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+ ---
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+ ---
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+
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+ <section id =" about" class =" section" >
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+ <div class =" container" >
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+ <h2 class =" section-title" >About SAAIL Lab</h2 >
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+ <div class =" about-content" >
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+ <div class =" about-text" >
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+ <div class =" about-card" >
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+ <h3 class =" about-card-title" >Our Mission</h3 >
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+ <p >
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+ The SAAIL Lab is dedicated to pioneering transformative, ethical, and contextually-aware
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+ Artificial Intelligence solutions that leverage local strengths and collaborations.
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+ We focus on revolutionizing Sustainable Agriculture through AI, enhancing food security,
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+ and improving farmer livelihoods in East Africa.
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+ </p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" about-card" >
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+ <h3 class =" about-card-title" >Our Vision</h3 >
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+ <p >
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+ To become a leading research hub in the region, conducting world-class research,
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+ developing locally attuned innovations, cultivating future AI leaders, and forging
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+ impactful strategic partnerships with institutions like the Wadhwani School of
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+ Data Science and AI (WSAI) at IIT Madras.
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+ </p >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+
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+ <div class =" founding-pi" >
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+ <div class =" pi-card" >
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+ <div class =" pi-info" >
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+ <h3 >Founding Principal Investigator (Prospective)</h3 >
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+ <h4 class =" pi-name" >Dr. Innocent Nyalala</h4 >
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+ <p class =" pi-description" >
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+ As the prospective Founding Principal Investigator, Dr. Nyalala is establishing
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+ the SAAIL Lab at IIT Madras Zanzibar with a vision to create transformative
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+ AI solutions for sustainable agriculture and intelligent livelihoods in East Africa.
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+ The lab has been actively conducting research since October 2024.
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+ </p >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+
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+ <div class =" affiliations" >
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+ <h3 class =" section-subtitle" >Key Affiliations & Collaborations</h3 >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-grid" >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >IIT Madras Zanzibar</h4 >
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+ <p >Host Institution</p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI</h4 >
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+ <p >IIT Madras Chennai</p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >Deakin University</h4 >
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+ <p >Australia - Cotutelle PhD Program</p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >Penn State University</h4 >
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+ <p >USA - PlacentaVision Collaboration</p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >Columbia University</h4 >
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+ <p >Environmental AI Research</p >
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+ </div >
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+ <div class =" affiliation-item" >
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+ <h4 >University of Cambridge</h4 >
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+ <p >Responsible AI Framework</p >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+ </div >
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+ </section >
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+
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+ <style >
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+ .about-content {
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+ display: flex;
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+ flex-direction: column;
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+ gap: 3rem;
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+ }
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+
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+ .about-text {
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+ display: grid;
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+ gap: 2rem;
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+ }
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+ padding: 0.125rem;
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+ font-weight: 600;
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+ .pi-name {
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+ font-weight: 700;
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+ .pi-description {
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+ .affiliation-item {
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+ box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
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+ border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
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+ border-color: #1e3a8a;
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+ .affiliation-item h4 {
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+ font-weight: 600;
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+ color: #1e3a8a;
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+ color: #6b7280;
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+ font-size: 0.875rem;
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+ }
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+ }
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+
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+ .affiliation-grid {
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+ }
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+ }
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+ </style >
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