By | Business Bureau | Published: 12:07 am 12:38 am

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and Internet of things brand, Smartron has announced its collaboration with University of Southern California’s Centre for Human Applied Reasoning and the Internet of Things (CHARIOT). As part of the association, both the parties will conduct research on personalised education using wearables and machine learning technologies.

The CHARIOT-Smartron initiative focuses on building the framework for creating an effective, classroom-based system for measuring the cognitive and affective influences on learning using smartphones and a range of sensors.

“We are extremely pleased to be the first Indian product brand to partner with USC’s CHARIOT to collaborate on creating this new immersive and personalised learning programme based on IoT,” said Smartron founder Mahesh Lingareddy.

“Real personalized learning is about understanding the students’ cognitive readiness to learn combined with environmental factors. With our wearables powered by tronX, we will be able to gather and analyse the data to help create the most effective learning interventions for students who may need it, but may not necessarily ask for it,” he added.

“Incorporating wearable devices and artificial intelligence into the daily curriculum and teaching methodologies could help teachers to effectively map students’ learning curve and administer tailored interventions at the right time”, added CHARIOT co-director, Kenneth Yates.