IAIRO is India’s homegrown engine for Frontier AI research, innovation, and real-world impact

If you’re interested in applied AI, research-to-deployment pathways, or building systems that are robust, scalable, and nationally relevant, come meet us at the India AI Summit!

IAIRO is proud to host two panels at the Summit and lead two workshops around the event, with Dr. Amit Sheth, our Founding Director, delivering a keynote at the main event. We are proudly supported by IndiaAI Mission, MeitY, Gujarat DST, and the Indian Pharma Alliance (IPA) and guided by a strong Board that includes

• Dr. Ajai Chowdhry — Padma Bhushan, Cofounder of HCL; Chair, Mission Governing Board, National Quantum Mission
• Sharad Sharma — Founder of iSpirit Foundation/ProductNation; National Startup Advisory Council
• Prof. Ramesh Jain — Father of Multimedia; Director, Institute of Future Health; Entrepreneur, Researcher & Teacher
• Dr. Amit Sheth — NCR Chair & Professor, USC; Founding Director, AI Institute of South Carolina
• Abhishek Singh — CEO, India AI (ex‑officio)
• P. Bharathi (IAS) — Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat (ex‑officio)

Meet the IAIRO team on-ground, joining us from the US and across India:

🎓 IAIRO Founding Team:
Dr. Amit Sheth — Educator, Researcher, Entrepreneur - NCR Chair & Prof. USC; Founding Director – AI Inst of SC
Prof. Ramesh Jain — Researcher & Entrepreneur - UC Irvine Director – Inst of Future Health; Father of Multimedia; Educator
Prof. Dev Niyogi — U Texas Professor & UNESCO Chair for AI, Water & Cities
Prof. Sanjay Chaudhary — Professor & Associate Dean, Ahmedabad University
Juhi Bhatnagar — VC/ Entrepreneurship/ Private Partnerships - Snap, Swiggy, Mu Sigma, Forj Capital, Wharton
Selvam Velmurugan — Engineering, Scaling Technology - Amazon, Netflix, Vulcan, multiple startups

🎓 IAIRO Core Advisors:
Prof. Srinivasan P. — Ohio State U Prof. Comp Science; CoDir
Prof. Vasant Honavar — Pennsylvania State University Director, Center for AI Foundations and Scientific Applications
Vipul Kashyap — CEO, MedHive.AI
Aman Chadha - Apple, Amazon AI Research & Engineering Expert
Pavan Kapanipathi — AI Research Scientist, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

📍 See you at the India AI Summit. Bharat Mandapam, February 16–20, 2026

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