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Dr Tapan K Gandhi is working as Professor in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Cadence Chair Professor of AI and Automation, Associate Faculty in School of AI, IIT Delhi. Dr Gandhi was awarded the first INSPIRE Faculty in India in the engineering and technology category of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. During this 5 years tenure, he was awarded as the excellent INSPIRE Faculty by DST, Govt. of India. His research expertise spans from Computational Neuroscience, Brain imaging, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, Healthcare Technology to Artificial intelligence. He has published papers in top ranking journals like  Nature, Science, PNAS, Current Biology, PloS Biology, IEEE Transactions. He has more than 250 publications in International journals and conference proceedings. He has received many awards in India (including one from Ex-President of India, Dr Kalam) and abroad for his academic excellence and groundbreaking research. His research work is not only published in top-notch journals but also appeared in many popular presses including TIME magazine, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, MIT News, Harvard News, Wall street Journal and also in the SCIENCE Magazine. Dr Gandhi’s work was selected as cover page in Science Magazine in 2015. He has delivered many invited talks in National and International Universities like MGH, Harvard University, Yale University, MIT, Copenhagen University, University of Groningen, Sorbonne University. He has guided 20 PhDs and more than 40 master thesis and currently 13 PhD students are registered with him working at the interface of natural and artificial intelligence. Dr Gandhi’s lab is involved in various Govt. funded, International projects, and Industry consultancy. He is serving as expert member (Task Force) in  various research and strategic committees in Govt. of India including expert member under the National One Health Mission (The apex body in India) to formulate Technology enhanced integrated surveillance and outbreak investigation. He has six patents and three technologies transfer to Ministry of Social Justice, Govt. of India. He has received Platinum Jubilee YOUNG SCIENTIST award 2015 by National Academy of Science in INDIA and GYTI 2019 Award, Chair Faculty Fellow (iHUB DivyaSampark, Technology Innovation Hub, IIT Roorkee) and Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship. He is elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), Elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc.) and elected Fellow of International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA).