The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has created a National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), under which a total budget of Rs. 3660 Crores has been committed to establish 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH) across India. The TIH will act as an enabler to address product/ technology development, human resource development, startup development and establish national and international collaborations.

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad has been selected to host the TIH on Intelligent Collaborative Systems, with an initial approved budget of Rs. 100 Crores for a period of 5 years. The targets of this mission will be addressed through IPTIF.

IIT Palakkad has established IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF) to facilitate the Technology Innovation Hub on Intelligent Collaborative Systems (TIH-ICS) setup at IIT Palakkad by NM-ICPS coordinated by the DST, Govt. of India. TIH-ICS, through IPTIF, plans to attract potential and harness expertise available nationwide, thus fostering research innovation, world class technology and product development.

Modelling, analysis, control, devices, networks, robotics, data, and simulations are all building blocks of CPS technologies. We focus on Intelligent collaboration (or Merger) of these building blocks to propel the application of high priority in the CPS National Mission. These applications include but are not limited to agriculture, healthcare, cybersecurity / privacy, industrial operations, transportation, surveillance, communication.

IPTIF also plans to build linkages with research institutes and labs within and outside India. One of the primary goals of this company is to work in close collaboration with industry to deliver commercial technology and products, and build a vibrant innovation ecosystem by providing a reliable platform for technology-based start-ups and entrepreneurs.