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What we work on

Research

Our faculty publish at premier AI venues across machine learning, computer vision, NLP, robotics, and AI for societal good. See our publications for the full list.

Research Areas

NeurIPS · ICML · ICLR

Machine Learning

Foundational and applied research in deep learning, generative models, Bayesian learning, graphical models, reinforcement learning, and optimization.

CVPR · ICCV · ECCV

Computer Vision

Image understanding, video analysis, 3D reconstruction, visual reasoning, and robust perception for autonomous systems.

ACL · EMNLP · NAACL

Natural Language Processing

Language models, machine translation, information extraction, conversational AI, and speech systems.

ICRA · IROS · RSS

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Robot perception, planning, manipulation, multi-robot systems, visual servoing, and autonomous vehicles.

MICCAI · CHIL

AI for Healthcare

Medical image analysis, biomedical signal processing, clinical NLP, drug discovery, and digital health.

FAccT · AIES

Responsible AI

Fairness, accountability, transparency, differential privacy, explainability, and societal impact of AI.

EC · WINE · SAGT

Game Theory & Mechanism Design

Algorithmic game theory, mechanism design, computational social choice, multi-agent systems, and AI economics.

Applied AI

AI for Agriculture

Machine learning and computer vision applications for precision agriculture, crop disease detection, and yield prediction.

Research Infrastructure

Centre for Research and Innovation in AI क्रिया / KRIYA

KRIYA is the department’s dedicated research centre, housing high-performance GPU clusters, collaborative lab spaces, and interdisciplinary project teams. It supports both long-horizon fundamental research and applied collaborations with industry and government.

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