Department of Applied Statistics and Data Science (DASDS), Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal in Collaboration With Pfizer Healthcare India Pvt Ltd and The Statistics and Operations Research Chapter of CARAMS (Centre for Advanced Research in Applied Mathematics and Statistics), MAHE, Manipal organised a “Workshop On Data Analytics In Health Sciences” (WDAHS-2025) based on the “Theme: Applications of Machine Learning/AI“ from January 06 to 10, 2025 (09:00 to 17:00 hours IST).

The WDAHS-2025 concentrated on the applications of Machine learning-based Data Analytics methods in Health Sciences using Python. It lasted for 5 days and covered beginner to advanced-level topics in Machine learning using Python and AI. It covered Machine learning-based Regression and Classification methods, Natural Language Processing/Text analytics, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its applications, with projects in the Health Science domain problems. In addition, various real-world scenarios were reviewed throughout the course.

The workshop covered a hands-on approach to the Python framework. The course was delivered through lectures, case discussions and exercises in class. The workshop was facilitated by experienced data analytics professionals from both Industry and Academia.

Target Audience: The workshop mainly focused on the students, researchers, and faculty from the health science domain. Students from other fields of science, social science, engineering, and management also benefited.

The resource persons for the workshop were:

Dr Prashant Singh Rana (Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab).

Dr Boby John (SQC [Statistical Quality Control] & OR [Operations Research] Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru).

Dr Mohd Arshad (Head, Statistical Modelling & Simulation Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore).

Dr M Tanveer (Head, Optimization for ML [Machine Learning] Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore).

Dr Rohini R Rao (MIT [Manipal Institute of Technology], MAHE, Manipal).

Dr Kavitha K Mahesh (Faculty, DASDS, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal).

Prof Shreemathi Mayya (Faculty, DASDS, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal).

Pfizer Associates (Pfizer Healthcare India Pvt Ltd): Mr Budhaditya Goswami, Ms Sangeetha Sathiah, Mr Sachit Ganapathy.

Convener: Dr Asha Kamath.

Co-Convener and Organizing Secretary: Dr Md Gulzar Ull Hasan.