Can you hear me? Can you see me? These are the most frequently repeated phrases as meetings have gone online. When it comes to online classes, there is the inevitable “mute yourself” instead of the ‘stop talking’ that teachers used in their physical classrooms. The coronavirus pandemic has made schools go online in the biggest...
ESPN flashes every player’s Statistical Plus-Minus (now RPM) on our viewing screen during the NBA draft. Basketball fans with no knowledge of machine learning are getting into heated conversations about a player’s chances of becoming an All-Star, starter, or role-player. Here is why the RPM is a talking point: it takes each player’s score stats from...
79-year old Jitender Singh recalls the upheavals of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and the gruelling surgery, chemotherapy and follow-ups that spanned over 15 years. Carrying fat folders of his medical records and blood tests to different hospitals. A few years back most of his records were computerized at the hospital he was undergoing check-ups....
Before COVID 19, only 29% of O&G companies, globally, were actively using Predictive Analytics as part of their digital transformation strategy. This is set to change as India and the rest of the world limps out of the economic slump caused by the pandemic. A new normal, requires machine learning in oil and gas industry...
15th August 2020 was a big day for India’s healthcare providers. This was the day the Prime Minister of India announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission. It will have a far-reaching implication as the humongous task begins of digitizing all medical records and making it centrally accessible. Each individual will have a unique...
Technology in sport is the present and the future of sports and it’s not just at the professional level. It is also emerging as a game changer right from where it all starts – in schools. Moneyball helmed by Brad Pitt shows how data analytics can bring a mediocre baseball team to centre stage. But...
Paper-driven processes for logistic companies consumes about 10.6 days to fully process one invoice. This involves manual tasks of collecting, sorting, routing and matching a large number of documents from different locations. It is a tedious task whether you outsource it or do it in-house. The very tediousness creates the potential for errors creeping it....
The National Education Policy or NEP that has been approved by the Union Cabinet will replace the 34 year old National Policy in Education. Another offshoot of the NEP is that we will no longer be talking about the MHRD or the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The ministry will get a more succinct and...
Machine learning and artificial intelligence have become the latest buzzwords in the world of technology and business. While both these terms are often used interchangeably, there are subtle differences between them. Artificial Intelligence is a broader concept that involves building machines which can imitate human intelligence and behaviour. Machine learning is an offshoot of artificial...
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence has often been used interchangeably but they are not the same. So, let me begin with what is machine learning and settle that misconception. Machine Learning vs Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning takes vast amounts of data (hence Big Data) to learn from the patterns. It creates self-learning algorithms so that machines...
The internet today is the most powerful medium in the world. Every business, big or small, needs to have a strong online presence in order to succeed. A huge percentage of the world’s population is active on social media, and are spread across different platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Because of this, no matter...
In today’s world where the reach of social media is wider than ever before, few platforms are more effective at reaching a large and diverse audience. For educational institutions, improving their social media presence can give them an important competitive advantage. Through a streamlined approach, institutions can reach both parents and students, build trust and...
