Chandigarh: PU-IIT Ropar Regional Holistic Innovation Accelerator Foundation (PI-RAHI) recently concluded a two-day workshop at Panjab University on the topic ‘Transforming Tomorrow: Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Agriculture, Ecosystem Health and Resilience’. With the support of the Department of Science & Technology and Renewable Energy, Chandigarh Administration and Agri-tech industry collaborator iHub-Awadh@IIT Ropar, the event brought together experts from various fields to discuss the potential of AI in transforming these sectors. The last day of the workshop began with a virtual session by Anvita Gupta, CEO of AINovo Biotech at Stanford University, who talked about the revolutionary impact of generative artificial intelligence on diagnostics and drug discovery for cancer and infectious diseases. The workshop also featured contributions from experts including Dr. Debnath Pal, professor at IISc Bangalore, who presented a case study on oral cancer and the MIDAS artificial intelligence model being developed to improve data quality. Dr. Bhaskar Rajakumar, Program Director, Artpark@IISc, discussed the role of artificial intelligence in the fight against dengue and the collaborative efforts of the ARTPARK@IISc project with the government. Dr. Suresh K Sharma from Panjab University shared insights on advanced statistical techniques in machine learning and artificial intelligence, and Dr. Mona Duggal from PGIMER discussed how artificial intelligence helps in diabetic retinopathy screening.
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