NEED FOR THE CENTRE
Research the Cutting Edge
Businesses are optimistic about how work will improve when digital technologies are applied to customer experiences and back office work. A vast majority (87%) expect personal productivity to increase, and most anticipate improvements in over a dozen job aspects, including efficiency, collaboration, creativity, innovation, customer service, job satisfaction and work skills.
The incredible changes in the work ahead are, to a large extent, the result of the growing ubiquity and power of the new machines, which blend artificial intelligence, algorithms, automation and big data/analytics to drive business forward.
The objective of the centre is to research the blend of artificial intelligence, algorithms, automation and big data/analytics to drive business forward.
Stakeholder Connect
The CoE will be a MDIM (MDI Murshidabad) driven convergence platform through which the inclusive stakeholder community (Academia, Industry, Institute) will be connected.
Enabler
The CoE will be a go-to destination for Academia and Industry for technical know-how, knowledge, development of unique business models and application areas.
VISION OF THE CoE
To advance trustworthy and responsible Artificial Intelligence through research, education, innovation, governance, and industry collaboration.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CoE
- Promote Responsible AI
- Conduct Cutting-Edge Research
- Address AI Bias and Fairness
- Enhance AI Transparency and Explain ability
- Strengthen Privacy and Data Protection
MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE CoE
- Research on state of the art AI ML based business-technology orientation
- File for Patents
- Development of unique business models
- Consulting
- Conducting Conferences / Seminars
- Management Development Programs
- Publication of Newsletters
EVENTS
| Date | Research Talk Topic | Speaker Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, December 19, 2025 | Building Sovereign AI for Agriculture in the Global South | Dr. Praveen Pankajakshan, Chief AI Scientist, Urban Kisaan |
| Date | Research Talk Topic | Speaker Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 14, 2025 | AI for Sustainable Development and Management | Prof. (Dr.) Jyotsna Kumar Mandal, Professor, Dept. of CSE, University of Kalyani |
| Date | Research Talk Topic | Speaker Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | The Cyborg Mindset: Think like a Human and Scale like a Machine | Mr. Arun Jagannathan Chief Cyborg, The Cyborg Mindset Program |
| Date | Research Talk Topic | Speaker Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | AI and Business Strategy | Prof. (Dr.) Darshan Desai Professor, Quantic School of Business, USA |
| Date | Research Talk Topic | Speaker Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 22, 2025 | Predictive Modelling Using Application Software | Prof. Gautam Bandopadhyay Professor, NIT Durgapur |
The Centre of Excellence, AI&ML, is intended to leverage and nurture the collaborative culture, disseminate customer-oriented innovations, and explore the latest tools that act as levers in providing cutting-edge AI-ML-based business solutions to relevant areas of business.
Centre of Excellence AI&ML, has been initiated under the abled guidance and leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Atmanand, Director, MDI Murshidabad.
Our speaker, Pradeepta Mishra, has 16 + years of experience and currently is the Head of AI Fosfor, leading a group of Data Scientists, computational linguistics experts, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning experts in creating value.
He was awarded as “India’s Top 40Under40DataScientists” by Analytics India Magazine consecutively in the years 2019 and 2020.His first book has been recommended in HSLS centre at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Two of his books are translated into Chinese and Spanish based on popular demand. His latest book #PytorchRecipes is the chosen one to be in the Buswell Library, Wheaton College, IL, USA.He has delivered a keynote session in Global Data Science conference 2018, USA. He has mentored more than 2000 data scientists globally.
Registration Link for the attendees
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hNFZCYxmQZKgQ4voJ5AWzw
Date: 21st January, 2022
Time: 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm
We are humbled to have Dr. K. R. R. Gandhi, Adjudication member of Bharathidasan University and Dravidian University as guest faculty for Management Aspects of Business Analytics. A statistician and mathematician by trade, he has authored and published multiple research papers and has been a consultant to various government bodies. His sessions are highly informative and extremely helpful to the students. The broad topic covered under Business Analytics are Data Analysis in Excel, Data Visualization & Tableau, Predictive Modelling and Analytics for Decision Making.
Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao, MD & CEO, IFCI Ltd. and Chairman, BOG – MDI address on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Changing Job Scenario and effect on Startups.
