The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad right this moment launched the Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA). The centre shall undertake modern analysis in knowledge science and synthetic intelligence that can help companies, governance, and policymaking.
It goals to forge synergistic and collaborative relationships between students and practitioners in data-intensive organisations, moreover endeavor case-based analysis to know the present business observe and develop case research for classroom instructing. The endowment for this centre has been contributed by Deepak Gupta, joint managing director, Kotak Mahindra Group.
Errol D’Souza, director, IIM Ahmedabad, stated, “Data Science and artificial intelligence are increasingly impacting businesses across the world. AI has become an inevitable part of our lives. To harness the power of these advanced technologies for augmenting businesses, the need of the hour is to bring together different stakeholders onto the same platform, conduct intensive research to identify challenges, determine potential and provide impactful insights.”
Besides connecting related stakeholders, CDSA will even be accountable for the dissemination of the data to a large viewers by seminars, workshops and conferences.
Professor Anindya S Chakrabarti, co-chairperson, CDSA defined the approaching want for analysis and growth within the subject of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
“AI has transitioned from being a field of science to an integral element of our daily lives. There is a pressing need to harness the power of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. This can be a game-changer, not just for businesses but also for societal needs. The Centre will provide insights that can be of tremendous value to policymakers,” stated Chakrabarti.
The centre will even take up difficult consulting tasks of appreciable sensible significance in collaboration with business gamers. One of the main highlights of the centre is an exhaustive annual report on the info science and synthetic intelligence business within the nation, which shall present a holistic view of the business, determine challenges and gaps, gauge the scope of the business and provide believable options.
The advisory committee of the centre consists of Sanjiv Das, William and Janice Terry Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business; Sunil Gupta, Edward W Carter Professor of Business Administration, and co-chair of the chief program on Driving Digital Strategy at Harvard Business School; Tiziana Di Matteo, Professor of Econophysics within the Department of Mathematics, King’s College, London.