Saji Gopinath appointed first VC of digital science varsity

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Saji Gopinath, director of Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K), has been appointed as the first vice chancellor of Kerala University of Digital Science, Innovation and Technology.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, in the capacity as the chancellor of the university, made the appointment here on Tuesday.
The state government had recently decided to set up a university for digital science, innovation and technology by elevating the status of IIITM-K.
The appointment, said an official statement from the office of the governor, is for a period of four years from the date on which he assumes office. The appointment is as per Section 11 (4) and (5) of the Kerala University of Digital Science, Innovation and Technology Ordinance, 2020.
The new university is being set as part of multiple steps and policies being taken by the state government to develop information technology business and digital technology.
According to the government, the university would stress on latest technologies like artificial intelligence, data analytics, block chain, cognitive science, internet of things, augmented reality.
There will be five schools under the university, namely, school of computing, school of electronics design and automation, school of informatics, school of digital bioscience and school of digital humanities.