Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India – Business Wire India Mu Sigma Business Solutions Private Limited (“Mu Sigma”), Mu Sigma Foundation (“The Foundation”), the charitable arm of Mu Sigma, and Anna University announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to set up the Ambiga & Akash Dhiraj AI Center for First Principles Problem Solving (AADHI) in Chennai and support it through a multi-year grant.
AADHI will be housed on the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) campus and will deliver structured training anchored in Mu Sigma’s unique Art of Problem Solving (muAoPS) software ecosystem. It will focus on preparing students for the world of algorithms. It will run a mentor-led curriculum, championed by volunteers, who will engage with more than 400 students every year through guided learning, applied challenges, and mentorship designed to build career-ready problem-solving habits.
“India’s next growth wave will be won by people who can break ambiguity into answers, and universities are the best place to build that muscle at scale,” said Mr. Dhiraj Rajaram, Founder and CEO of Mu Sigma and Chief Patron of The Foundation.
The MoA was signed at the Anna University campus in Chennai by Mr. Rajaram and Prof. V Kumaresan, Registrar, Anna University.
"The University is happy to announce the establishment of AADHI, envisioned as a hub for innovation, critical thinking, and collaborative research. AADHI will support students, faculty, and researchers in addressing complex societal and technological challenges. It will focus on enhancing problem-solving competencies through research, training and collaborative initiatives,” said Prof. Kumaresan.
“AADHI, an initiative by Mu Sigma for its alma mater, led by alumnus Mr. Dhiraj Rajaram, fosters innovation, mentorship, and industry-ready talent development worldwide, strengthening academia-industry collaboration and empowering future-ready engineers through practical problem solving,” said Prof. Hariharan P, Dean, College of Engineering, Guindy.
Key Learning Outcomes
Through this unique industry-academia collaboration, students can expect the following outcomes:
• Exposure to real-world problems through structured problem statements and applied practice.
• Improved employability skills through algorithmic thinking, communication of reasoning, and interview-style problem solving.
• Enhanced entrepreneurial skills through opportunity framing and solution design.
• Application of theory to practice through hands-on challenges that mirror modern technical work.
• Ability to present stronger application profiles for higher studies through demonstrable projects and certifications.
Program activities planned at AADHI include hackathons, faculty development sessions, industry talks, and capstone-style applied problem-solving experiences.
About Mu Sigma
Mu Sigma is a decision sciences company that helps large enterprises scale problem solving and prepare for a world of algorithms. Mu Sigma blends data engineering, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to build systems that learn over time, so leaders move faster from questions to actions. Mu Sigma works across industries to improve growth, cost, risk, and customer experience by combining domain expertise with scalable problem solving.
About Mu Sigma Foundation
Mu Sigma Foundation is the charitable arm supported by Mu Sigma and focuses on areas such as education, skilling, inclusion, community development, with programs designed to build capability and opportunity through practical learning.
About Anna University and College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG)
Anna University is one of India’s leading public technical universities, and the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) is its flagship engineering campus with a long legacy of technical education and research.
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Dhiraj Rajaram, CEO, Mu Sigma, Prof. Kumaresan, Registrar, Anna University, and others, at the signing.
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