Artificial Intelligence Archives

Jan

03

2022

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Forbes 30 Under 30 – Alumnus Prof. Srijan Kumar

StoriesAI, alumnus, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Flipkart, Forbes 30 Under 30, Georgia Institute of Technology, Machine Learning, ML, Twitter’s Birdwatch, University of Maryland

IIT Kharagpur alumnus, Prof. Srijan Kumar has been included in Forbes 30 under 30 in Science, Class of 2022! Prof. Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a specialist in AI, ML, and Data Science. In his attempt to make the internet a safer place he is involved in developing Data Science and Machine Learning solutions to combat fraudsters, trolls, and other malicious entities. His research has influenced Twitter’s Birdwatch platform. It is also implemented by Flipkart. An alumnus of the 2013 batch from the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Institute, Prof.…

Mar

24

2021

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Making Sanskrit Accessible through AI-based Text Processing

In-DepthAI, AIML, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, language processing, Machine Learning, ML, multilingual, Natural Language Processing, NEP, NEP 2020, NLP, Sanskrit, text processing

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur are making Sanskrit accessible with their Artificial Intelligence-based system for processing Sanskrit texts There has been a renewed interest in Sanskrit since the announcement of NEP 2020. Various academic institutions both at school education as well as higher education are adopting various approaches for improving the reach of the language through training programs, research and outreach initiatives. While various digital resources have improved the accessibility and use of world languages and even regional languages, Sanskrit presents unique challenges in automated computational processing. In addition to the sheer volume and diversity, both stylistic and chronological, found in…

Mar

22

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

AI in Manufacturing

Spotlight Innovationadvanced manufacturing, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Pandemic has hit us hard and has reset the entire manufacturing lookout. Thinking in the positive aspect, the pandemic has given us a chance to grow stronger, more resilient, and resourceful in terms of operation, maintenance, and sustainability. There was a point in time when people were perceiving Industry 4.0 as an opportunity for their businesses. The table has turned, and now, Industry 4.0 is a mandate as the concepts under its umbrella are the ones that will help in making manufacturing more resilient, stronger, and resourceful. AI is one of the core elements of Industry 4.0 and it encompasses…

Nov

30

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Low-cost Solution for Advanced Manufacturing

In-Depthadvanced manufacturing, AIML, Artificial Intelligence, DHI Centre in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, DHI Centre of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing, image processing, industry, Industry 4.0, manufacturing, MSME

IIT Kharagpur researchers develop a low-cost AI-based Industry 4.0 solution for real-time metrological inspection In an initiative undertaken by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur, researchers are on a mission to make AI & ML applications affordable for India’s industrial sector including MSMEs. They have developed an innovative system consisting of a low-cost imaging device and an AI-enabled software for real-time metrological inspection. The developed system can be utilized in the production line to check the quality of the jobs and get instant results. Explaining the benefit that MSMEs will draw from such an innovation,…

Nov

24

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

AI4ICPS Setting Pace for India’s Transition to Smart Industry Hub

In-DepthAI, AIML, Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Machine Learning, Smart Industry

IIT Kharagpur is all set to transform the nation’s industrial sector with scalable application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). The Institute has recently set up a special purpose vehicle, the IIT Kharagpur AI4ICPS I Hub Foundation for translation of academic research at the proof of concept level to industrially scalable products and processes, focused on AI interventions to CPS. “While research has been happening in AI&ML for decades, mostly limited to software with limited inclusion in consumer goods and daily used gadgets; graduating innovation…

Sep

15

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

AI to Detect How Safe is Your Drinking Water

Spotlight InnovationArsenic, Artificial Intelligence, Drinking Water, Groundwater, Human Health, pollution, Potable Water, Water pollution

Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed an AI-based prediction model for detecting Arsenic pollution in drinking water Arsenic has been a menace in Eastern India especially along the banks of the Ganga for almost two decades now, putting millions of people at severe health risk. Researchers have been studying the distribution patterns of the contaminated groundwater for years to develop a large-scale ecological and environmental framework addressing this challenge in the region. For the first time, a breakthrough has been achieved. A group of researchers from IIT Kharagpur has successfully predicted the distribution of groundwater arsenic and human health risk…

Sep

10

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

New AI Diagnostics for Lung Diseases

In-DepthArtificial Intelligence, chronic, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, comorbidity, COPD, covid, diagnostic, diagnostics, disease, health tech, Internet of Things, IOT, lung disease, Machine Learning, medical, medical devices, Medical Technology, pulmonary disease, respiratory

AI and IoT based Diagnostic Device for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases developed by IIT Kharagpur Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease caused by exposure to harmful gases and particulate matters, with a high health burden on the country’s healthcare services and society. For long, the medical community has been depending on patient history and clinical symptoms for disease diagnosis, which often prevents early detection of the disease and advancing of the disease adds to the medical bill through frequent hospitalizations. Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an affordable diagnostic intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…

Feb

29

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Bridging the divide

EventsArtificial Intelligence, Citizen Matters, Dinesh Sharma, IIT Kharagpur, Mongabay, Nature, Reuters, Science Communication Conclave, T.V. Padma

A novel Science Communication Conclave at IIT Kharagpur tries to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the media to pave the way for better news dissemination February 28 was the day C.V. Raman went to the media to disclose to the world his discovery of the ‘Raman effect’. What better way to celebrate National Science Day, as this day is known, than re-energize the bond between the scientific community and its messengers and interlocutors – the media? That is precisely what IIT Kharagpur’s two-day Science Communication Conclave 2020 has done. This unique initiative of the Institute brought together top…

Nov

06

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Gandhipedia

EventsAI, Artificial Intelligence, book, gandhi, IIT, mahatma, repository, social network

The Hindu BusinessLine The Hindu Careers360 The Week India Today (Web) India Today Deccan herald News18 Hindustan Times Indian Express NDTV Jagran IndiaTV OrissaPost Business Standard The Statesman Financial Express IIT KGP has…

Sep

27

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Facebook Awards IIT KGP’s AI Research

EventsAI, Artificial Intelligence, Facebook, Fake News, Media, Media Bias, News, Social Media

Indian Express Financial Express The Week Times Now Hindustan Times NDTV Business Standard Animesh Mukherjee, Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur has been selected for the Ethics in AI Research Award in the ‘operationalizing ethics’ category for his project “Targeted Bias in Indian Media Outlets”. The Award is part of Facebook’s initiative to encourage research on AI ethics and address intricate challenges and complex ethical questions in the AI domain. The award-winning project is part of…