About ScAI

Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (Yardi ScAI) at IIT Delhi has been established in September 2020 to strengthen education and research in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science (DS) and their broad applications such as in healthcare, materials science, robotics, industry 4.0, weather prediction, and transportation.

The focus on applications makes the school multidisciplinary – it currently has support from 40+ faculty members working in several departments. These include departments that typically hire core AI, ML and DS researchers such as computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics. It also includes researchers specializing in the use of AI for various domains, for example, from biomedical engineering, atmospheric sciences, management sciences, and civil engineering.

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November 13,2025
Prof. Tanmoy Chakraborty honored with Outstanding Contributions for Computing Education (OCCE) award
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September 05,2025
Historic Milestone for India’s Tribal Heritage and Digital Inclusion
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August 21,2025
Prof. Kavya Dashora Honored with Emerging Woman Leadership Award
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August 06,2025
Welcome dinner party for the new batch of students joining our postgraduate programs!
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August 02,2025
Convocation ceremony of ScAI MTech and MSR students of 2025 batch.
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June 06,2025
Prof. Mausam features among the 30 Indian AI Leaders
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March 25,2025
Admission 2025 Summer
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March 13,2025
Mr. Rajiv Khemani CEO Auradine, Principal Donor, Visits ScAI
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February 27,2025
Prof. Hariprasad selected as Cornell University AI4S Visiting Professor
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February 17,2025
IIT Delhi Hosts Seminar on Machine Learning Safety with Renowned AI Expert Prof. Thomas G. Dietterich.
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November 14,2024
Alumni team visited ScAI
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July 27,2024
ScAI faculty members visited UCSC
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July 12,2024
Rajiv Khemani conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award by IIT Delhi
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July 02,2024
Vijayalakshmi and TKA Iyer fellowship 2024
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June 18,2024
LalPathLabs visited ScAI
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January 10,2024
Mausam elected as AAAI fellow.
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October 12,2023
IIT Delhi and ITC Limited join hands in fight against air pollution
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October 06,2023
Arpan Kar receives Career 360 Most Outstanding Researcher
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September 01,2023
Wipro launches center of excellence within the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence
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February 23,2023
Glass discovery and design: 21 challenges in artificial intelligence and machine learning for glass science
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December 14,2022
Prof. Abhijnan Chakraborty received Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award 2022
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November 15,2022
Prof. Souvik Chakraborty received Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award
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August 11,2022
Prof. N.M. Anoop Krishnan received Indian Academy Sciences Young Associate, 2022
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July 03,2022
Prof. N.M. Anoop Krishnan received W. A. Weyl International Glass Science Award 2022
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December 20,2021
Prof. Manan Suri received Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award 2021
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November 13,2021
IIT Delhi alumnus gifts $10 million to alma mater
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November 09,2021
Prof. N.M. Anoop Krishnan received The National Academy of Sciences (NASI) Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2021
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October 09,2021
Prof. Arpan K. Kar has been selected as one of the recipients of the Clarivate India Research Excellence
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August 10,2021
IIT Delhi, AIIMS New Delhi and Addverb Co-develop Telerobotic Ultrasound System During COVID Times
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August 09,2021
ScAI's six month review interview is here
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August 06,2021
A neuron model for efficient AI systems
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March 17,2021
Professor Mausam interviewed for recent progress in NLP
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March 14,2021
ScAI mentioned in new centers that foster research in AI
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January 28,2021
Professor Hariprasad Kodamana launches online certificate course on Data Science
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December 22,2020
Prof. N.M. Anoop Krishnan received Indian National Academy of Engineering Young Engineer Award, 2020
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December 05,2020
KnowDis and ScAI co-organize the KnowDis Machine Learning Day
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November 19,2020
IIT Delhi and NPTEL run free online course on Artificial Intelligence
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November 10,2020
Prof. N.M. Anoop Krishnan received Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2020
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November 01,2020
Prof. Jaydeva has been chosen as Fellow of the INAE, 2020.
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October 13,2020
Professor Mausam discussing AI and roadmap for a Doordarshan panel
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September 15,2020
Prof. Manan Suri received IASc Young Associate, 2020
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September 12,2020
Mr. Arun Duggal becomes the first co-founder of School of AI
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September 03,2020
Detailed interview on the importance of School of AI in Hindi
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September 02,2020
IIT Delhi establishes School of AI
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August 06,2020
Prof. Sayan Ranu Received IASC Young Scientist Award
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Events

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Talk

Talk by Dr Arijit Patra

  • 19 December,2025
  • 11:30 am - 01:00 pm
  • Bharti 105
Talk

Talk by Prof. Subbarao Kambhampati

  • 15 December,2025
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • 502 Academic Block East (99C)
Talk

Talk by Rishabh Ranjan

  • 12 December,2025
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Bharti 501
Talk

Talk by Prof. Gholamreza (Reza) Haffari

  • 01 December,2025
  • 04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • SIT 001

Programme@ScAI

MS(R)
MS(R) in AI
The MS(R) program at Yardi ScAI is an alternative to the MINDS program at IIT Delhi. While the coursework requirements are significantly relaxed for MS(R) students, they are expected to lead original research efforts, culminating in a thesis and publications, preparing them for roles in both industry and academia.
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M.Tech
MTech in Machine Intelligence & Data Science (MINDS)
The MTech in Machine Intelligence & Data Science (MINDS) is a flagship educational programme for the Yardi ScAI at IIT Delhi and started in July 2022.
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Ph.D
Ph.D. in Core & applied AI
Yardi ScAI currently hosts 15+ PhD students working at the forefront of AI research, covering a wide range of areas such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics.
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Post Doctoral
Post Doc
Yardi ScAI invites postdocs applications in all areas of artificial intelligence and its applications.
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Research & Innovation See all Research

SPONSORED PROJECT
Graph of Circuits

AI-GENESIS: Advancing Intelligence for Graph-Based Exploration of Novel Electronic SystemsNavigating vast design spaces, intricate performance tradeoffs, resource-intensive simulations, and rapid technological evolution presents substantial hurdles. Our novel Graph-based Semi-Supervised Optimization Framework offers a comprehensive solution to this complex issue. By breaking down the problem into distinct key stages, we achieve both alignment with the actual process and remarkable computational efficiency, without compromising effectiveness.

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SPONSORED PROJECT
Gravimeter data

Gravimeter data involves measuring changes in the strength of the gravitational field across different locations on Earth. A gravitational anomaly indicates deviations from the expected field strength, uncovering variations in the distribution of mass beneath the surface. By leveraging these anomalies, we provide solutions that utilize graph-based machine learning methods to analyze Earth's subsurface characteristics. This approach offers valuable insights into density anomalies, contributing to a range of fields including geophysics, geology, and environmental monitoring.

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SPONSORED PROJECT
Plastic Hotspots Identification from Satellite Images

Plastic pollution of water bodies, such as oceans and rivers, is a global environmental problem. The SPIHSI project leverages AI to identify and track plastic pollution hotspots in water bodies from available satellite imagery.

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GOVT. PROJECT
Spatio-temporal Forecasting on Road Networks

Modeling Spatio-Temporal processes on road networks is a task of paramount significance. ScAI researchers designed Frugal Spatio-temporal Forecasting on Road Networks (FRIGATE). FRIGATE is powered by a spatio-temporal graph neural network (GNN) that integrates positional, topological, and temporal information click here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08277

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ScAI at a glance

10+ million dollars

Flexible Alumni funds for building the school

15+ million dollars

Govt. of India funds to make an AI supercomputer cluster

50+ faculty members

Representing different research areas

20+
crore

Research funding

Among top in India

For awards in AI

Industry Collaboration

Faculty

Yardi ScAI strongly encourages applicants with demonstrated track-record of working at the intersection of an application area and the AI fields. If you are interested in applying to Yardi ScAI but have specific questions about life at IITD, work-life balance in India, opportunities for growth/success at Yardi ScAI, please feel free to reach out the head of ScAI at hodscai@admin.iitd.ac.in

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