WAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry
The Mechanical Cluster and the SAE India UPES Collegiate Club ran a workshop on emerging technologies and the future of the automotive sector, with hands-on sessions at GarageX.
Link: Event reportHow UPES contributes to industry, innovation and infrastructure
UPES builds the research facilities, partnerships and intellectual property that move new technology from the lab into industry. It opens its laboratories to companies, works with industry on real problems, helps students and local innovators turn ideas into start-ups, and runs its own campus as a testbed for clean energy and digital learning.
2,314+patents, designs and copyrights
139intellectual property rights granted
250+start-ups incubated by Runway since 2021
₹50 crorefor an AI Centre of Excellence
1,191industry and innovation research publications
We research for industry
From battery storage for Himalayan microgrids to waste-to-methanol, UPES research targets real industrial problems.
We open our labs
Battery testing, molecular analysis, robotics and AI facilities are available to companies for research and consultancy.
We partner with industry
Partnerships with HCLTech, Bajaj Auto, AWS, Salesforce and others solve problems and train engineers for modern industry.
We incubate start-ups
Runway mentors and funds early-stage ventures, and hackathons and founder programmes reach students and school pupils.
We build smart infrastructure
Solar power, wastewater recycling and digital learning platforms make the campus a working testbed.
We build national capacity
Professional education and partnerships with national research bodies extend UPES expertise beyond campus.
SDG 9.1Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure
UPES builds the research facilities, partnerships and intellectual property that let new technology move from the lab into industry.
Impact
UPES research turns ideas into protected, usable technology for industry and the nation.
1,191industry and innovation research publications
25,808citations to these papers
21.7citations per paper
₹50 crorefor an AI Centre of Excellence
- A DST-FIST battery laboratory supports the design, manufacture and testing of battery packs.
- The Central Instrumentation Centre gives researchers from across the country access to advanced instruments.
- The Machine Intelligence Research Centre offers high-performance computing for AI and data science.
What the research covers
Number of papers on each theme (a paper can appear under more than one).
| Theme | Papers |
|---|---|
| Advanced materials and manufacturing | 345 |
| Energy systems and clean technology | 293 |
| IoT, networks and cybersecurity | 286 |
| AI, machine learning and data | 189 |
| Civil, transport and infrastructure | 147 |
| Innovation, business and supply chains | 140 |
| Industry 4.0/5.0 and automation | 129 |
| Aerospace and space technology | 36 |
Most cited work
- Hydrogen: A sustainable fuel for future of the transport sector (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015), cited 819 times.Source: Hydrogen: A sustainable fuel for future of the transport sector
- A review on fundamentals, constraints and fabrication techniques of superhydrophobic coatings (Progress in Organic Coatings, 2020), cited 479 times.Source: A review on fundamentals, constraints and fabrication techniques of superhydrophobic coatings
- Quantum computing: A taxonomy, systematic review and future directions (Software - Practice and Experience, 2022), cited 459 times.Source: Quantum computing: A taxonomy, systematic review and future directions
- IoT based smart parking system (2016 International Conference on Internet of Things and Applications, IOTA 2016, 2016), cited 404 times.Source: IoT based smart parking system
- Exploring the effect of digital transformation on Firms’ innovation performance (Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 2023), cited 367 times.Source: Exploring the effect of digital transformation on Firms’ innovation performance
The full list of publications, with links, is in the annexure.
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Research published in Energy Economics
Research by School of Business faculty was published in the ABDC A* journal Energy Economics.
Link: LinkedIn post
Faculty research in the Journal of Business Research
Research by a School of Business faculty member was published in the Journal of Business Research (ABDC A, Q1).
Link: LinkedIn post
Research at IMRC 2025, IIM Ahmedabad
School of Business faculty presented research and case work at the India Management Research Conference hosted by IIM Ahmedabad.
Link: LinkedIn postResearch spotlights
- Defence-grade energy storage. DRDO awarded UPES, with IIT Roorkee and NIT Rourkela, a ₹5.15 crore project led by Prof Devender K. Saini to develop battery energy storage, an indigenous battery management system and a smart inverter for solar-charged microgrids in high-altitude regions such as Siachen and Ladakh. It is the first such DRDO project entrusted to a private university.
- Waste to methanol at pilot scale. With a ₹97.4 lakh ANRF grant, Dr Siddharth Jain's team is scaling technology that gasifies municipal waste and converts it into methanol from laboratory to pilot scale (technology readiness level 3 to 6), supporting the Swachh Bharat Mission and India's National Methanol Policy.
Facilities that industry can use
- Batteries and energy storage. A DST-FIST Battery Testing and Battery Management System Laboratory, funded under the Department of Science and Technology's FIST programme, supports the design, manufacture and testing of battery packs.Source: UPES research facilities, institutes and centres · UPES research infrastructureSource: UPES research infrastructure
Source: UPES research projects. - Materials. A DST-FIST grant of ₹2 crore supports an intelligent materials centre, and the Central Instrumentation Centre gives researchers from across the country access to instruments such as XRD, GC-MS, ICP-OES, FT-IR, TGA/DSC, HPLC, a sputtering system, a 3D printer and a laser cutter.Source: UPES research infrastructure
- Artificial intelligence. In 2024 UPES earmarked ₹50 crore for an AI Centre of Excellence with high-end servers, GPUs and TPUs that can host more than 50 researchers at once. The Machine Intelligence Research Centre already offers high-performance computing for AI and data science.Source: UPES earmarks ₹50 crore for an AI Centre of Excellence
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Alumnus talk on transformers for large language models
Under the Kaksha initiative, alumnus Anupam Maheshwari spoke on scientific developments in transformers for large language models.
Link: LinkedIn post
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New research laboratory
The school inaugurated a dedicated research laboratory to expand its interdisciplinary research.
Link: LinkedIn postResearch centres
Dedicated centres and shared laboratories bring researchers from different disciplines together. UPES reports 46 of its researchers on Stanford's list of the world's top 2% of scientists.
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIDRI). Cross-disciplinary research, working with industry and hospitals on translational research.Source: UPES research facilities, institutes and centres
Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, December 2025, p. 12, new research centres. - Centre for Alternative Energy Research (CAER). Biofuels, plastic-waste-to-energy and microalgae biofuels.Source: UPES research facilities, institutes and centres
- AI and language research centres. The Machine Intelligence Research Centre (MIRC), the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and the Speech and Language Research Centre (SLRC). Research in artificial intelligence, data science and language.
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Faculty development programme on speech and language technologies
With the Electronics and ICT Academy, IIITDM Jabalpur (MeitY), an eight-day online programme for faculty, researchers, students and industry.
Link: LinkedIn post - Shared facilities. The Central Instrumentation Centre, a Waste-Paper Recycling Laboratory and a Medicinal and Aromatic Plants laboratory, both of which also train rural women, and the Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership, which works on sustainable development in the Himalayan region.Source: UPES research facilities, institutes and centres · UPES research infrastructureSource: UPES research facilities, institutes and centres
Source: UPES research infrastructure.
Conferences and research collaborations
- Cybersecurity. The School of Computer Science hosted ICACSDF 2025, the International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, with academia, industry and government, covering blockchain, AI-driven threat intelligence and cloud forensics.
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CyberX: next-generation security series
The Centre of Cybersecurity and Mile2 ran a series on penetration testing, threat intelligence and cloud security.
Link: LinkedIn post
Visit to the Uttarakhand Cyber Crime Cell
LL.M. (Cyber Security and Digital Law) students visited the state's cyber crime cell.
Link: LinkedIn post
Expert session on the DPDP Act
Amit Wadhwa of Axis Max Life led a workshop on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Link: LinkedIn post
ICACSDF 2025 concludes
The International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics brought academia, industry and government together on blockchain, AI-driven threat intelligence and cloud forensics.
Link: LinkedIn post - Space. The School of Advanced Engineering organised the 1st International Space Convention with the 4th National Space Convention (Renaissance 4.0) on 13–15 November 2025, with support from AIAA, ISRO, ASI, ISpA and SIA-India.Source: The RISE Centre at UPES launches sustainability programme (GUS news)
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National Space Day 2025
The school marked National Space Day, which commemorates Chandrayaan-3's landing near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023.
Link: LinkedIn post
Renaissance 4.0 space convention
The convention featured student-built rocket launches with Thrust Tech India and discussions on the future of space innovation.
Link: LinkedIn post - AI and health care. A University of Malta delegation explored joint research on AI in health care, including transcriptomics, OCR and natural language processing for medical records, data collaboration with Malta's Ministry of Health, and student exchanges. A UPES computer scientist also presented a deep-learning model for detecting knee osteoarthritis at IEEE EMBC 2025 in Copenhagen.Source: Event report: University of Malta delegation on AI and health care
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University of Malta delegation on AI and health care
Delegates explored joint research on AI in health care, including transcriptomics, OCR and natural language processing for medical data, and student exchanges.
Link: Event report
UPES at IEEE EMBC 2025, Copenhagen
Dr Rakesh Ranjan presented EFRNet, a deep hybrid model for detecting knee osteoarthritis and assessing its progression, at the 47th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology conference.
Link: LinkedIn post - Visiting experts. Researchers from CentraleSupélec (Paris-Saclay) on machine learning in earthquake engineering, London South Bank University on AI medical imaging and structural design, Ben-Gurion University on technology in wildlife research, and the University of Malaya on quantum computing in precision medicine.Source: Event report: Workshop with London South Bank University experts
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Visit by Dr Gjoko Muratovski
The Chief Innovation Officer of Icona Design visited to discuss design as a driver of transformation across industries.
Link: LinkedIn post
Research talk on machine learning in earthquake engineering
Prof Didier Clouteau of CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, spoke on AI-driven seismic risk prediction and probabilistic methods in structural analysis.
Link: LinkedIn post
Workshop with London South Bank University experts
Dr Pawel Markiewicz introduced AI-powered medical imaging, and Prof Saurav Goel ran a hands-on masterclass on structural design with spaghetti structures.
Link: Event report
Guest talk on technology in bird research
Prof Reuven Yosef of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev spoke on how satellite tracking, GIS, AI and remote sensing are changing wildlife conservation.
Link: LinkedIn post
Quantum computing in precision medicine
Dr Vannajan Sanghiran Lee of the University of Malaya spoke on how quantum computing supports drug repurposing, gene search and molecular dynamics.
Link: LinkedIn post
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Summer School on Dynamical Systems and Complexity concludes
The three-week Science Academies' Summer School brought twelve experts to UPES for lectures on dynamical systems and complex patterns.
Link: LinkedIn post
ICMLDE 2025 speakers
The School of Computer Science announced the experts speaking at ICMLDE 2025 in Dehradun.
Link: LinkedIn post
International conference on social media and AI
An online conference on “New Age Legal Dynamics: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence”.
Link: LinkedIn post
Conference on new age legal dynamics
An international conference on social media, artificial intelligence and the law.
Link: LinkedIn post
ICMS 2025 conference
The conference brought researchers and delegates together for keynote sessions and paper presentations.
Link: LinkedIn post
ICICCD 2025
The International Conference on Intelligent Communication and Computational Design brought researchers, academics and industry together.
Link: LinkedIn post
Guest lecture on biomaterials research
The Mechanical Engineering Cluster hosted Dr Yongdeok Jo, Director of R&D at Eco World (South Korea) and visiting scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Link: LinkedIn post
Guest lecture on materials at small length scales
Prof Anuj Bisht of IIT Roorkee spoke on how materials behave at small length scales.
Link: LinkedIn post
Tulane University delegation
Delegates from Tulane University discussed partnerships for summer and semester abroad programmes and other joint opportunities for students and faculty.
Link: LinkedIn postWorking with national research bodies
- DRDO. On 19 July 2024 UPES held a joint workshop on materials research for defence with DRDO's Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment. At the Materializing Innovations-III workshop, the Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research identified 15 potential areas for collaboration with UPES, including renewable energy and sustainable aviation fuel.Source: Materializing Innovations-III: DIBER-DRDO and UPES workshop
The DMSRDE and UPES workshop on materials research for defence, 19 July 2024. - Hydrogen. Mission Innovation's report on hydrogen research in India names UPES among the country's hydrogen research institutions.Source: Mission Innovation: hydrogen R&D in India (PDF)
- Public health. With Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, UPES is part of an ICMR project assessing the disease burden in populations exposed to arsenic and pesticides in the Gangetic plains of Bihar. In a related line of work, published in ACS ES&T Water, School of Health Sciences and Technology researchers studied five years of groundwater from the arsenic-contaminated shallow aquifers of Laksar, Haridwar, in the Upper Ganga Plain, and showed that indigenous arsenite-oxidising bacteria could support site-specific bioremediation.Source: UPES research projectsSource: ACS ES&T Water paper on arsenite-oxidizing bacteria
Announcement of the paper in ACS ES&T Water. Paper: Geochemistry and bioremediation implications of indigenous arsenite-oxidizing bacteria.
This section covers the indicator on research on industry, innovation and infrastructure.
SDG 9.2Patents and intellectual property
UPES helps its researchers protect their inventions and move them towards use in industry, through a dedicated IPR Cell, seed funding and events with industry and government.
Impact
UPES protects the ideas its researchers create and helps take them towards use in industry.
2,314+patents, designs and copyrights
813patents filed
139intellectual property rights granted
558copyrights
- The IPR Cell helps researchers file patents, designs and copyrights.
- SEED, Anusandhan and SHODH fund research, market-driven innovation and student projects.
- UPES has been a recognised Technology and Innovation Support Centre for Uttarakhand since 2023.
- IPR and innovation. With the DPIIT IPR Chair at IIT Roorkee, the School of Business hosted ICIPR-2025, the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Pathways to Viksit Bharat, on 26–27 September 2025, bringing policymakers, industry leaders, academics and innovators together on how IP can drive India's development.
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World IP Day panel on music, technology and copyright
The IPR Cell and the School of Law hosted a panel on music, technology and intellectual property in a digital-first world.
Link: LinkedIn post
ICIPR-2025 at the Kandoli campus
With the IPR Chair at IIT Roorkee, the School of Business organised the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Pathways to Viksit Bharat.
Link: LinkedIn post - From idea to IP. The IPR Cell helps researchers protect their work, while SEED funds research and market-driven innovation, Anusandhan builds research capacity and SHODH supports student entrepreneurship.Source: UPES Research · UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025
Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, December 2025, p. 10, IPR at UPES. 
Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, December 2025, p. 9, SEED and SHODH projects.
This section covers the indicators on patents citing university research and intellectual property support.
SDG 9.3University spin-offs and start-ups
UPES gives students, alumni, school pupils and local innovators the support to turn ideas into ventures.
Impact
UPES helps students, alumni, school pupils and local innovators turn ideas into ventures.
250+start-ups incubated by Runway since 2021
₹20 crore+raised by Runway start-ups
1,200+participants at UHackathon 4.0
25+institutes at Udbhav 2025
- Thirty start-ups in Runway's fourth pre-incubation cohort pitched for grants, and six received microgrants.
- An aerospace engineering alumnus was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025.
- Since 2015, Project Vikalp's Rural Women Technology Park has helped village women make and market their own products.
- Runway Incubator. Mentoring, seed funding and networks for early-stage ventures. More than 250 start-ups have been incubated since Runway's launch in 2021, and UPES received a ₹5 crore grant under NIDHI i-TBI for an inclusive technology business incubator.Source: UPES Start-Up University
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Workshop on IPR for MSMEs and start-ups
The IPR Cell and Runway, with FICCI, invited participants to the workshop “Fostering Innovation and Growth in MSMEs & Startups through IPR”.
Link: LinkedIn post
A September 2025 workshop on intellectual property for MSMEs and start-ups. - The Pitch. An investor showcase where early-stage ventures in renewable energy, health technology, education technology and deep-tech security pitch to a jury of academic leaders and investors; four start-ups won funding in 2025. On 3 June 2026 Runway took The Pitch 3.0 to Delhi, at Pearl Academy, where three AI-driven start-ups were selected for funding of up to ₹25 lakh each.Source: UPES fuels start-up dreams at The Pitch (GUS news)
Runway Incubator on LinkedIn: The Pitch 3.0, Delhi Chapter, 3 June 2026. - UHackathon. The School of Computer Science's 24-hour hackathon drew more than 1,200 participants in over 350 teams from India and abroad in 2023; KPMG India presented job opportunities, and a team from the University of Konstanz, Germany, won the international teams' award.Source: UPES announces winners of UHackathon 4.0 (Garhwal Post)
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Hackathon 9.0: Build4Bharat
A 24-hour coding marathon on the theme “Tech for Community” at the UPES campus.
Link: LinkedIn post
UPES-CSI Hackathon 8.0
Teams worked on real-world problems with technology solutions and competed for prizes.
Link: LinkedIn post - Udbhav 2025. UPES hosted Level II of the Uttarakhand AI Mission's state hackathon, with innovators from more than 25 institutes presenting solutions in AI, generative AI, IoT, blockchain, extended reality and robotics.Source: Event report: Udbhav 2025 state hackathon
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Udbhav 2025 state hackathon
UPES hosted Level II of the Uttarakhand AI Mission state hackathon, with innovators from more than 25 institutes presenting solutions in AI, generative AI, IoT, blockchain, XR and robotics.
Link: Event report
Udbhav 2025, the Uttarakhand AI Mission state hackathon hosted by UPES. - Pre-incubation grants. After mentoring, prototyping, company incorporation and pitch training, 30 start-ups in Runway's fourth pre-incubation cohort pitched for their first grant, and six received microgrants.Source: Event report: Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups
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Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups
After mentoring, prototyping and pitch training, 30 start-ups pitched for their first grant and six received microgrants.
Link: Event report - Young Founder Summit 2025. Runway hosted school students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for three days of start-up workshops, elevator pitches, a marketing masterclass and a visit to UCOST.Source: Event report: Young Founder Summit 2025
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Young Founder Summit 2025
School students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh spent three days on start-up workshops, elevator pitches, a marketing session and a visit to UCOST, Dehradun.
Link: Event report - Alumni building industry. Aerospace engineering alumnus Prashanth Sharma (2017–21) was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 in the Industry, Manufacturing and Energy category for his work on India's space ecosystem.Source: Event report: Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025
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Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025
Prashanth Sharma, a B.Tech Aerospace Engineering graduate (2017–2021), was listed in the Industry, Manufacturing and Energy category for his work on the space ecosystem.
Link: Event report - Future Founders Challenge. A national entrepreneurship competition run by the School of Business and Runway for students in Classes 9 to 12, with mentoring, online workshops and prizes of up to ₹1 lakh.Source: Future Founders Challenge 2025 (The Tribune)
News report, 5 September 2025: UPES launches Future Founders Challenge 2025 to inspire young entrepreneurs across India. - Grassroots innovation. Since 2015, Project Vikalp's Rural Women Technology Park has helped women from nearby villages make recycled-paper products and ICT-assisted art and craft designs, grow medicinal and aromatic plants, and market what they produce.Source: Project Vikalp
This section covers the indicators on university spin-offs and support for start-ups and entrepreneurship.
SDG 9.4Research and partnerships with industry
UPES partners with companies and hospitals to solve real problems, train engineers for modern manufacturing and give students live industry experience.
Impact
UPES works side by side with companies to solve real problems and train engineers for modern industry.
1stSalesforce Talent Hub in Uttarakhand
1stJustTech Innovation Hub in India
5 daysAWS Innovate Week, May 2025
- An MoU with HCLTech co-develops AI, IoT and cloud solutions for the energy industry, with internships for students.
- The BEST Centre with Bajaj Auto trains engineers in mechatronics, robotics and Industry 4.0.
- Industry leaders help shape curricula and set the live problems students work on.
- HCLTech. A December 2023 MoU to co-develop AI, machine learning, IoT and cloud solutions for oil and gas exploration and production, operational safety and lower-carbon energy, with internships and job opportunities for UPES students and researchers.Source: HCLTech and UPES collaborate on oil and gas solutions (HCLTech)
Source: HCLTech press release, 12 December 2023. - AIIMS Rishikesh. Since December 2021, an MoU for joint research in microbiology, biochemistry and clinical research.Source: UPES ties up with AIIMS, DEI and Taipei Medical University
Source: MoU between UPES and AIIMS Rishikesh. - Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) Centre. A CSR initiative of Bajaj Auto with UPES on the Bidholi campus trains graduate and diploma engineers in mechatronics, motion control and sensors, robotics and automation, and Industry 4.0, with scholarship support for students from economically weaker sections.Source: UPES BEST Centre
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BEST Centre inaugurated by the Governor of Uttarakhand
Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), Governor of Uttarakhand, inaugurated the Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre, which trains students in robotics and automation.
Link: LinkedIn postWAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry
The Mechanical Cluster and the SAE India UPES Collegiate Club ran a workshop on emerging technologies and the future of the automotive sector, with hands-on sessions at GarageX.
Link: Event report
Hands-on workshop on VLSI design
The Electrical Cluster ran a three-day workshop on VLSI design using Cadence tools to build industry-aligned skills among students and faculty.
Link: LinkedIn post - Cloud and AI skills with AWS. From 26 to 30 May 2025 the School of Computer Science hosted AWS Innovate Week, the first time AWS combined Cloud Quest, track-based bootcamps, a generative AI day and AWS Jam in a single week with an academic institution. UPES also co-hosted AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 with the AWS User Group Dehradun.
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AWS Innovate Week 2025
For third-year cloud students, AWS combined Cloud Quest, track-based bootcamps, a generative AI day and AWS Jam in one week, its first such programme with an academic institution.
Link: LinkedIn post
AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025
The UPES-CSA Student Chapter and the School of Computer Science co-hosted the event with the AWS User Group Dehradun, with keynotes, hands-on sessions and industry talks.
Link: Event report
Talk on cloud computing careers with AWS
Rohit Sharma, APJC Technical Lead at AWS, spoke to more than 260 third-year B.Tech CSE students on career pathways in cloud computing.
Link: LinkedIn post - Uttarakhand's first Salesforce Talent Hub. Launched at Salesforce Day @ UPES with support from Wipro, TCS and IBM, the hub trains students in AI, data, cloud and automation on the Salesforce platform.
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Uttarakhand's first Salesforce Talent Hub
A video on the launch of the Salesforce Talent Hub at the School of Computer Science.
Link: LinkedIn post - India's first JustTech Innovation Hub. The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology, alternative and online dispute resolution, with research, internships, training and tech-enabled justice services.
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Former Chief Justice visits the AR/VR Legal Lab
Shri N.V. Ramana, former Chief Justice of India, visited the school's AR/VR Legal Lab.
Link: LinkedIn post
India's first JustTech Innovation Hub
The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology and online dispute resolution, with experiential learning, research and internships.
Link: LinkedIn post - Immersive learning. With the INSEAD XR Lab, the School of Business piloted extended-reality business simulations, including Mission to Mars and the Avocado Shake case.
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XR simulations with the INSEAD XR Lab
In a collaboration with the INSEAD XR Lab, MBA students piloted extended-reality simulations, including Mission to Mars and the Avocado Shake case.
Link: LinkedIn post - Industry dialogue. The first DrishtiKone, an industry–academia day, brought leaders from Microsoft, Airbus, Honeywell, Deloitte, PepsiCo, ONGC, TE Connectivity, Quick Heal and others to discuss future skills and India's innovation journey. Masterclasses by a former ONGC Chief General Manager on procurement in exploration and production, and by HPCL on petroleum retailing, bring the energy industry into the classroom.Source: Event report: DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective
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DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective
The first DrishtiKone brought leaders from Microsoft, Airbus, Honeywell, Deloitte, PepsiCo, ONGC and others to discuss future skills, Gen Z expectations and India's innovation journey.
Link: Event report
Masterclass on procurement in exploration and production
Bhuwan Sharma, former Chief General Manager (Materials Management), ONGC, spoke on adapting supply chains to procurement challenges in the E&P industry, organised with Logistikaas and FIPI.
Link: LinkedIn post
Seminar on challenges in petro retailing
G.H.V. Rao, Zonal Manager (Oil and Gas Downstream), HPCL Chandigarh, discussed margins, infrastructure, branding, safety compliance and automation in fuel retailing.
Link: LinkedIn post
CXO Insights: digital transformation
Damini Batham spoke on media, digital transformation, business strategy and brand storytelling, in a session that included a student podcast.
Link: Event report
CXO Masterclass: data and technology in air travel
Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer at IndiGo, led the session “Sky Tech: Reimagining Data and Technology for Traveller Delight”.
Link: LinkedIn post
Masterclass on climate risk profiling
Prof Cynthia Caron of Clark University spoke on business consulting for climate resilience, risk assessment, sustainable supply chains and community partnerships.
Link: Event report - Industry in the curriculum. Through Industry Connect, partner companies co-design and co-develop course modules, co-deliver them through their own experts and co-certify the programmes.Source: UPES Industry Connect
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Drone Technology Boot Camp
A five-day boot camp with NIT Kurukshetra under a MeitY-supported capacity-building initiative, from drone fundamentals to future applications.
Link: LinkedIn post
Industry visit to the Centre for Aromatic Plants
B.Pharm students visited the Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun, for hands-on academic–industry exposure.
Link: LinkedIn post
Aerospace students visit defence and aviation facilities in Hyderabad
Pre-final-year B.Tech Aerospace Engineering students visited advanced aerospace and defence facilities in Hyderabad.
Link: LinkedIn post
Google Cloud AI Lab'26: agentic AI
With the Google Developers Community, students moved from theory to hands-on, real-world AI engineering with agentic AI.
Link: LinkedIn post
Service design workshop with Kyndryl
Shaon Sengupta and Saksham P. of Kyndryl led a workshop in which students mapped ecosystems and co-created ideas across business, technology and human experience.
Link: LinkedIn post
This section covers the indicators on research income from industry and commerce and industry collaboration.
SupportingSustainable and digital infrastructure
UPES's own campus is a working testbed for clean energy, water recycling and digital learning.
Impact
UPES's own campus is a working testbed for clean energy, water recycling and digital learning.
100 kWsolar plant on campus
550 KLwater recycling capacity a day
250 KLrecycled water reused in horticulture
- A pilot microalgae plant treats sewage and produces bio-oil, biogas and bio-manure.
- Solar water heating plants have a capacity of 61,500 litres.
- UPES ON offers online degrees and certificates for working professionals.
- Clean energy. A 100 kW solar plant has met about 8% of campus electricity demand, alongside solar water heating plants with a capacity of 61,500 litres. UPES has a policy of retrofitting conventional lights, and maintains a unity power factor at its sites to avoid energy losses.Source: Solar energy and energy efficiency at UPES
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Energy Summit 2025: ICSAE 2025
The fourth Energy Summit, the International Conference on Sustainable and Affordable Energy (ICSAE 2025), on advancing cleaner and more sustainable energy.
Link: LinkedIn post
Sustainability Fair 3.0
Over two days, thought leaders, industry experts, researchers and students came together around ideas and innovation for sustainability.
Link: LinkedIn post
Solar photovoltaic panels on campus (more). - Water recycling. UPES operates on a Zero Water Discharge policy. Its sewage treatment plants (650 KLD across both campuses) and a 550 KLD wastewater treatment plant clean wastewater so that it can be reused, and 250 kilolitres of recycled water have been reused in horticulture. A pilot integrated wastewater reclamation plant uses microalgae to treat sewage and produce bio-oil, biogas and bio-manure.Source: UPES and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructureSource: Water treatment and reuse at UPES
The 300 KLD sewage treatment plant (more). - Digital learning. UPES ON, inaugurated on 14 September 2023 by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttarakhand minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat, offers online degrees and certificates for working professionals, with AI built into the curriculum.Source: UPES ON inaugurated (Business Standard)
The Times of India, 16 July 2024: UPES Online's comprehensive offerings deliver transformational digital education for upskilling.
This section covers the indicator on sustainable and digital campus infrastructure.
SupportingCapacity for the region and the nation
UPES shares its expertise beyond campus through professional education and partnerships on emerging fields.
Impact
UPES shares its expertise beyond campus through professional education and national partnerships.
32 hoursESG programme for working professionals
20thematic sessions
50+real-world case studies
- The RISE Centre trains mid- and senior-level professionals in corporate ESG, banking, CSR and policy.
- Collaborations with DRDO laboratories link UPES researchers with national work on materials, energy storage and aviation fuel.
- ESG skills for industry. The RISE Centre, a joint initiative of UPES and Aspire Impact inaugurated in September 2024, ran an ESG, sustainability and impact specialist programme with Mahindra University: 32 hours over four days, 20 thematic sessions and more than 50 caselets for mid- and senior-level professionals in corporate ESG, banking and finance, CSR and policy.Source: RISE Centre at UPES
Source: UPES blog, executive education programmes for ESG leaders. - Defence and energy research. Collaborations with DRDO laboratories link UPES researchers with national work on advanced materials, energy storage and sustainable aviation fuel.
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Session on global energy security
A session on long-term energy security, affordability and independence amid changing geopolitics, policy and technology.
Link: LinkedIn post
FIPI Naftanomics 2025
Industry leaders, young innovators and energy enthusiasts met for discussions on sustainability and the energy transition.
Link: LinkedIn post
UPES at the 16th World Petrocoal Congress
Faculty and students, led by the Vice Chancellor, represented UPES at the congress in New Delhi on the energy transition.
Link: LinkedIn post - Digital education for India. UPES ON and programmes such as the BBA and MBA in Digital Business, the BA in Data, Analytics and Visualization and the B.Des in Game Design respond to national digital and skills priorities. Through a partnership with OpenAI, UPES is becoming an AI-first university, bringing ChatGPT Edu into teaching and learning with a personal AI tutor and an AI programme with EY India and KPMG.Source: UPES ON inaugurated (Business Standard)Source: UPES embraces AI-first campus approach with OpenAI
- Executive and community learning. UPES hosts delegations and visiting experts that bring international practice into executive education, such as the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London, for maritime, logistics and energy professionals, and student chapters run events such as AICWiC'25, the ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing.Source: UPES executive education on ESG, sustainability and impact (PR Newswire) · Event report: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation · Event report: AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing
Related events
Certificate course on fashion law and wearable technology
The Technology Club, with Remfry & Sagar and the Fashion Law Journal, offered a certificate course.
Link: LinkedIn post
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation
Delegates from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London, and Maritime SkillsPlus visited to strengthen executive education in maritime, logistics, aviation, oil, gas and energy.
Link: Event report
AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing
The UPES ACM-W Student Chapter hosted the flagship ACM-W India event, with talks by women leaders in technology and a poster presentation.
Link: Event report
Code Connect mentoring event
Senior students mentored first- and second-year students in an open forum for guidance on studies and campus life.
Link: Event report
Distinguished professors join HILL
Dr Prem Chandra Sharma, Mr Threesh Kapoor and Dr V.C. Thakur joined the Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership at UPES as distinguished professors.
Link: Event report
MoU with SETU Aayog for a Public Law and Policy Lab
A three-year MoU with SETU Aayog, Government of Uttarakhand, to set up the Public Law & Policy Lab at UPES.
Link: LinkedIn post
This section covers the indicator on capacity building for the region and the nation.
Events and activities
69 events from UPES schools, departments and Runway advance industry, innovation and infrastructure.
Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025
Prashanth Sharma, a B.Tech Aerospace Engineering graduate (2017–2021), was listed in the Industry, Manufacturing and Energy category for his work on the space ecosystem.
Link: Event reportNational Space Day 2025
The school marked National Space Day, which commemorates Chandrayaan-3's landing near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023.
Link: LinkedIn postICMS 2025 conference
The conference brought researchers and delegates together for keynote sessions and paper presentations.
Link: LinkedIn postSustainability Fair 3.0
Over two days, thought leaders, industry experts, researchers and students came together around ideas and innovation for sustainability.
Link: LinkedIn postDistinguished professors join HILL
Dr Prem Chandra Sharma, Mr Threesh Kapoor and Dr V.C. Thakur joined the Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership at UPES as distinguished professors.
Link: Event reportGuest lecture on biomaterials research
The Mechanical Engineering Cluster hosted Dr Yongdeok Jo, Director of R&D at Eco World (South Korea) and visiting scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Link: LinkedIn postGuest lecture on materials at small length scales
Prof Anuj Bisht of IIT Roorkee spoke on how materials behave at small length scales.
Link: LinkedIn postHands-on workshop on VLSI design
The Electrical Cluster ran a three-day workshop on VLSI design using Cadence tools to build industry-aligned skills among students and faculty.
Link: LinkedIn postRenaissance 4.0 space convention
The convention featured student-built rocket launches with Thrust Tech India and discussions on the future of space innovation.
Link: LinkedIn postEnergy Summit 2025: ICSAE 2025
The fourth Energy Summit, the International Conference on Sustainable and Affordable Energy (ICSAE 2025), on advancing cleaner and more sustainable energy.
Link: LinkedIn postICICCD 2025
The International Conference on Intelligent Communication and Computational Design brought researchers, academics and industry together.
Link: LinkedIn postAerospace students visit defence and aviation facilities in Hyderabad
Pre-final-year B.Tech Aerospace Engineering students visited advanced aerospace and defence facilities in Hyderabad.
Link: LinkedIn postUPES at the 16th World Petrocoal Congress
Faculty and students, led by the Vice Chancellor, represented UPES at the congress in New Delhi on the energy transition.
Link: LinkedIn postTulane University delegation
Delegates from Tulane University discussed partnerships for summer and semester abroad programmes and other joint opportunities for students and faculty.
Link: LinkedIn postBEST Centre inaugurated by the Governor of Uttarakhand
Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), Governor of Uttarakhand, inaugurated the Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre, which trains students in robotics and automation.
Link: LinkedIn postMasterclass on climate risk profiling
Prof Cynthia Caron of Clark University spoke on business consulting for climate resilience, risk assessment, sustainable supply chains and community partnerships.
Link: Event reportInstitute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation
Delegates from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London, and Maritime SkillsPlus visited to strengthen executive education in maritime, logistics, aviation, oil, gas and energy.
Link: Event reportCXO Insights: digital transformation
Damini Batham spoke on media, digital transformation, business strategy and brand storytelling, in a session that included a student podcast.
Link: Event reportSeminar on challenges in petro retailing
G.H.V. Rao, Zonal Manager (Oil and Gas Downstream), HPCL Chandigarh, discussed margins, infrastructure, branding, safety compliance and automation in fuel retailing.
Link: LinkedIn postMasterclass on procurement in exploration and production
Bhuwan Sharma, former Chief General Manager (Materials Management), ONGC, spoke on adapting supply chains to procurement challenges in the E&P industry, organised with Logistikaas and FIPI.
Link: LinkedIn postFaculty research in the Journal of Business Research
Research by a School of Business faculty member was published in the Journal of Business Research (ABDC A, Q1).
Link: LinkedIn postICIPR-2025 at the Kandoli campus
With the IPR Chair at IIT Roorkee, the School of Business organised the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Pathways to Viksit Bharat.
Link: LinkedIn postResearch published in Energy Economics
Research by School of Business faculty was published in the ABDC A* journal Energy Economics.
Link: LinkedIn postXR simulations with the INSEAD XR Lab
In a collaboration with the INSEAD XR Lab, MBA students piloted extended-reality simulations, including Mission to Mars and the Avocado Shake case.
Link: LinkedIn postCXO Masterclass: data and technology in air travel
Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer at IndiGo, led the session “Sky Tech: Reimagining Data and Technology for Traveller Delight”.
Link: LinkedIn postResearch at IMRC 2025, IIM Ahmedabad
School of Business faculty presented research and case work at the India Management Research Conference hosted by IIM Ahmedabad.
Link: LinkedIn postSession on global energy security
A session on long-term energy security, affordability and independence amid changing geopolitics, policy and technology.
Link: LinkedIn postFIPI Naftanomics 2025
Industry leaders, young innovators and energy enthusiasts met for discussions on sustainability and the energy transition.
Link: LinkedIn postAICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing
The UPES ACM-W Student Chapter hosted the flagship ACM-W India event, with talks by women leaders in technology and a poster presentation.
Link: Event reportCode Connect mentoring event
Senior students mentored first- and second-year students in an open forum for guidance on studies and campus life.
Link: Event reportUniversity of Malta delegation on AI and health care
Delegates explored joint research on AI in health care, including transcriptomics, OCR and natural language processing for medical data, and student exchanges.
Link: Event reportAWS Community Day Dehradun 2025
The UPES-CSA Student Chapter and the School of Computer Science co-hosted the event with the AWS User Group Dehradun, with keynotes, hands-on sessions and industry talks.
Link: Event reportGuest talk on technology in bird research
Prof Reuven Yosef of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev spoke on how satellite tracking, GIS, AI and remote sensing are changing wildlife conservation.
Link: LinkedIn postUPES at IEEE EMBC 2025, Copenhagen
Dr Rakesh Ranjan presented EFRNet, a deep hybrid model for detecting knee osteoarthritis and assessing its progression, at the 47th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology conference.
Link: LinkedIn postSummer School on Dynamical Systems and Complexity concludes
The three-week Science Academies' Summer School brought twelve experts to UPES for lectures on dynamical systems and complex patterns.
Link: LinkedIn postAWS Innovate Week 2025
For third-year cloud students, AWS combined Cloud Quest, track-based bootcamps, a generative AI day and AWS Jam in one week, its first such programme with an academic institution.
Link: LinkedIn postUttarakhand's first Salesforce Talent Hub
A video on the launch of the Salesforce Talent Hub at the School of Computer Science.
Link: LinkedIn postICACSDF 2025 concludes
The International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics brought academia, industry and government together on blockchain, AI-driven threat intelligence and cloud forensics.
Link: LinkedIn postTalk on cloud computing careers with AWS
Rohit Sharma, APJC Technical Lead at AWS, spoke to more than 260 third-year B.Tech CSE students on career pathways in cloud computing.
Link: LinkedIn postResearch talk on machine learning in earthquake engineering
Prof Didier Clouteau of CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, spoke on AI-driven seismic risk prediction and probabilistic methods in structural analysis.
Link: LinkedIn postWorkshop with London South Bank University experts
Dr Pawel Markiewicz introduced AI-powered medical imaging, and Prof Saurav Goel ran a hands-on masterclass on structural design with spaghetti structures.
Link: Event reportFaculty development programme on speech and language technologies
With the Electronics and ICT Academy, IIITDM Jabalpur (MeitY), an eight-day online programme for faculty, researchers, students and industry.
Link: LinkedIn postUdbhav 2025 state hackathon
UPES hosted Level II of the Uttarakhand AI Mission state hackathon, with innovators from more than 25 institutes presenting solutions in AI, generative AI, IoT, blockchain, XR and robotics.
Link: Event reportHackathon 9.0: Build4Bharat
A 24-hour coding marathon on the theme “Tech for Community” at the UPES campus.
Link: LinkedIn postDrone Technology Boot Camp
A five-day boot camp with NIT Kurukshetra under a MeitY-supported capacity-building initiative, from drone fundamentals to future applications.
Link: LinkedIn postGoogle Cloud AI Lab'26: agentic AI
With the Google Developers Community, students moved from theory to hands-on, real-world AI engineering with agentic AI.
Link: LinkedIn postAlumnus talk on transformers for large language models
Under the Kaksha initiative, alumnus Anupam Maheshwari spoke on scientific developments in transformers for large language models.
Link: LinkedIn postICMLDE 2025 speakers
The School of Computer Science announced the experts speaking at ICMLDE 2025 in Dehradun.
Link: LinkedIn postCyberX: next-generation security series
The Centre of Cybersecurity and Mile2 ran a series on penetration testing, threat intelligence and cloud security.
Link: LinkedIn postUPES-CSI Hackathon 8.0
Teams worked on real-world problems with technology solutions and competed for prizes.
Link: LinkedIn postVisit by Dr Gjoko Muratovski
The Chief Innovation Officer of Icona Design visited to discuss design as a driver of transformation across industries.
Link: LinkedIn postService design workshop with Kyndryl
Shaon Sengupta and Saksham P. of Kyndryl led a workshop in which students mapped ecosystems and co-created ideas across business, technology and human experience.
Link: LinkedIn postQuantum computing in precision medicine
Dr Vannajan Sanghiran Lee of the University of Malaya spoke on how quantum computing supports drug repurposing, gene search and molecular dynamics.
Link: LinkedIn postNew research laboratory
The school inaugurated a dedicated research laboratory to expand its interdisciplinary research.
Link: LinkedIn postIndustry visit to the Centre for Aromatic Plants
B.Pharm students visited the Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun, for hands-on academic–industry exposure.
Link: LinkedIn postIndia's first JustTech Innovation Hub
The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology and online dispute resolution, with experiential learning, research and internships.
Link: LinkedIn postConference on new age legal dynamics
An international conference on social media, artificial intelligence and the law.
Link: LinkedIn postWorkshop on IPR for MSMEs and start-ups
The IPR Cell and Runway, with FICCI, invited participants to the workshop “Fostering Innovation and Growth in MSMEs & Startups through IPR”.
Link: LinkedIn postCertificate course on fashion law and wearable technology
The Technology Club, with Remfry & Sagar and the Fashion Law Journal, offered a certificate course.
Link: LinkedIn postMoU with SETU Aayog for a Public Law and Policy Lab
A three-year MoU with SETU Aayog, Government of Uttarakhand, to set up the Public Law & Policy Lab at UPES.
Link: LinkedIn postWorld IP Day panel on music, technology and copyright
The IPR Cell and the School of Law hosted a panel on music, technology and intellectual property in a digital-first world.
Link: LinkedIn postFormer Chief Justice visits the AR/VR Legal Lab
Shri N.V. Ramana, former Chief Justice of India, visited the school's AR/VR Legal Lab.
Link: LinkedIn postVisit to the Uttarakhand Cyber Crime Cell
LL.M. (Cyber Security and Digital Law) students visited the state's cyber crime cell.
Link: LinkedIn postInternational conference on social media and AI
An online conference on “New Age Legal Dynamics: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence”.
Link: LinkedIn postExpert session on the DPDP Act
Amit Wadhwa of Axis Max Life led a workshop on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Link: LinkedIn postYoung Founder Summit 2025
School students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh spent three days on start-up workshops, elevator pitches, a marketing session and a visit to UCOST, Dehradun.
Link: Event reportPre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups
After mentoring, prototyping and pitch training, 30 start-ups pitched for their first grant and six received microgrants.
Link: Event reportDrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective
The first DrishtiKone brought leaders from Microsoft, Airbus, Honeywell, Deloitte, PepsiCo, ONGC and others to discuss future skills, Gen Z expectations and India's innovation journey.
Link: Event reportOur contribution to the UN SDG 9 targets
Goal 9 has eight targets agreed by the United Nations for 2030. UPES contributes to seven of them through its research, industry partnerships, start-up support and campus infrastructure.
Impact
UPES activity reaches seven of the eight Goal 9 targets, with its deepest impact on research capability, clean technology, support for small enterprises and domestic innovation.
7 of 8UN targets under Goal 9 that UPES contributes to
4targets with sustained programmes and measurable results
Where we make the biggest difference
Targets where UPES runs sustained programmes with measurable results.
9.5
UN target 9.5Enhance scientific research and upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors.
What UPES does
- 2,314+ patents, designs and copyrights, with 139 granted.
9.2 Patents and intellectual property → - ₹50 crore for an AI Centre of Excellence and shared research facilities.
9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure → - Joint workshops with DRDO laboratories on materials and energy.
9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure →
9.4
UN target 9.4Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with clean and environmentally sound technologies.
What UPES does
- A DST-FIST battery laboratory for designing and testing battery packs.
9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure → - A 100 kW solar plant and 550 kilolitres a day of water recycling capacity on campus.
Sustainable and digital infrastructure → - Pilot-scale technology converting municipal waste into methanol.
9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure →
9.3
UN target 9.3Increase the access of small-scale enterprises to financial services and their integration into value chains.
What UPES does
- Runway has incubated more than 250 start-ups, which have raised over ₹20 crore.
9.3 University spin-offs and start-ups → - Microgrants for pre-incubation start-ups and an IPR workshop for MSMEs.
9.3 University spin-offs and start-ups →
9.b
UN target 9.bSupport domestic technology development, research and innovation.
What UPES does
- A DRDO-funded project on battery storage and smart inverters for Himalayan microgrids.
9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure → - An IPR Cell and SEED and SHODH funding for early-stage research and prototypes.
9.2 Patents and intellectual property →
Where we also contribute
Targets supported through specific facilities, partnerships and programmes.
9.1
UN target 9.1Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
What UPES does
- Wastewater recycling and clean energy systems on campus.
Sustainable and digital infrastructure →
9.2
UN target 9.2Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation.
What UPES does
- The Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre, with scholarships for learners from economically weaker families.
9.4 Research and partnerships with industry → - Partner companies co-design, co-deliver and co-certify course modules through Industry Connect.
9.4 Research and partnerships with industry →
9.c
UN target 9.cSignificantly increase access to information and communications technology.
What UPES does
- UPES ON online degrees and certificates for working professionals.
Sustainable and digital infrastructure → - Cloud and AI skills with AWS, Salesforce and Microsoft.
9.4 Research and partnerships with industry →
UN target wording is summarised. The full official text is on the United Nations SDG 9 page.Source: United Nations SDG 9 page
Indicators and where they are reported
Each Times Higher Education SDG 9 parameter, the section of this report that covers it, and what is reported.
| Parameter | Section | What is reported |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure | 9.1 Research on industry, innovation and infrastructure | Reported: 1,191 publications, 25,808 citations |
| 9.2 Patents citing university research | 9.2 Patents and intellectual property | Reported: 2,314+ IPRs, 139 granted (count of patents citing UPES research not yet available) |
| 9.3 University spin-offs | 9.3 University spin-offs and start-ups | Reported: 250+ start-ups incubated by Runway since 2021 |
| 9.4 Research income from industry and commerce | 9.4 Research and partnerships with industry | Partnerships reported (total industry research income not yet available) |
Links and sources
- UPES research facilities, institutes and centreshttps://www.upes.ac.in/research/research-and-innovation-facilities-institutes-and-centres
- UPES research infrastructurehttps://research.upes.ac.in/research-infrastructure/
- UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025https://upeswebsitecdn-prod-hphqfhc0b8h2ffhf.a02.azurefd.net/drupal-data/2026-05/UPES%20R%26D%20News%20Letter%20July-Dec%202025.pdf
- UPES Researchhttps://www.upes.ac.in/research
- UPES research projectshttps://www.upes.ac.in/research/projects
- UPES earmarks ₹50 crore for an AI Centre of Excellencehttps://www.upes.ac.in/blog/computer-science/upes-fuels-groundbreaking-research-earmarks-50-crore-for-ai-center-of-excellence
- DMSRDE and UPES workshophttps://www.upes.ac.in/research/events/dmsrde-and-upes-workshop
- Materializing Innovations-III: DIBER-DRDO and UPES workshophttps://www.upes.ac.in/research/events/diber-drdo-workshop
- Mission Innovation: hydrogen R&D in India (PDF)https://mission-innovation.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/H2RDD-India-FINAL.pdf
- Event report: University of Malta delegation on AI and health careupes-sdg9-event-university-of-malta-delegation-on-ai-and-health-care.html
- Event report: Workshop with London South Bank University expertsupes-sdg9-event-workshop-with-london-south-bank-university-experts.html
- UPES Start-Up Universityhttps://www.upes.ac.in/start-up-university
- UPES fuels start-up dreams at The Pitch (GUS news)https://www.globaluniversitysystems.com/news/institutions/upes-fuels-startup-dreams-with-funding-boost-at-the-pitch
- UPES announces winners of UHackathon 4.0 (Garhwal Post)https://garhwalpost.in/upes-announces-winners-of-uhackathon-4-0/
- Future Founders Challenge 2025 (The Tribune)https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/upes-empowers-next-generation-of-innovators-with-future-founders-challenge-2025/
- Project Vikalphttps://www.upes.ac.in/social-impact/project-vikalp
- Event report: Udbhav 2025 state hackathonupes-sdg9-event-udbhav-2025-state-hackathon.html
- Event report: Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-upsupes-sdg9-event-pre-incubation-cohort-4-microgrants.html
- Event report: Young Founder Summit 2025upes-sdg9-event-young-founder-summit-2025.html
- Event report: Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025upes-sdg9-event-alumnus-in-forbes-30-under-30-asia-2025.html
- HCLTech and UPES collaborate on oil and gas solutions (HCLTech)https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hcltech-and-upes-dehradun-collaborate-advanced-sustainability-solutions-oil-and-gas
- UPES ties up with AIIMS, DEI and Taipei Medical Universityhttps://www.upes.ac.in/blog/health-sciences-technology/upes-ties-up-with-aiims-dei-and-taipei-medical-university
- UPES BEST Centrehttps://www.upes.ac.in/upes-best-centre
- UPES Industry Connecthttps://www.upes.ac.in/industry-connect
- Event report: AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025upes-sdg9-event-aws-community-day-dehradun-2025.html
- Event report: DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspectiveupes-sdg9-event-drishtikone-2025-an-industry-perspective.html
- How UPES is contributing to the SDGshttps://www.upes.ac.in/blog/liberal-studies/how-upes-is-contributing-to-sdgs
- UPES and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructurehttps://www.upes.ac.in/sustainable-development-goals/industry-innovation-and-infrastructure
- UPES ON inaugurated (Business Standard)https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/union-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-and-cabinet-minister-dr-dhan-singh-rawat-jointly-inaugurate-upes-on-marking-a-milestone-in-online-education-123091400576_1.html
- The RISE Centre at UPES launches sustainability programme (GUS news)https://www.globaluniversitysystems.com/news/institutions/the-rise-centre-at-upes-launches-sustainability-programme
- UPES executive education on ESG, sustainability and impact (PR Newswire)https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/upes-announces-launch-of-executive-education-program-on-esg-sustainability-and-impact-302244013.html
- RISE Centre at UPEShttps://www.upes.ac.in/rise
- Event report: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegationupes-sdg9-event-institute-of-chartered-shipbrokers-and-maritime-skillsplus-delegation.html
- Event report: AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computingupes-sdg9-event-aicwic-25-acm-india-celebration-of-women-in-computing.html
- Hydrogen: A sustainable fuel for future of the transport sectorhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.040
- A review on fundamentals, constraints and fabrication techniques of superhydrophobic coatingshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2020.105557
- Quantum computing: A taxonomy, systematic review and future directionshttps://doi.org/10.1002/spe.3039
- IoT based smart parking systemhttps://doi.org/10.1109/IOTA.2016.7562735
- Exploring the effect of digital transformation on Firms’ innovation performancehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100317
- United Nations SDG 9 pagehttps://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9
Supporting documents
These documents support the evidence in this report.
- Solar energy and energy efficiency (PDF).
- Water treatment and reuse (PDF).
- AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing (PDF).
- Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 (PDF).
- AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 (PDF).
- Code Connect mentoring event (PDF).
- CXO Insights: digital transformation (PDF).
- Distinguished professors join HILL (PDF).
- DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective (PDF).
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation (PDF).
- Masterclass on climate risk profiling (PDF).
- Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups (PDF).
- Udbhav 2025 state hackathon (PDF).
- University of Malta delegation on AI and health care (PDF).
- WAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry (PDF).
- Workshop with London South Bank University experts (PDF).
- Young Founder Summit 2025 (PDF).
Annexure: industry and innovation research publications
The full list of UPES industry and innovation research publications indexed in Scopus, with a link to each paper.
1,642industry and innovation research publications
32,842citations to these papers
20.0citations per paper