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  Elsevier's open-access journal Geodata and AI ( GEOAI ) presents a time-sensitive publication opportunity for researchers working at the intersection of machine learning, earth sciences, and geo-engineering. ⚡ The Essential Highlights 100% Free Open Access: Full waiver on all Article Processing Charges (APC) for submissions received by August 31, 2026 . Scopus Indexed: Formally indexed in the Scopus database for maximum academic visibility and metrics tracking. Core Focus: Bridging artificial intelligence, data science, and physics-informed modeling with traditional earth science and geotechnical disciplines. 📌 Journal Summary at a Glance Feature Details Journal Name Geodata and AI ( GEOAI ) Publisher Elsevier ISSN 3050-483X Access Model Gold Open Access APC Status 100% Free (Until August 31, 2026) Indexing Scopus 🎯 Target Scope & Disciplines The journal accepts cross-disciplinary submissions across several key domains: Geotechnical & Civil Engineering: Site char...

In the 1940s a journalist asked Claude Shannon, one of the founders of information theory, “can machines think?” Shannon said, “I compute so.” Both his distinction, between thinking and computing, and their deliberate conflation in his aphorism help us understand the current spectacle around ‘AI’. Governments worldwide have moved from a position of “we’re catching up” ignorance, to embarking on “regulating AI”, to a self-regulatory Bill of Rights. Read the full article on Page No. 14 in the Print edition of The Times of India dated 8th August 2023.

 

 

Calling machine learning "one of the most disruptive technologies we will ever encounter in our generation," Amazon Machine Learning Vice President Swami Sivasubramanian introduced  a bevy of new tools  Tuesday at AWS re:Invent . There will be nine new Amazon SageMaker capabilities, a HIPAA-eligible service for healthcare and life science organizations called Amazon HealthLake, and general availability for Amazon Neptune ML, he said. Read the full article at: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/amazon-unveils-dozens-of-machine-learning-tools/

Operationalizing those data science, analytics, and machine learning projects is one of the top concerns of IT leaders. But the same tried-and-true best practices you've used for other IT projects can guide you on these new technologies, too. Everyone knows that to compete in the future, you need to invest in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data, and analytics. But there still can be a big gap between knowing that you need to do it and figuring out how to do it in a way that is meaningful for your business. Putting these technologies into production systems continues to be a challenge for many enterprises, according to  Erick Brethenoux , a research director at Gartner. To read the full article, visit: https://www.informationweek.com/big-data/ai-machine-learning/how-to-operationalize-your-machine-learning-projects/d/d-id/1334323  (Accessed on April 5, 2019)

India's first commercial walking robot Stoch uses machine learning to move around The robot is the size of a small dog with four legs and a thick but flexible spine. When connected to a battery, it starts walking on slender, articulated limbs, like a canine.  It even has a 'face' that looks vaguely like that of a pug. The developers at the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-physical Systems at the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) are calling it ' Stoch ' and they say it's on target to become the country's first commercial "walking" robot. Stoch has been under development since January last year. The first version was displayed a month ago at Aero India - it was heavy-footed and clumsy. A sleeker second version was developed just two weeks ago and a third will be ready in three months. A commercial variant is about a year away.  The robot uses  machine learning  to figure out how to walk by itself. Specifically, it uses reinforcement learning, whe...

AI rewrites the prescription to ‘predict and then prevent’.  The surgeon uses controls in the console to manipulate special surgical instruments that are smaller and more flexible than the human hand. But the biggest inroads of robots in healthcare may be in the area of surgery. Robotic Surgery also known as Robot-assisted surgery, marries advanced computer technology with the skill and  experience of  a human surgeon. It is a method of  performing surgery using very small tools attached to a robotic arm. The surgeon controls and manipulates the arm from a computer console. The huge advantage is this: An electronic eye in the  robot arm sends back a high definition 3-D image, magnified 10 times, which the  surgeon can view on the computer screen: something not possible in conventional surgery. Insta ECG Headed by cardiologist Charit Bhograj, Tricog found a value proposition in that ubiquitous diagnostic tool the Electro Cardio Graph or ECG. The...

India finds itself at a unique advantage when compared to other nations due to its young population. However, a young population is both an opportunity as well as a problem depending on how the advantage is utilised to boost the economy. The rapidly growing population indicates the urgent need for skill development in order to enable the growing population to have meaningful employment. An education that places an emphasis on imparting skills over rote learning and memorisation is necessary to ensure that the youth are gainfully employed. For India to maintain its stature of being the largest provider of skilled programmers and technologists, we will have to ensure that its populace is skilled accordingly so as to remain competitive in the global arena. What follows are five important skills that will continue to be in high demand in the Indian job market in the years to come. CODING Coding or programming in languages such as Javascript or Python has consistently been a ski...

IBM is helping Niagara Bottling lower production costs by using IBM Watson machine learning to gauge how far plastic film can stretch around bottle cases without breaking. You're probably familiar with the thick plastic wrapping around a 24-pack of water bottles. The plastic is usually strong enough to prevent bottles from slipping through when carried. Water bottle manufacturers try to stretch this plastic during production to save money. However, there's a risk of breakage, which can cost a company the money it's trying to save. Therefore, water bottle manufacturers—such as bottled water company  Niagara Bottling —are turning to IBM  machine learning (ML) and  artificial intelligence  (AI) to help optimize the right amount of plastic that automatic pallet stretch-wrapping machines use. Ontario, California-based Niagara Bottling operates hundreds of these machines across more than 24 plants. To read more, visit: https://in.pcmag.com/tableau-desktop/128581/...

Research in AI started soon after the Indian government launched the Knowledge-Based Computing Systems (KBCS) program in conjunction with the United Nations Development program in 1991. Later, a number of nodal centres were set up to focus on various research including expert systems in IIT Madras, a speech processing centre in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, parallel processing in Indian Institute for Science, image processing in Indian Statistical Institute, and natural language processing in Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. The top 10 names chosen by  Analytics India Magazine  were based on various parameters such as their PhD degree, patent papers and authored technical publications, pioneering work, knowledge and many more. We mined LinkedIn and  H-Index data  for the same. Here are top ten artificial intelligence and  machine learning  researchers  presented in an alphabetical order . Balaraman Ravindran Professor Bal...