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A panel of neuro-experts and academicians discussed new dimensions of education

A panel of neuro-experts and academicians discussed new dimensions of education

Mar 21, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Experts advocated for a new ecosystem where scientists, technologists and teachers need to come together to transform education. At a time when the global pandemic has changed the dynamics of education and made us re-think the traditional teaching-learning processes, the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences at IITGN hosted a pertinent panel discussion on March 19, 2021, as a part of the Brain Awareness Week. The panel discussion titled – “Neuroscience, Technology and Education – the new equilateral triangle in education?” –brought together two scientists and a...

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A Panel of neuroscience experts discussed neuroethics and AI in the global context

A Panel of neuroscience experts discussed neuroethics and AI in the global context

Mar 18, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The panellists discussed a wide range of topics about AI that affects our lives and major concerns of this technology. As a part of the ongoing Brain Awareness Week celebration, the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences at IITGN hosted a panel discussion on ‘Neuroethics and AI in the Global Context’ on March 17, 2021. The virtual event highlighted the increasing significance of neuroethics and some of the concerns surrounding the emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. The panel comprised national and international experts, academicians, and practitioners of...

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Indian mathematician wins the prestigious Gábor Szegö Prize 2021

Indian mathematician wins the prestigious Gábor Szegö Prize 2021

Mar 10, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Prof Atul Dixit from IITGN has been selected for this award for his scientific work in number theory using special functions, in particular related to the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan. In an incredibly proud moment, Prof Atul Dixit, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at IITGN, has become the first Indian mathematician to win the prestigious Gábor Szegö Prize 2021 awarded by the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), USA. The SIAM Activity Group on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions (SIAG/OPSF) awards the Gábor Szegö Prize every two...

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IITGN Faculty wins Tata Innovation Fellowship 2020-21

IITGN Faculty wins Tata Innovation Fellowship 2020-21

Feb 24, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Prof Uttama Lahiri has designed a novel ‘SmartWear’ to offer technology-assisted solution for gait impairments in the Parkinson’s Disease affected patients. Prof Uttama Lahiri, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has been selected for the TATA Innovation Fellowship for 2020-21. She will receive the award from Dr Harsha Vardhan, Union Minister of Science and Technology, Government of India, in a virtual function tomorrow. The award includes a monthly fellowship amount and a contingency grant for three years, with a possible extension...

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Union Education Minister visited IITGN – Holds meeting with heads of centrally-funded educational institutions of Gujarat

Union Education Minister visited IITGN – Holds meeting with heads of centrally-funded educational institutions of Gujarat

Feb 24, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar “India will become a model for the world in the field of education” – Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ visited IITGN today and held a meeting with the heads and officials of the centrally-funded educational institutions of Gujarat. During the meeting, Shri Pokhriyal discussed the current innovations, infrastructural facilities, and preparedness of the institutions to implement the New Education Policy (NEP). The Minister emphasised on the need to further strengthen our educational institutions in the field of innovations, technology, research and...

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