The thrust areas of R&D in Group include Emerging Areas of Information Technology (IT), Blockchain based solutions, Perception and Cognitive Engineering, AR/VR/Metaverse, Multisensory Immersion, Deepfake, Edge computing, Industry 5.0++, Society 5.0++, Spatial computing, Neuromorphic computing, Geoinformatics, Non-fungible Token (NFT), Non-financial Web3 Applications, Digital Twin, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Wisdom, Brain Computer Interface, Big Data Analytics, Green Computing, Digital Preservation, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for societal applications.