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IIT Madras RBCDSAI organises AI, ML conclave to boost AI adoption in healthcare sector

The RBCDSAI, a premier Data Science and AI centre at IIT Madras, is engaged in developing AI tools and technologies in the healthcare domain.

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IIT Madras Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI (RBCDSAI) recently organised the Fifth AI/ML Conclave on Healthcare in partnership with the Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) and Centre for Integrative Biology and Systems Medicine (IBSE).

According to a press statement, The conclave was aimed at bringing various stakeholders from clinical institutes, hospitals, medical centres, startups and industries across India to present the current research in the healthcare domain.

The event also featured panel discussions on startups working on AI in healthcare in India and the role of responsible AI in the Indian context. Research posters from RBCDSAI students were also showcased alongside demonstrations from various startups and industries.

The RBCDSAI, a premier Data Science and AI centre at IIT Madras, is engaged in developing AI tools and technologies in the healthcare domain.

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The institute said that RBCDSAI faculty will be engaging with clinical institutes, hospitals, medical centres, startups and industry to develop policies on deploying AI tools, associated challenges, and India-specific context challenges, ensuring these AI technologies are explainable, robust, inclusive, equitable and responsible.

Shinjini Bhatnagar, Distinguished Professor, Maternal and Child Health Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), said, “Understanding where the data comes from is crucial for deriving useful insights through data science. Hence collaborations between health scientists and data scientists are essential for developing solutions in this space.”

Prof. B. Ravindran, Head of RBCDSAI and CeRAI, IIT Madras, said, "One of the key mandates of RBCDSAI is to encourage wider adoption of AI and AI enabled services. In this conclave, we are reaching out Healthcare sector to enable a better understanding of application of AI in Healthcare sector. The RBC DSAI organizes an event every month to reach out to people and enrich the AI ecosystem. We urge researchers, faculty and industry in the event to connect with each other and explore potential collaborations.”

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