IIT-AIIMS tie up to use AI for better healthcare

Bhubaneswar: IIT Bhubaneswar is collaborating with AIIMS Bhubaneswar on artificial intelligence (AI) to promote academic and research collaboration in various areas of health and technology.
It will also integrate medical science with technology for providing a better and more equipped healthcare service.
The two national institutes signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday evening to extend collaboration in advancing research for public health applications like early diagnosis of disease and outbreaks, AI and data analytics, biomedical engineering and technology, disease prediction modelling, digital health, development of tools, equipment and trategies for diagnostic and therapeutic use.
Official sources said the institutes have agreed to facilitate faculty and student exchange programmes and reorientation/training courses that will bring academic excellence in their respective fields. They also agreed to develop and offer joint academic programmes involving technology and healthcare as well as academic credit sharing mechanism. The two institutions of the Centre will focus on dedicated facility development and explore the use of advanced medical equipment for AI-enabled patient care services.