Scientist and Professor @IIITDelhi Pioneering Computational Gastronomy, a blend of food, data science & artificial intelligence. Making food computable
New Delhi, India
Joined April 2009
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The National (UAE) highlights computational gastronomy research from our lab.
"The Indian academic making the world look at flavours and food in a fresh way," Tania Bhattacharya, The National (UAE).
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Can AI learn the language of food without ever tasting it?
I recently had a fascinating conversation with Holger Nauheimer for his new podcast, 'I Have Never Tasted a Tomato'.
🎧 Listen to the episode (54 minutes):
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#ComputationalGastronomy #AI
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In a remarkable achievement, Team Catalyst, comprising Tushita Kapoor (IIIT-Delhi), Aryan Bhutyal (SRM-IST, Chennai), Kanishka Singh (TIET, Patiala), and Rushil Agarwal (IIIT Gwalior), has emerged as the National Winner of Flipkart GRID 8.0 – Data Science Track, competing against over 1.7 lakh registrations from across the country.
The team developed FlipLens – an Autonomous Return Triage System, an end-to-end solution designed to identify fraudulent e-commerce return requests while ensuring a seamless experience for genuine customers.
By analysing order details, customer history, product information, submitted evidence and return policies, FlipLens intelligently categorises requests for auto-approval, auto-rejection or human review. The solution also emphasises explainable, policy-backed decisions while recognising situations that require human intervention.
Congratulations to Tushita and the entire Team Catalyst on this outstanding achievement! Your innovation and problem-solving approach make us proud.
#IIITD #StudentAchievement #FlipkartGRID8 #DataScience #Innovation #TeamCatalyst
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ok… on 12th Nov, I will be at Sakal Lit Fest in BORI, Pune, conversing with Ram Ramaswamy about his latest book on Kosambi(s)
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What does the future of food look like when a chef, an anthropologist, an AI researcher, a sensory scientist, a microbiome researcher, a molecular biologist, and an entrepreneur sit at the same table?
Register: iiitd.ac.in/gastrosym2026/
🤖 Made with AI
Computational Gastronomy seeks to connect these scales through data, science, and AI. At #GastroSym2026, we hope to bring disciplines together that do not ordinarily speak to one another—and ask what becomes possible when they do.
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Catch all the moments of IIIT-Delhi's #15thConvocation Ceremony LIVE on our official YouTube channel.
Date & Time: 3rd Nov, 11 AM onwards
Watch LIVE: youtube.com/live/4lfxYd1UMtc…
The eighth edition of 'Symposium on Computational Gastronomy' will be held on Saturday, the 12th December 2026 at IIIT-Delhi.
When: Sat, the 12th of Dec 2026
Where: R&D Block, IIIT-Delhi
Agenda: Celebrating the Rise of Computational Gastronomy as a Global Science
Among other eminent speakers, we will have Prof. Lipika Dey, who will be speaking on 'Food Safety Under the AI Lens: Linking Regulations, News and Judicial Decisions'.
This talk will explore how knowledge graphs and AI-driven text analytics can integrate food safety regulations, news articles, and court judgments into a unified framework for evidence-based analysis.
Register: iiitd.ac.in/gastrosym2026/
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Thank you to Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown for having me on his podcast – and I hope you enjoy our open-hearted, tentative, exploratory conversation about math in the age of AI. We tried out a lot of ideas on each other. youtu.be/xUSznTR2cwc
Pune Knowledge Cluster Presents AInspire series!
🍲 Title : *How AI Can Transform the Future of Food?*
📅 Wed, 18 November 2026
🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (IST)
📍 IISER Pune
🎙️ Prof. Ganesh Bagler, (IIIT-Delhi)
🔗 *Registration Link*
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Do join the talk and interact with Prof. Ganesh Bagler, a pioneer in Computational Gastronomy and explore how AI and data science are transforming the way we understand food and discover a fascinating question: Can a computer think like a chef? 🤖👨🍳