Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and AI

The Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) provides a common platform to faculty, scholars, and practitioners for conducting and disseminating cutting-edge research on data analytics and artificial intelligence that offers solutions applicable to business, governance, and policy. Besides generating action-oriented insights, CDSA is also responsible for the dissemination of the knowledge generated to a wider audience both within and outside the realm of the Institute. Seminars, workshops, and conferences are regular activities at the Centre, which are conducted to reach out to and engage with stakeholders. The Centre aims to forge synergistic and collaborative relationships between scholars and practitioners in data-intensive organizations, besides undertaking case-based research to understand the current industry practice and develop case studies for classroom teaching. Furthermore, through its collaboration with the industry, CDSA takes up challenging consulting projects of considerable practical importance. These projects are targeted at providing an opportunity for students to participate in projects that aim at outcomes that can further benefit the organisation and the business, at large.