IIT Bombay and Vertiv have revealed a strategic partnership focused on enhancing cooling solutions for AI-powered computing tasks in data centres, a vital sector as India speeds up its digital and technological development.

This partnership enhances Vertiv’s current alliances with numerous educational institutions and IITs nationwide, focusing on cultivating the skilled workforce needed for data centre operation and maintenance while assisting the industry in addressing its talent gap.

With AI transforming sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and urban development, the need for reliable, high-performance computing infrastructure has risen considerably. Addressing this increase necessitates innovative approaches, robust engineering principles, and cooperative creativity between the private sector and educational institutions.

The collaboration between Vertiv and IIT Bombay leverages the capabilities of both organizations to tackle new challenges and equip future engineers for the changing digital environment.

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The initiative was formalized with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director of IIT Bombay, and Subhasis Majumdar, Managing Director at Vertiv India, emphasizing a joint dedication to enhancing India’s technological abilities in alignment with the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.

Dr. A. S. Prasad, Vice President – Product Management and Engineering, Vertiv says, “At Vertiv, we design and deliver critical power and cooling infrastructure for some of the world’s largest data centers and telecom networks. With decades of real-world experience keeping mission-critical systems running 24×7 across 130+ countries, we are happy to collaborate closely with Professor M. V. Rane from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, one of India’s foremost experts in refrigeration and thermal systems.”

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“By combining his IIT Bombay’s deep scientific insights with Vertiv’s global engineering expertise and our real-time learnings from thousands of operating data centers, this collaboration will help prepare the next generation to be better equipped with industry-relevant knowledge. This is how we ensure that tomorrow’s thermal engineers, data center architects, and technology leaders carry both academic excellence and industry intuition in their DNA,” adds Dr. A. S. Prasad.

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Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director of IIT Bombay says, “Our collaboration with Vertiv enables us to take research from labs to solutions with direct industrial relevance. As AI and high-performance computing systems evolve, there is a pressing need for approaches that are both technically robust and future ready. This initiative provides our students and researchers with an opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and real-world application. Because when industry brings real-world experience and academia brings fearless curiosity, the result is always greater than the sum of its parts.”