{"id":588,"date":"2021-03-21T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techin-iitpkd.org\/old\/\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2025-04-30T03:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:43:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/techin-iitpkd.org\/old\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are a section 8 (not for profit) company in collaboration with central and state governments, various national and international Industries and higher educational institutes to address the myriad problems of the society with a focus on technological solutions. Ideas that emanate from the various Institutes including IIT Palakkad, Industries, small and medium enterprises, and the community at large are incubated. We achieve this by creating centers for various domains. Proof of concept projects, product development, research and innovation are facilitated to create go-to-market product solutions and startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TECHIN is strategically located at the foothills of the western ghats on the sprawling campus of IIT Palakkad well embedded in the industrial ecosystem of Coimbatore and Palakkad. The center has been formed to support the Innovation and Incubation of ideas that emanate from various Institutes including IIT Palakkad, Industries, small and medium enterprises and the community at large. The vast network of successful entrepreneurs from the region including Pan IIT alumni, cutting edge research facilities and technical expertise of the faculty are the core pillars supporting the activities of the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Founding Institute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Board of Directors<\/summary>
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Prof. A Seshadri Sekhar
Director, IIT Palakkad
Chairman, TECHIN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Sunil Kumar P B
Professor, IIT Madras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Rajan Srikanth
Founder, SmartKapital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Santhakumar Mohan
Dean, ICSR, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal
Professor, IIT Madras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Dr. Arvind Ajoy
Associate Dean, ICSR,
IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
COO<\/summary>
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Midhu Unnithan
Chief Operating Officer, TECHIN, IIT Palakkad <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Financial and Audit Committee<\/summary>
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Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad & Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Santhakumar Mohan
Dean, ICSR, IIT Palakkad <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Rajan Srikanth
Founder, SmartKapital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Technical Executive Committee <\/summary>
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Prof. Santhakumar Mohan
Dean, ICSR, IIT Palakkad and Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal
Professor, IIT Madras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Vivek Chaturvedi
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Anoop Akkoorath Mana
Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Revathy Padmanabhan
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Sunitha K Nayar
Assistant Professor (Visiting), IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Pramod Kuntikana
Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. M. Sabarimalai Manikandan
Associate Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Praveena Gangadharan
Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Sandeep Chandran
Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Our Advisors and Mentors<\/summary>
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Mr. A G Karunakaran
Founder, Multicoreware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mr. Mani Iyer
Founder, Kwanzoo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mrs. Hemalatha Annamalai
Founder, Ampere Scooters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan
Founder, Ventureast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. K Subramanian
Director R&D, Powergears Ltd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Jairam Varadaraj
MD, ELGI Equipments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mr. Rajesh P
Founder, RapidValue Solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. L S Ganesh
Professor, IIT Madras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mr. Hari Sundaram
 Ex MD, 247.ai Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Staff<\/summary>
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Jiji M G
Program Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jude Arul Kumar
Training Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Deepak U P
Training Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ramya R
Executive (Accounts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ranjith E R
Executive (Accounts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sarosh Kothandath
Project Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Smruthi S
Training Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kiran Kumar M
Training Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Praveen Kumar
Program Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ajish S
Admin Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Binoy N
Attender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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