hyderabad premium global smartphone brand oppo has signed a memorandum of understanding mou to collaborate with the indian institute of technology hyderabad iith to promote research in the field of science and technologythe mou will facilitate the exchange of ideas and stateoftheart research in advanced and emerging technologies it envisages joint research on multiple projects over a period of two years for the development of new technologies in areas specific to camera and image processing battery 5g networks system performance and artificial intelligence ai among other areas we will carry out research on computer vision and ai to make phones smarter our studies will try to address issues like blurring effect to ensure that good quality pictures can be taken even when the lens is zoomed in or see how the handset works when connected to 5g network said krishna mohan a professor from iith who will be in the research team the researchers said that the partnership is aimed at developing solutions and bridging the gap between academic excellence and business requirements as well as to help create an industryready workforce iith is known for excellent work in the field of science and technology our collaboration is in line with our vision to enhance rd and innovation capabilities at oppo india as we continue our endeavor to build localised solutions for the indian market said tasleem arif vicepresident and rd head oppo india this collaboration with oppo will help in the development of indigenous solutions to cater to the dynamic needs of the indian consumers sumohana s channappayya dean rd iith