IIT Ropar TIF (AWaDH)
Deep Tech R&D Driven Accelerator (TIH)
About Us
iHub - AWaDH
IIT Ropar Technology and Innovation Foundation (iHub – AWaDH) for Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub is established by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in the framework of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM – ICPS) with time-bound predefined deliverables.
With a funding support of 110 Cr through DST Govt of India, IIT Ropar Technology & Innovation Foundation support deep-tech research ideas. startups, innovators.
The hub supports R&D in the domain of Agriculture, Water, IoT, ICPS provides incubation & acceleration resources and support to technology-based start-ups towards sustainable agriculture.
Our Mission
"Environmentally sustainable and profitable agriculture, quality food for all, and the preservation of biodiversity."
Intellectual Focus
Providing technological solutions to the agricultural & water related issues and deploy CPS in the following technology verticals.
Atomic Energy
Electronic and IT
Fertilizer industry
Fisheries
Food Processing Industry
Food and Public Distribution
Rural Development
Niti Ayog
Textiles industry
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Atomic Energy
Electronic and IT
Fertilizer industry
Fisheries
Food Processing Industry
Food and Public Distribution
Rural Development
Niti Aayog
Textiles industry
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Supported by
Department of Science & Technology
National Mission on ICPS
IIT Ropar
Startup India Seed Fund
Hub Governing Board
Our hub governing board consists of a perfect blend of industry and academia. From creating processes to decision-making, we build our core values into nearly every single things we do at AWaDH.
Chairperson
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja
Chairperson - HGB, & Director - IIT Ropar
Project Director
Dr. Pushpendra P. Singh
Project Director
Mission Director
Dr. Ekta Kapoor
Mission Director, DST - NM ICPS
Industry Members
Director
Samsung 5G Technology Research Division, Bangalore
Director
Solution Architect & Engineering, Nvidia, South Asia
Founder
Member of the Talwar Advocates Chandigarh
Director
Samsung 5G Technology Research Division, Bangalore
Director
Solution Architect & Engineering, Nvidia, South Asia
Founder
Member of the Talwar Advocates Chandigarh
Academic Members
Chairperson - HGB; Director - IIT Ropar
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar
Dean - IR, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Dean - R&D, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Chairperson - HGB; Director - IIT Ropar
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar
Dean - IR, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Dean - R&D, ex-officio Member, IIT Ropar
Domain Coordinator
Dr L Vijay Anand
Water & Soil Assessment Processes
Dr Mukesh Saini
Agriculture Automation & Information systems
Dr Neeraj Goyal
Agriculture Automation & Information systems
Dr N. Nirmalkar
Water Treatment &Management
Dr Prabir Sarkar
Stubble Management Systems & Urban Farming
Dr Suman Kumar Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
Hub Operation Team
Dr Radhika Trikha
Chief Operating Officer, AWaDH
Mukesh Kestwal
Chief Innovation Officer
Aatif Jamal
Sr. Manager (SISFS)
Saurabh Arora
Incubation Manager
Divyanshu Gupta
Program Manager
Harpreet Kaur
CPS Outreach Manager
Parry Sood
Manager (SISFS)
Varinder Saini
Executive Assistance
Gagandeep Singh
Store & Purchase Manager
Vardhman Jain
Associate Manager (SISFS)
Navjyot Kaur
Junior Assistant (Accountants)