IIT Ropar TIF (AWaDH)
Deep Tech R&D Driven Accelerator (TIH)
About Us
iHub - AWaDH
IIT Ropar Technology and Innovation Foundation(iHub – AWaDH) forAgriculture and Water Technology Development Hubis established by theDepartment of Science & Technology (DST),Government of India, at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in the framework ofNational Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM – ICPS)with time-bound predefined deliverables.
With a funding support of110 Crthrough DST Govt of India,IIT Ropar Technology & Innovation Foundationsupport 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.
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja
Chairperson – HGB, &
Director – IIT Ropar
Dr. Pushpendra P. Singh
Dean R&D, IIT Ropar; Project Director, iHub – AWaDH
Dr Ekta Kapoor
Mission Director,
DST NM – ICPS
Dr. Kavya Dashora
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Centre for Rural Development and Technology
Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora
Former Executive Director,Punjab State Council for Science & Technology
Dr. Hemang Shah
Senior Director Government Affairs,
Applied Materials
Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan
Member, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Ms. Anandi Iyer
Director, Fraunhofer Office India
Mr. Manish Gupta
Founder, Synergy Enterprises;Former Chairman, CII Chandigarh
Industry Members
Director
Samsung 5G Technology Research Division, Bangalore
Director
Solution Architect & Engineering, Nvidia, South Asia
Founder
Member of the Talwar Advocates Chandigarh
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 Operational Team
Dr. Radhika Trikha
Chief Executive Officer
Mukesh Kestwal
Chief Innovation Officer
Aatif Jamal
Senior Manager
Saurabh Arora
Incubation Manager
Divyanshu Gupta
Program Manager
Varinder Saini
Compliance Manager
Harpreet Kaur
HR Senior Manager
Parry Sood
Program Manager (SISFS)
Gagandeep Singh
Purchase Manager
Navjyot Kaur
Assistant Manager-Accounts
Vardhman Jain
Associate Manager (SISFS)
Sonia Sharma
Young Professional
Manvi Bhopali
Young Professional
Mandeep Singh
Agriculture Technology
Young Professional
Avinash Bhardwaj
Agriculture Technology
Young Professional
CA Jyoti Sharan
Auditor
M/S CSJS and Associates