ABOUT SRM RESEARCH INSTITUTE SRM Research Institute, a unit of SRM University, is a unique and exploratory initiative spearheaded by Prof. P. Sathyanarayanan, the Vice Chancellor of SRM University. It provides a creative, innovative, research ambience to help bring out the best from the researchers of the Research Institute. In essence, the objective is to * Build intellectual firepower that can generate and assess ideas keeping ahead of the technology envelope all the time * Overcome the challenges of multi-party, multi-year collaborations and engineering cycles. The body of knowledge developed by the faculty members of SRM University over the years is available for addressing the needs and challenges, and the faculty members and the student community virtually participate to support applied research and engineering activities. Vision: To Identify / Create opportunities and research to deliver world-class products and services. Mission: To carry out proactive and funded research activities by nurturing a talented research team that innovates. The philosophy of the research institute is to distribute geographically to take advantage of the intellectual diversity. The research institute is already operational in Bangalore and the Chennai center is to be started soon. Each of these centers is focused on a niche research area(s) so as to collectively address a wide variety of problems. These centers are interlinked, interoperable, and are virtually co-located. The centers collectively and in a cooperative manner * Identify and initiate applied research projects * Create and combine patentable intellectual property (IP) components * Design and develop prototypes and proof of concepts * Manage and market products and solutions (through knowhow transferred incubated companies) * Win and work to deliver funded research projects.