BLDE PGHCET gets research grants for vision sensors and sign language tools
BLDE Association’s Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology has received research grants from the Karnataka government for projects in vision sensors and sign language translation. The funding supports infrastructure and early-career research in AI and civil engineering.
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Government-backed research grants are essential for fostering innovation in assistive technologies and infrastructure management within higher education institutions.
Karnataka government’s Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) has selected BLDE Association’s Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology for research grants of around ₹30 lakh.
This is under the ‘Karnataka Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions’ (K-FIST-L1) for a project titled ‘Low-cost Smart Pavement Condition Assessment using Vision Sensors and Fuzzy Logic-based Decision Support System’. The Principal Investigator is Asif Iqbal Momin, Professor, co-Principal Investigator is Arun S. Bagi, both from the Department of Civil Engineering.
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