At the Binny Bansal Institute for Inventing the Future, we go beyond teaching AI – we shape innovators who use it to solve the world’s grand challenges. From clean energy to healthcare, your ideas can drive change at a global scale.
Innovation in action at IIF
Pioneering AI for the 6 Billion
IIF focuses on developing AI models designed for the realities of the Global South – from water management in arid regions to affordable healthcare diagnostics.
From prototype to real-world impact
Our state-of-the-art labs enable rapid prototyping, testing and scaling of AI solutions. Here, interdisciplinary teams bridge the “Valley of Death” in innovation, turning early-stage research into deployable, market-ready applications.
Shaping solutions together
IIF’s partnerships with leading institutions like UC Berkeley, Cornell and NUS foster a vibrant exchange of ideas. Joint research projects, faculty exchanges and international seminars enrich our academic ecosystem.
Partnership with the University of California, Berkeley
Our partnership with UC Berkeley covers joint research projects and academic programs, exchange of faculty, students and postdocs among others.
Partnership with the University of California, Berkeley
ConfAI
A bi-annual conference on Al which brings together eminent business leaders, academicians, scientists, thought leaders and practitioners. This year's ConfAl to be held between October 31 to November 2, will focus on showcasing the potential of Al in finding effective solutions to various societal challenges.
ConfAI
AI+X for grand challenges
IIF champions cross-disciplinary AI applications (“AI+X”) with four major impact clusters:
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Clean Energy
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Equitable & Personalized Healthcare
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Water Security
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Sustainable and Precision Agriculture
Guided by Visionaries
IIF is steered by a high-impact AI Advisory Council, comprising
Malini Balakrishnan
Professor
PhD (IIT Delhi)
Resource Efficiency
malini.balakrishnan@plaksha.edu.in
Chaitanya Lekshmi Indira
Associate Professor
PhD (IISc Bengaluru)
Materials Science
chaitanya.indira@plaksha.edu.in
Shashank Tamaskar
Associate Professor
PhD (Purdue University)
Robotic Autonomy
shashank.tamaskar@plaksha.edu.in
Mayank Ratan Bhardwaj
Assistant Professor
PhD (IISc)
AI for Social Good
mayank.bhardwaj@plaksha.edu.in
