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Indian American scholar, Dr. Pavithra Prabhakar, is making waves in the field of AI and machine learning

by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 19, 2023

(February 19, 2023) “Mathematics,” they said, “is not for girls.” Proving the age-old idea wrong, Dr. Pavithra Prabhakar’s research in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence is helping the industry grow by leaps and...

Germany-based artist, Rituparna Rana is retelling the stories of South Asian migrants

by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 25, 2023

(January 25, 2023) The stories of families displaced during the partition of India, while not new, are often unheard of and forgotten. For decades now, there has been a lack of visibility and representation – especially of those who migrated from East Bengal to...

Scientist Prof Subra Suresh has worked to bring female scientists to the fore

by Namrata Srivastava | Dec 20, 2022

(December 20, 2022) It was a big day for India, when Padma Shri scientist, Subra Suresh, was appointed as the president of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) back in 2018. The former director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, a former Dean of...

Global Energy Award-winner Dr. Kaushik Rajashekara is working on futuristic machines

by Namrata Srivastava | Dec 9, 2022

(December 9, 2022) Growing up, The Jetsons was one of my favourite cartoons. I was fascinated by the futurist gadgets on the show – especially their flying cars. And quite recently, I had an opportunity to interact with a scientist who is actually working on the...