaborative initiatives' outcomes are expected to profoundly impact the national level.
Expressing strong support for the new partnership between the two institutes, Professor V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, said, “The signing of this agreement for student exchange and launch of the seed fund for supporting collaborative research between IIT Delhi and NLUD marks an important milestone in bringing law and technology together for a translational impact.”
The Vice-Chancellor of NLUD, Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, said, “The National Law University Delhi is committed to high quality and rigorous interdisciplinary research. The launch of our joint seed funding scheme with IIT Delhi marks a significant moment for the NLUD family, and together with IIT Delhi, we look forward to presenting pioneering research in the areas of law, science, and technology.”
Courtesy: India Science Wire
