Announcements

Will monsoons become impossible to predict?
Hindustan Times | September 25, 2026 By Sandeep Juneja and Tapio Schneider

Early warning systems need alerts for non-rainfall triggers, says climate scientist and SCDLDS Visitor Tapio Schneider
CNBC TV | September 20

‘Few minutes can save lives’: Nepal floods underline need for early warnings beyond rain, says climate scientistTapio Schneider says warnings must cover high-altitude ice and rock collapses, while AI could help improve rainfall prediction in India
Telegraph India | September 20

Why Expanding Early Warning Systems Is Crucial For Disaster Mitigation
Rediff.com | September 20, 2026 Climate scientist and Visitor at SCDLDS Tapio Schneider from Caltech emphasises the urgent need to expand early warning systems for disasters beyond rainfall events and explores how advanced climate modelling and artificial intelligence can significantly improve global and regional predictions amidst inevitable global warming. Read more

Covid Modelling in AI and Math
Akshat Bhaskar and Amaira Akbar sit down with Professor Sandeep Juneja, Professor of Computer Science at Ashoka University and Director of the Safexpress Centre for Data, Learning and Decision Sciences, previously Senior Professor and Dean at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Sandeep walks us through his journey from a B.Tech in Mechanical ... Read more

Beyond two weeks: How AI is transforming Indian monsoon forecasting…
Sandeep Juneja & Manmeet Singh Published in The Week: September 14, 2026 10:05 PM IST Read more at: https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2026/09/14/ai-monsoon-forecasting-india.html

Beyond Stock Picking: A Brief Introduction to Factor Investing in India
Investors who pick individual stocks are betting that their research will find something the market has missed. Sometimes it does. But the record of the people best equipped to make that bet is sobering.

Is morning exercise subjecting children to worse pollution effects? Answer may lie in AI
AI-enabled forecasts can answer operational questions: Should tomorrow’s school sports meet begin at 9 AM or shift to 4 PM? Will pollution remain hazardous all day, requiring outdoor activity to be postponed? Which parts of the city are likely to see air quality improve earliest?

Prof. Sandeep Juneja, Director of SCDLDS, spoke on agentic AI, alternative data, and SIFs at the Indian Institutional Quant Conference 2026
Agentic AI, alternative data and SIFs take centre stage at Indian Institutional Quant Conference 2026

exSPLOre 26
The Safexpress Centre for Data, Learning and Decision Sciences successfully hosted the second annual edition of its flagship event, exSPLOre 26, at Ashoka University on January 13-17, 2026. The workshop brought together 170+ participants from Ashoka University and other top-tier academic institutes and industry.
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Ashoka University and India Meteorological Department Sign MoU to Advance Climate Science and Weather Research
Ashoka University | September 13, 2025