Leading Science and Technology: India Next?: India Next?: India Next? - Softcover

Aggarwal, Varun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9352805089 ISBN 13: 9789352805082

Publisher: SAGE, 2018

Synopsis

In a world buzzing with artificial intelligence, gene therapy, 3-D printing, and brain implants, where does India stand? India is not yet a front-runner in creating new knowledge and world-changing inventions. India does not even feature among the top 10 countries in scientific research.

In this book, Varun argues that India would risk its economic progress, technology industry, and social development if it does not lead in research and innovation. He deliberates on how we can make India a leader in science and technology and uses a data-based approach to highlight the various limitations of India’s research ecosystem. He demystifies how discoveries and inventions happen through stories and personal experiences.

The book provides concrete, well-reasoned steps to build a "Scientific India." This is essential for India’s success and for serving the cause of human progress.

About this title

About the Author

Varun Aggarwal is a researcher and an entrepreneur. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree at the University of Delhi and later dropped out of a PhD program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after having obtained his master’s degree. He cofounded Aspiring Minds, an employability assessment company, in 2008 to drive meritocracy in labor markets. He heads research at Aspiring Minds. His work has led to the world’s first machine-learning-based assessment of coding skills and the world’s first automated motor skills assessment. He has published more than 30 research papers and takes pride in the fact that the fruits of his research have improved millions of lives.

Varun is also a promoter and an advocate of data science. In conjunction with colleagues, he runs ML India to build India’s data science ecosystem, and has also organized world’s first data science camp for schoolchildren. Varun’s work has been covered in The Economist, MIT Technology Review, The Wall Street Journal, HT Mint, The Economic Times, and IEEE Spectrum. He has a passion for writing about science. His earliest works include an evaluation of Jagadish Chandra Bose’s contribution to the invention of radio, which won him the Antique Wireless Association (AWA) award. He also writes poems and stories.

From the Back Cover

Provides a macro view of scientific research in India and how it is when compared with the US and China.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9352805089
• ISBN 13: 9789352805082
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312