The new centre shall undertake leading-edge research in data science and Artificial Intelligence that will support businesses, governance, and policymaking, the top B-School said. "It aims to forge…collaborative relationships between scholars and practitioners in data-intensive organisations, besides undertaking case-based research to understand the current industry practice and develop case studies for classroom teaching," the business school said. Announcing the launch of the centre, Errol D'Souza, director, IIM A, said, "Data Science and Artificial Intelligence are increasingly impacting businesses across the world. AI has become an inevitable part of our lives. To harness the power of these advanced technologies for augmenting businesses, the need of the hour is to bring together different stakeholders onto the same platform, conduct intensive research to identify challenges, determine potential and provide impactful insights".

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad today launched the Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA). The centre shall undertake leading-edge research in data science and artificial intelligence that will support businesses, governance, and policymaking. It aims to forge synergistic and collaborative relationships between scholars and practitioners in data-intensive organisations, besides undertaking case-based research to understand the current industry practice and develop case studies for classroom teaching. The endowment for this centre has been contributed by Deepak Gupta, joint managing director, Kotak Mahindra Group. Errol D'Souza, director, IIM Ahmedabad, said, "Data Science and artificial intelligence are increasingly impacting businesses across the world. AI has become an inevitable part of our lives. To harness the power of these advanced technologies for augmenting businesses, the need of the hour is to bring together different stakeholders onto the same platform, conduct intensive research to identify challenges, determine potential and provide impactful insights."

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has launched the Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA) to enable research in the field. This will support businesses, governance, and policymaking, the institute states. It aims to connect scholars and practitioners in data-intensive organisations. It will also undertake case-based research to understand the current industry practice and develop case studies for classroom teaching. CDSA will also be responsible for the dissemination of the knowledge to a wide audience both within and outside the realm of the institute through seminars, workshops, and conferences.

It aims to forge synergistic and collaborative relationships between scholars and practitioners in data-intensive organisations, besides undertaking case-based research to understand the current industry practice and develop case studies for classroom teaching. The endowment for this centre has been contributed by Deepak Gupta, joint managing director, Kotak Mahindra Group. Errol D'Souza, director, IIM Ahmedabad, said, "Data Science and artificial intelligence are increasingly impacting businesses across the world. AI has become an inevitable part of our lives. To harness the power of these advanced technologies for augmenting businesses, the need of the hour is to bring together different stakeholders onto the same platform, conduct intensive research to identify challenges, determine potential and provide impactful insights."