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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Classes start September 2024
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About IIT Guwahati
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IIT Guwahati is renowned for its exceptional education and research standards. With state-of-the-art infrastructure and a lively campus atmosphere, IIT Guwahati offers a wide array of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes that provides students with a well-rounded education that fosters innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Through an emphasis on interdisciplinary learning, cutting-edge research, and industry exposure, students are empowered to excel in their chosen fields and make meaningful contributions to society. Ranked #7 among India’s best engineering institutions (by NIRF 2023).
About the school
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In today's landscape, with numerous opportunities emerging in the fields of data science and artificial intelligence, expertise in these domains has become highly sought after. In light of these developments, IIT Guwahati established the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence as a dynamic centre committed to nurturing a pool of highly qualified professionals in this emerging field. The school serves as a hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence related research, fostering collaboration between industry and academia.
Featured Faculty
![Prof. Ratnajit Bhattacharjee](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5bpranPEGt8fSne6j4Irtp/79a6fab52415a486d9c67fd0a3118d2d/ratnajit_sir.jpeg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Prof. Ratnajit Bhattacharjee
Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Wireless communication, Wireless networks, Microstrip antennas, Microwave Engineering and Electromagnetics
![Dr. Rhythm Grover](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7KFgOMHmuwczpAZYB5REUw/5a7fee6243822cbaef834dd1b437ee4e/rhythm_grover.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Rhythm Grover
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Efficient Algorithms for parameter estimation of signal processing models, Statistical properties of classical parameter estimation methods, Robust methods of parameter estimation in presence of outliers in the data
![Dr. Debanga Raj Neog](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6jE5oUjFZFZYHkGlgU7Gzb/c77b0d2306e9d099d1ec4892f380a890/debanga_0.jpeg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Debanga Raj Neog
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning and Deep Learning (Object tracking and localization, stereo reconstruction), Image Processing (Semantic segmentation, biomedical image processing), Computer Vision (Eye tracking, face tracking), Computer Graphics and AR/VR (Facial animation, anatomical augmented reality), Computational Imaging (High dynamic range imaging)
![Dr. Arghyadip Roy](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3IkOoNzO6SDCwFb5NX0XSB/3741625c26045fe2ab8d4b93c73bb6e8/Arghyadip_Roy.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Arghyadip Roy
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Optimization and Control of Stochastic Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Markov Decision Process, Multi-armed Bandit, Stochastic Approximation, Resource Allocation in Communication Networks, Application of Reinforcement learning in Wireless Communication
![Dr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2i5SMYyCFcR0URU5my0lwF/9e91c880fc3c92aa140a611895b8ee49/neeraj_sharma.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Sensing, exploration, and understanding of audio (bio-acoustics, health-acoustics, speech and music); Brain-informed signal processing (behavioral and EEG data capture and analysis); AI for human-machine interaction (perception and cognition); Non-stationary time-series signal modelling (sampling and time-frequency analysis)
![Dr. Teena Sharma](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5kVglVpV5sGN5PDvp3NGcF/55315351b259b70f5dbe9bf0064b25eb/teena.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Teena Sharma
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Algorithms for Image Enhancement, Object Recognition, and Biomedical Data Inequality
![Dr. Chiranjib Sur](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3DtSakELhyOjV7t7cOD2Xf/e6c18a165c438843df91a5fce02f18de/chiranjib.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Chiranjib Sur
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning, NLP/NLU, Recommendation Systems for Multimedia, Image/Video Captioning, Story Telling, Questioning Answering, Translation, Visual Questioning Answering, Statistical Learning, Image to Image Transformation, Segmentation and Organ detection, Object Detection, Scene Understanding, Multi-Frame Prediction, Scalable Big Data Technologies
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Dr. Amulya Kumar Mahto
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Statistical Modelling, Accelerated Life Testing, Competing Risks, Multicomponent Stress-Strength Reliability, Statistical Optimization, Classical and Bayesian Estimation
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Dr. Prashant W Patil
Assistant Professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Multi-weather Image/Video Restoration, Video Object Segmentation, Single Image Depth Estimation, Image/Video Super-resolution, Video Object Tracking, Activity Recognition
![Prof. Devavrat Shah](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5K4PZl2MFZqkiiIItciF62/f75fa1c94feef969924e07a407e8b0f4/prof.devavrat.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Prof. Devavrat Shah
Statistical Inference, Social Data Processing, Statistical Inference and Stochastic networks
![Prof. S. Lakshmivarahan](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4bnMyjyG30q4b3tom75o5J/ef4ee0f4afc9e5bf958d464a26394457/prof.s.lakshmi.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Prof. S. Lakshmivarahan
Learning algorithms, Parallel and Distributed processing, Dynamic data assimilation, and Computational sciences and Finance
![Prof. Girish Sampath Setlur](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5XupJa96IUowBgDoH8kIIu/7364a49e9e0864c415b0fa5d0b1f0a9d/gsetlur.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Prof. Girish Sampath Setlur
Department of Physics
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Prof. M.K.Bhuyan
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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Prof. Prabirkumar Saha
Chemical Engineering
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Prof. Siddhartha Pratim Chakrabarty
Department of Mathematics
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Prof. Ashok Singh Sairam
Department of Mathematics
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Prof. Shyamanta M. Hazarika
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Prof. Vibin Ramakrishnan
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
![Prof. Ashish Anand](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/670ahOXJ6zhFtFyuR60zyG/55e5f168a04f3d64598d6b8a58109175/anand.jpeg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Prof. Ashish Anand
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
![Dr. Arabin Kumar Dey](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4tcRchmQivwN6ZnOlwcMCA/f31257911a3982759b2dc773ea9c7add/arabin.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Arabin Kumar Dey
Department of Mathematics
![Dr. Biplab Bose](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6paV7EXwESpH5YCMxMaLk4/6fe949e927157f66233b451e66d5f2f3/biplab.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Biplab Bose
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering
![Dr. Gaurav Trivedi](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1isZClgBMswowdlQmqcfP8/859be1b88bc19f0360da6a77a3fb1988/gaurav.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Gaurav Trivedi
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
![Dr. Sanasam Ranbir Singh](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6jMlayijgYivYGVOucrR7X/c27840d057c2e9ce78bc74e4eab13dcc/ranbir.jpeg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Sanasam Ranbir Singh
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
![Dr. Suresh Sundaram](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/51n6qhEAU9D4ow8eN5pvYF/b60de822b740279d601f791114d499f7/suresh.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Suresh Sundaram
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
![Dr. Hanumant Singh Shekhawat](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5qXgryvTBKoEoux4PajGjq/bff500cf7e556a18560f2d98f8cf193f/hanumant.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Hanumant Singh Shekhawat
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
![Dr. Prithwijit Guha](https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/api/utilities/v1/imageproxy/https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2wTbX93G1N5PoXG58LcjUm/ca00697877446fe5626adcc1884f8b77/pguha.jpg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=1)
Dr. Prithwijit Guha
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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