Thrissur's Shameer Khader among the top 100 global AI experts

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Keralite who offered his expert advice and assistance during the Nipah days, made it to the list of top 100 Artificial Intelligence Experts in the world in the Drug Discovery and Advanced Healthcare report compiled and published by DeepTech Analytics in the United States. The US-based Shameer Khader, Senior Director, Advanced Analytics, Data Science, Bioinformatics, AstraZeneca is a native of Orumanayur village in Thrissur is ranked 87 in the list. The AI experts featured in the list come from Academia, Pharmaceutical sector, AI companies, Tech corporations and other related sectors. "It's a humbling experience to be on the list with the global leaders of AI, drug discovery and healthcare. I am excited to see what this cohort would be able to do for the field over the next decade. I believe the value of technologies lies in its impact to improve human lives. Applying AI techniques to drug discovery and healthcare is a core theme that will ultimately help humanity to live longer with lower global disease burden," said Shameer.