Workshop 6

Ms. Faber (RWTH Aachen, Germany) presented a new engineering PhD programme (AICES). Prof. (Ms.) Becker (INT-CNRS, France) described their collaboration with IISc Bangalore and IIT Gwalior, as well as GET in France and IIMs. Mr. Canda (HCL Technologies, UK-France) talked about their business process outsourcing services. Prof. Barua (IIT Guwahati) presented work on wireless mesh networks for rural areas in the developing world. Dr. Claeys (IMEC, Belgium) described their mission defined as advanced research in microelectronics. Their initiative ‘IMEC goes India’ includes agreements with IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, and IIT Kanpur, as well as with key players of the Indian semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Prof. Soucemarianadin (University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble) described the strong synergy between research and industry in their region with the goal of fostering strategic alliances with India. Dr. Simay (GET, France) talked about the work of this federation of higher education and research institutes in engineering and management in the field of ICT. Collaboration with TCS, IIT Guwahati, and BITS Pilani was mentioned. Dr. Badr (INSA-Lyon) talked about their programmes and agreements being negotiated with IITs, IISc, and other Indian institutions, including an Indo-European Symposium on the Frontier in Sciences and Technologies, June 2008. During the discussion period, Dr. Rolin (INT, France) described their international engineering education programme for students interested in a global career. Dr. Srivastava (IIT Kanpur) described their current research programmes in applied electronics.

Workshop 7

Dr. Bigot (ENM-Saint-Étienne) presented an overview of important aspects of Europe-India technology transfer. Dr. Droste-Franke (Europaeische Akademie, Germany) described the ingredients of sustainable development. Dr. Blattner (FZK/MAP, Germany) talked about their research on explosion risk analysis relevant to hydrogen fuel cell development. Prof. Sundar (IIT Madras) reported on a bottom-up approach, as practiced in the case of protective structures against tsunamis, involving local people and field experiments, as well as collaboration with BU Wuppertal, Germany. Ms. Favre (INSA-Lyon) summarized their interaction with IITs. Mr. Rangdet (Environnement SA, France) gave an overview of measurement technology in the field of  air quality.

Workshop 8

During W8, Dr. Frank (EADS, France) presented a profile of the company, including the growing cooperation with India, such as with IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. Mr. Lasalmonie / Mr. Barriere (SNECMA, SAFRAN Group, France) described their heavy involvement in India, including prizes for research excellence, awards for best PhDs and their supervisors to visit France, and a four-month fellowship for postdoctoral work in France. Dr. (Ms.) Tripathi (FLUIDYN, France) presented an overview of their work in numerical simulation with specialization in environmental flows and fluid-structure interaction. Dr. Gicquel / Prof. Candel (ECP, Paris) are involved in combustion research and simulation. Prof. Misra (IIT Bombay) reviewed the aerospace sector in India. The presentations highlighted growing opportunities in this sector for future collaboration with academic, research, and industrial groups in India.  

In a final Consolidation Session, moderators of the workshops gave a brief summary of the presentations and topics of discussion. Ms. Bossmann (DAAD, Bonn)  reviewed their scholarship programmes that support Indian graduate engineering students in Germany.

Mr. Tripathi, President, spoke in the name of the IIT EU AA to thank organizers, sponsors, moderators, panelists, members, and the large audience of graduate students and professionals from academia and industry, some 300 participants, for their effort and interest in making this second event of the Association possible. Prof. Biausser (ECP, Paris) concluded the formal programme of the day.

Further special sessions were followed by a memorable Cultural Programme, managed by Mr. Ahuja, late into the night.