About

About this Webinar: In the next IndiaBiostreams webinar, we meet the team developing Saral AI. Developing Saral AI is a step toward making research more accessible by converting scientific publications into engaging slides and videos with content tailored to meet the needs of your audience.

The webinar will include a demonstration by Ponnurangam Kumaraguru followed by an open Q&A session with the team from IIIT Hyderabad.


Webinar Details

Date: 31 July 2025 | Thursday

Time: 11:45 AM — 12:30 PM IST


About IndiaBiostreams

IndiaBiostreams (webinars organised by IndiaBioscience) was launched on June 20, 2019. It serves as a virtual broadcasting platform for science communication and outreach. It aims to create awareness and educate the community on relevant topics. It serves as a medium to offer training and mentorship to the life science and biotech community on much-needed skills such as grants, professional development, communication etc. It also serves as a platform to host stakeholder debates and discussions on pertinent issues to ultimately inform science policy. It is also a potent channel for funding agencies to articulate their programs, opportunities and activities. IndiaBiostreams is distributed via our channel on YouTube.

Registration

Registration is free

Who can participate- Researchers (Senior PhD Scholars and Post-Doctorate Scholars, Assistant Professors to Professors and Scientists) Science Communication and Institutional Media Officers in India

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Programme

  • 11.45 AM IST

    Introduction and context setting

    Siuli Mitra


  • 11.50 AM IST

    Live Demonstration of Saral AI

    Ponnurangam Kumaraguru


  • 12.10 PM IST

    Audience Q&A

    Moderated by Sreshtha Mondal


  • 12.25 PM IST

    Concluding Remarks

Speaker


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    Ponnurangam Kumaraguru

    Ponnurangam Kumaraguru is a Professor of Computer Science at IIIT-Hyderabad. His research group in the institute is known as Precog and research interests include responsible and safe AI, applied Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) and social network analysis. Currently the Vice President of ACM India Council, he also serves as a senate/council member and adjunct faculty positions across various eminent institutions in India and the world. One can connect with him on LinkedIn and X (Formerly, Twitter).

Moderators

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