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Sustainable data pipelines in radiation oncology

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T (Scientist, Christian Medical College Vellore):

Our effort in creating sustainable data pipelines for capturing and curating good data in a clinical setting in radiation oncology is featured as a use case for the Global South. Grateful to all the stakeholders at Christian Medical College Vellore. I will be at this event at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 representing our team.

—Hannah Mary Thomas T

Team called out: Balu Krishna Sasidharan, Simon Pavamani, Thomas Samuel Ram, Joy Mammen, Arun Zechariah, Amal Joseph Varghese, Hasan, Sathya A, Christopher, Praveenraj C.

Patient-Centric Question Answering — NLP-AI4Health Shared Task Overview

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Our overview paper for the Shared Task on Patient-Centric Question Answering at the second NLP-AI4Health workshop (IJCNLP, Mumbai, December 2025) is now in the ACL Anthology.

The task targets inclusive NLP systems for two clinical domains — Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) and Cystic Fibrosis (CF) — and introduces the NLP4Health-2025 Dataset: more than 45,000 validated multi-turn patient–provider dialogues across 10 languages (Assamese, Bangla, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu).

Conclave on AI Governance — India AI Impact Summit 2026

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Via Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras:

A day filled with exciting announcements and responsible conversations! Our Conclave on AI Governance, an official Pre-Summit Event to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, marked a significant step in shaping India’s approach towards responsible and transparent AI.

Organized by WSAI and CeRAI, highlights included:

Launch of eight major initiatives and studies advancing AI governance and responsible innovation in India
Four keynote addresses and three panel discussions with voices from academia, industry, and policy

Source: LinkedIn.

CMC Vellore and C-DAC Pune collaboration

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Great news!

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T (Scientist, Christian Medical College Vellore):

Thrilled to announce the CMC Vellore and C-DAC Pune collaboration! The AI&QT Group at C-DAC Pune and the Quantitative Imaging Research and AI Lab (QIRAIL) in Radiation Oncology along with Biomedical Informatics Unit at CMC Vellore are joining forces to drive some impactful work. Backed by the Indian Council of Medical Research and leveraging PARAM Shavak supercomputing, this collaboration will focus on innovative cancer research and knowledge sharing.

Health Data & AI Symposium at CMC Vellore

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Great sessions at the Health Data & AI Symposium at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore!

With Joy Mammen, Hannah Mary Thomas T, Balu Krishna Sasidharan, and others.

More on the event: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in/2025-event/

Originally posted on LinkedIn.

ARTPARK AI team visit to CMC Vellore

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Joy Mammen · Hannah Mary Thomas T · Balu Krishna Sasidharan

Via ARTPARK:

Our AI team’s visit to CMC Vellore last week was a remarkable journey into the heart of an institution that seamlessly integrates long-term research, accessible education, and clinical services. We discovered their thoughtful approach to AI, specifically their operational use of chatbot technologies, and noted their anticipation mixed with caution about the implications for research, education, and clinical medicine. During his invited talk on Generative AI in Healthcare, Jigar Doshi unpacks how this technology diverges fundamentally from earlier machine learning models and the new possibilities it unlocks. He clarified the evolving realm of LLMs, demystifying the terms and taught generative modelling basics. The session concluded with a real-world example of our collaboration between ARTPARK and ARMMAN, focusing on developing LLM assistants to enhance the support system for frontline health workers. This project’s significance is underlined by its feature in the Gates Notes, reflecting its potential impact on healthcare.

How can industry and healthcare engage better?

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Panelists:

Dr Anand Philip, Medibuddy
Dr Lakshmi Panat, C-DAC Pune
Dr Shefali Karve, Sigtuple
Mr Arun Agrawal, Janithri
Mr Narayana Rao, Salcit Technologies
Mr Raghu Dharmaraju, ARTPARK

Moderator: Mr Arun Zechariah, CMC Vellore

Panel discussion from the first National Symposium on Health Data & AI organised by the Biomedical Informatics Unit (BMIU) at the Christian Medical College Vellore from 17th – 18th March, 2023. More details at the Symposium website: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in

1st National Symposium on Health Data & AI at CMC Vellore

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Super symposium!

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T:

National Symposium on Health Data and Artificial Intelligence was received well. May this just be a beginning. Thank you to all our speakers and delegates.

—Hannah Mary Thomas T

The 1st National Symposium on Health Data & AI was held at Christian Medical College Vellore on 17–18 March 2023.

More on the event: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in/2023-event/

Originally posted on LinkedIn.