MUMBAI: Founded in 1993, Pearl Academy, a creative education institution in fashion, business, design, gaming and film, is a global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to companies across industries. We have collaborated with Tech Mahindra to launch Makers Lab. The lab, which opened at Pearl Academy's Bangalore campus, will serve as an innovation hub focused on advances in generative AI (GenAI), the metaverse, and gaming.
This collaboration aims to enable students, faculty, and industry experts to co-develop solutions for AI, Metaverse, and immersive gaming experiences.
Nikhil Malhotra, Global Head of Makers Lab, Tech Mahindra, said: “This collaboration embodies the symbiosis of technology and creativity, driving innovation with real-world impact. Makers Lab brings students, faculty, and researchers together on pioneering projects in GenAI, Metaverse, and gaming solutions. and pave the way for innovative applications in the enterprise.”
The Makers Lab serves as a hub for research, experimentation, and collaboration, providing students and faculty with the tools and knowledge to build solutions that impact industry, business, and communities. Combining Pearl Academy's strengths in design thinking and creativity with Tech Mahindra's technical expertise to deliver localized large-scale language models (LLM), digital twins, gaming solutions, and other innovations at the cutting edge of GenAI and the metaverse. We aim to develop.
“By combining our design innovation with Tech Mahindra's technological prowess, we are shaping a future where creativity and technology are seamlessly integrated to redefine the industry,” said Aditi Srivastava, Chairman of Pearl Academy. Ta. Makers Lab provides students with valuable hands-on experience in emerging technologies and empowers them to reshape their creative world. ”
Additionally, Pearl Academy faculty will collaborate with Tech Mahindra researchers to apply human-centered design principles to technology development. Design students at this institution are given the opportunity to contribute their creative expertise to real-world technical challenges. Since 2022, the collaboration between Tech Mahindra and Pearl Academy has already brought significant social impact through projects aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities, especially those suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This highlights the laboratory's potential to drive meaningful and long-term social change.
