Melissa Stillman

IITM Pravartak Announces Batch 03 of Advanced Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning

IITM Pravartak Announces Batch 03 of Advanced Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning

Seven-month programme builds applied skills in ML, deep learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLOps, cybersecurity, GenAI, LLMs and agentic AI systems. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 29: As enterprises progress from testing artificial intelligence in isolated use cases to embedding it within core operations, the ability to build AI systems that perform reliably at scale has become increasingly important. Against this backdrop, IITM Pravartak, Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Madras, in collaboration with TimesPro, has announcedBatch 03 of itsAdvanced Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning programme. The programme will help professionals develop the technical depth and applied expertise required to design, deploy…
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy in India: Evidence-Based Learnings for Policymakers

Medical Termination of Pregnancy in India: Evidence-Based Learnings for Policymakers

Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, Rajib Acharya, Melissa Stillman, Ann M Moore   New Delhi [India], June 9: Abortion in India continues to face high levels of stigma– this stigma pushes women seeking abortion away from legal services; curtails dissemination of information on abortion, and affects the delivery of essential services in the public health system. Consequently, millions of women prefer not to go to public health facilities for abortion services. It is estimated that 78% of the 15.6 million abortions that take place each year in India occur in non-facility settings, mainly through medical abortion pills. Newly published evidence…
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