Can AI solve India’s dementia crisis? Bengaluru IISc launches Rs 2 crore challenge to track brain aging
Indian Express·3h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Indian Institute of Science's Centre for Brain Research in Bengaluru launched an 'AI Challenge for Healthy Brain Aging' with Rs 2 crore funding. The competition invites Indian teams to develop AI tools predicting dementia and Alzheimer's development using global datasets. Submissions open until May 20, with finalist pitch in February 2025. Winners receive prize money and grants.
Key Entities
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Centre for Brain ResearchBengaluruAI Challenge for Healthy Brain AgingDementiaAlzheimer's DiseaseMicrosoft Research Lab IndiaNIMHANS