Christopher Coley, Ph.D.
Affiliations
AIAR is a cutting-edge research institute with a mission to explore science and technology for social good. Our focus is on data sciences, AI, and advanced applications, as well as alternative teaching methods to empower individuals into more compassionate and emotionally intelligent members of society. With a dedicated social sciences wing, innovative product development spaces, and technology incubator for start-ups, we strive to create practical solutions that benefit the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Our vision is to be a recognized leader in collaborative and creative research, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable future for all. Our leadership is guided by AMMA, a visionary and inspiring figure in the field of social service. Join us in advancing science and technology for the greater good.
Vision
To be a recognised leader in collaborative, creative research within diverse and interconnected scientific and social fields, to incubate and innovate, and contribute to a prosperous and sustainable future for all.
Mission
At AIAR, we have an evolving mission guided by the following commitments:
To explore fundamental and applied research in artificial intelligence and data science with a view to developing practical solutions for problems of importance in society.
To apply the latest in science and technology to develop solutions that benefit the vulnerable, disadvantaged, and less fortunate.
To leverage virtual reality and other technologies along with computational social science to advance gender equality, women's empowerment, and critical masculinities towards a more harmonious and healthy society, and to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence and bias.
To develop innovative courses, workshops, seminars, and programs in AI, data science, and gender sensitization, and their application in diverse domains.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research academia that is accredited 'A' by NAAC and is ranked as the #1 private research institutions in India (THE Impact Rankings 2021). Amrita is spread across six campuses in three states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, with the headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham continuously collaborates with top US universities including Ivy league universities and top European universities for regular student exchange programs, and has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India. The institution is managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
Vision
Our vision is to be an exemplary institution that thrives on its commitment to the transformative power of value based education, providing the impetus to develop the expansiveness to harmonize both scientific knowledge and spiritual understanding, so as to utilize knowledge for societal benefit and contribute to a prosperous and sustainable future for all.
Mission
Amma’s profound mission of providing education for life, and emphasis on compassion driven research, has shaped Amrita as a unique institution:
Education for Life
Compassion Driven Research
Global Impact
Embracing the World is a global network of regional humanitarian organizations inspired by the India-based humanitarian initiatives of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Embracing the World exists to help alleviate the burden of the world’s poor through helping to meet each of their five basic needs - food, shelter, healthcare, education, and livelihood - wherever and whenever possible. We are especially focused on helping to meet these needs in the aftermath of major disasters.
Augmenting these efforts, we work in the fields of environmental conservation and sustainability to help protect the future of our fragile planet. And through Amrita University, our researchers are innovating new means of delivery of goods, knowledge, information, energy, and healthcare so that we can get help to those in need here and now, wherever they are.