Expert talk- “Process of Innovation Development & Technology Readiness Level (TRL)" & "Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer” on 24 th January, 2023

Expert Details

• Name and Organization: Er. Vikas Kumar, Kaizen Systems

Brief details of the event highlights:DCA, CBSA organized an expert talk on the topic “Process of Innovation Development & Technology Readiness Level (TRL)" & "Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer” on 24th January, 2023. The aim of this event was to enlighten young students on the process of innovation development and Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and Technology Transfer, and motivated them. Students were introduced with the concept of TRLs which can allow them to have an understanding of readiness for a particular technology, its evolution, scope, and how to achieve top level regardless of their technical background. The TRLs measure the maturity level of a technology throughout its research, development and deployment phase progression. They also got to know about the scaling-based system from 1 to 9, with 9 being the most mature technology.

Level of Event-Institute

Student Feedback:Students found this talk very appealing, informative and helpful. They participated enthusiastically and inquired multiple queries regarding Innovation, technology transfer and TRL.

Faculty Coordinator Name, Designation, Dept.Name& Email ID:

Ms.Anuradha Saini, Assistant Professor, DCA, anuradha.4868@cgc.edu.in

Ms. Maneet Mander, Assistant Professor, DCA, maneet.4890@cgc.edu.in

Number of participants:

Student count- 90 and Faculty count- 7

Learning Outcomes:The main objective of this talk was to create awareness among the students about the many innovative ways of technology readiness level. The session covered the following topics:

• Process and Implications in Innovation Development
• Understanding Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
• Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL)
• Investment Readiness Level (IRL)
• Understanding the Metric assessment of Innovation Development stages

This event helped in attaining:

PO6: Professional Ethics:Understand and commit to professional ethics and cyber regulations, responsibilities, and norms of professional computing practices.

PO7: Life-long Learning:Recognize the need, and have the ability, to engage in independent learning for continual development as a computing professional.

PO11: Individual and Team Work:Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multidisciplinary environments.

PO12: Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Identify a timely opportunity and using innovation to pursue that opportunity to create value and wealth for the betterment of the individual and society at large.

PSO2:Develop techniques to improve skills for lifelong learning.

PSO3:Develop class environment congenial and competitive for generation of ideas, innovation and sharing.