July 9, 2026: TELUS Digital, a global technology service provider specializing in AI-powered digital customer experiences (CX) and future-focused digital transformations, today announced it is partnering with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), one of India’s foremost research institutions. Through this partnership, they aim to advance cutting-edge research, propel AI breakthroughs, and prepare tomorrow’s digital workforce for modern challenges.
Speaking during the partnership signing event, Amith Nair, General Manager of AI Services Delivery at TELUS Digital, said, “IISc has world-class researchers, and we have AI and digital engineering problems at a scale you can’t replicate in a classroom. This partnership puts those together.”
Amar Naik, Vice President, Engineering, added, “IISc researchers will work alongside our teams on live R&D projects, move through internships and assistantships with us, and graduate having already solved the kind of problems we hire for.”
Prof. Ambedkar Dukkipati, Chair, Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (CSIC), IISc, stated, “IISc conducts cutting-edge research in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Robotics, and regularly publishes its work in top-tier conferences and peer-reviewed journals. This partnership will facilitate converting scientific research into practical solutions that can be deployed.”
Prof. Rajesh Sundaresan, Dean, Division of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Sciences (EECS), IISc & Amith Nair, General Manager of AI Services Delivery at TELUS Digital, exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing the collaboration.
This partnership creates multiple touchpoints for mutual growth:
- Co-creating innovation through joint R&D projects and technology development initiatives
- Building talent via workshops, training, skill development, internships, placements, and student assistantships
- Fostering the exchange of researchers, students, publications, and expertise across both organizations
- Driving impact through collaborative academic events and expert interactions
During the event, members of the TELUS Digital team answered questions about working in AI and what the industry is looking for in new engineers.
For TELUS Digital, the collaboration deepens its presence in one of the world’s most important markets for AI and engineering talent and represents a long-term commitment to advancing India’s innovation and technology leadership.
About TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital crafts unique and enduring experiences for customers and employees and creates future-focused digital transformations that deliver value for our clients. We are the brand behind the brands. Our global team members are both passionate ambassadors of our clients’ products and services, and technology experts resolute in our pursuit to elevate their end customer journeys, solve business challenges, mitigate risks, and drive continuous innovation. Our portfolio of end-to-end, integrated capabilities include customer experience management, digital solutions, such as cloud solutions, AI-fueled automation, front-end digital design and consulting services, AI & data solutions, including computer vision, and trust, safety and security services. Fuel iX™ is TELUS Digital’s proprietary platform and suite of products for clients to manage, monitor, and maintain generative AI across the enterprise, offering both standardized AI capabilities and custom application development tools for creating tailored enterprise solutions.
Powered by purpose, TELUS Digital leverages technology, human ingenuity and compassion to serve customers and create inclusive, thriving communities in the regions where we operate around the world. Guided by our Humanity-in-the-Loop principles, we take a responsible approach to the transformational technologies we develop and deploy by proactively considering and addressing the broader impacts of our work. Learn more at: telusdigital.com
About IISc:
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was established in 1909 by a visionary partnership between the industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the Mysore royal family, and the Government of India. Over the last 117 years, IISc has become India’s premier institute for advanced scientific and technological research and education. Its mandate is “to provide for advanced instruction and to conduct original investigations in all branches of knowledge as are likely to promote the material and industrial welfare of India.” In 2018, IISc was selected as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India, and it consistently figures among the top Indian institutions in world university rankings.
