Participating Institutes/Potential Collaborators:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC)

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR)

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Molecular Solutions Care Health LLP

Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)

ATREE

Biodiversity Collaborative

Indian Institute of Public Health

Ashoka University

Biome Environmental Solutions

Bengaluru Sustainability Forum, Echo network

Initiative for Climate action

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)

Objectives:

Build a network of practitioners and scientists who will engage with and inform policy makers, city planners, health authorities, NGOs, municipal bodies and citizens to minimise infectious and zoonotic disease risks to people and mitigate the challenges that novel outbreaks may bring.

Short Term Impact:

Data to design effective vector control strategies

Predictive and pre-emptive models for zoonotic and vector borne diseases

Environmental surveillance of lakes in Bengaluru city

Awareness and internalisation of synergies and tradeoffs between biodiversity, climate change and disease to citizens

Involving citizen scientists in data collection and monitoring

Wide Impact/Beneficiaries:

A OneHealth framework for Bengaluru city

Ambitious and interdisciplinary science research to solve local problems

Multisectoral interactions and action for improved health and well-being

Collaboration and synergy between scientists, policy makers and citizens

Outbreak awareness and preparedness

Participating Institutes/Potential Collaborators:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC)

Raman Research Institute

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

National Centre for Biological Sciences

Theranautilus Private Limited

Indian Institute of Science

Objectives:

Micro-robotic swarms: Creation of micro- or nano-scale intelligent agents with applications in areas ranging from continuous, non-invasive monitoring of the human body to autonomous self-healing and micro-surgery

Traffic:Develop model experimental systems to mimic traffic flow conditions and identify desirable behaviour at the individual level for optimal traffic conditions

Biological systems: Theoretical and experimental efforts to understand collective motility patterns exhibited by living organisms related to complex problems such as antibiotic resistant biofilms, cancer progression, etc.

Short Term Impact:

Development of a multi-scale surgery tool that provides seamless bio-manipulation capabilities at spatial scales ranging from the organ to the sub-cellular level

Social engineering methods to incentivise desirable behaviour at the individual level for optimal traffic conditions

Theoretical models to understand antibiotic resistant biofilms

Wide Impact/Beneficiaries:

Bridge the gap between fundamental researchers and engineers

Advance the field at a global scale

Address locally relevant problems

Participating Institutes/Potential Collaborators:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC)

Indian Space Research Organization

National Institute of Oceanography

MetEarth Technologies Private Limited

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Indian National Centre For Ocean Information Services

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai

ATREE

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Centre of Theoretical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science

Objectives:

Study links between rainfall, evapotranspiration, river basin-scale hydrology and regional weather/climate; flow in peninsular rivers and flood forecasts

Develop conceptual models of air-sea-land interaction on weather to sub-seasonal scales from field and satellite observations, and high-resolution models

Intra-day to 2-day forecasts for applications using satellite and in situ data, models and machine learning (ML)-based approaches

Experimental forecasts on weather to sub-seasonal scales using coupled initialization and data-driven methods

High-resolution model simulation to understand cloud physics, interaction between cloud clusters, winds and monsoon convection.

Short Term Impact:

Predicting direct/indirect & short/long-term impacts of changing water cycle

Models & machine-learning approaches for short-term forecasts, esp. for the energy sector

Flow & biogeochemistry measurements in peninsular rivers & estuaries, atmospheric measurements using UAVs

Understanding onset & organisation of monsoon convection, including mesoscale (~ 10-100 km) systems and severe weather.

Wide Impact/Beneficiaries:

Basic Science: Novel research in diverse areas related to monsoon variability on intra-day to decadal scales, , climate change, clouds, water cycle and air-sea-land interactions

Applications: Model-data blends for changing water cycle, city-scale and regional forecasts (esp. for benefit of Govt/municipal agencies, energy sector)

Teaching: Online material, pedagogical workshops for students, teachers, institutions, public service orgs

International collaborations: Virtual centre to enable teaching, hosting visitors and mutual research visits

Participating Institutes/Potential Collaborators:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC)
IISc

Robert Bosch India Ltd.

Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), GoK

Objectives:

Design and develop city-scale multimodal mobility simulator for decision-support

Design a megaregional mobility simulator to simulate multiple graded forms of mobility and its effect on transportation and land-use aspects

Field demonstrations of multimodal transport systems to bring together MaaS and public transit into a new mobility service design for cost-effective door-to-door connectivity

Mobility Data Space (MDS) and unique cross-silo applications to address issues such as multi-modal transport

Build a community of expertise around planning megaregional mobility

Short Term Impact:

City-scale mobility simulator

Research prototype for megaregional mobility simulator

Simulation-based evaluation and field pilot-trials of integrated multimodal mobility system

MDS active in two cities with at least four datasets available in each city

Decision-support tools for transportation systems planning and policy making

Training and tech-transfer to industry and Govt. stakeholders

Professional certification program

Wide Impact/Beneficiaries:

Foster collaborations between academia, mobility industry, government transport authorities and mobility providers to develop long term strategies for shaping sustainable, resilient, and human-centric urban and megaregional mobility systems.

Participating Institutes/Potential Collaborators:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC)

ICAR – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources

ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

I & B Seeds Private Limited

ORBIFOLD Solutions

JNCASR

University of Agricultural Sciences

Ankur seeds Private

Indian Institute of Science

Objectives:

Develop new designs for polyhouses & roof top units for growing standard and high value crops and for breeding/propagation purposes

Develop modern sensing, imaging and delivery systems in precision agriculture

Develop new sampling tools and sensors for pest detection, non-chemical and mechanical methods like semiochemicals (pheromones and repellents) and targeted pesticide spray systems for pest management

Short Term Impact:

Adoption of precision agriculture techniques for sustainable agriculture in protected environment

Efficient use of water, nutrients and chemicals Efficient pest management

Trained manpower in precision agriculture

Wide Impact/Beneficiaries:

Extend the concepts and technologies to open agriculture and space agriculture

Awareness to encourage urban roof top polyhouses thereby promoting farming within and around cities