New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) HQs released the redefined and augmented Research Verticals & Thrust Areas across DRDO Industry Academia - Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs) to streamline and enhance the focus of Directed Research in New Delhi on Friday, as per a release.

The realignment and augmentation of research areas include future technology requirements of DRDO laboratories and deep technology research areas.

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According to the release, the existing 65 Research Verticals distributed across 15 DIA-CoEs have been redesigned into 82 Research Verticals. This important development is part of a strategic effort to refine the DIA-CoEs' research focus and introduce cutting-edge deep technology research areas to strengthen the overall research outcomes, a statement from the release stated.

Some of the new areas added to the bouquet of research verticals are 'Compound Semiconductor Technologies' at IITB, 'Laser Beam Combining Communication, Power Transmission & Manufacturing and Extraction & Recycling of Materials' at IITH, 'Software Defined Radios' at IITK, 'Emerging RF Technologies' at IITR and 'Cryptography and Information Security' at IITKgp and many more.

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The new realignment is expected to encourage stronger interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research collaboration engaging Industry & academia, minimise duplicative efforts, and maximise resource utilisation across the institutions. Additionally, it will also ensure that DIA-CoEs contribute meaningfully to address DRDO's future technology challenges and shape the future of defence technology. (ANI)

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