Registrations for the "AI in Research: A User's Perspective" workshop are now open. This is a paid, hands-on, 3 day workshop (09:00 AM - 05:00 PM) aimed at Masters Students, PhD scholars, Post Docs, Faculty and Professionals.

Basic information:

1) Workshop Dates: July 3-5, 2026
2) Venue: IISER Pune
3) Registration fees (including 18% GST)
     -Masters Students: Rs.11800
     -PhD scholars and Post Docs: Rs.17700
     -Faculty: Rs.23600
     -Professionals and others: Rs.29500
4) Last Date: June 26, 2026
5) Useful links:
     Apply: https://sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/ai-in-research/registration
     More info: https://sites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/ai-in-research/about-workshop
6) Certificates will be provided to the attendees.

About the workshop:

For years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning remained within computer science departments. This changed in late 2022, when generative AI became widely accessible to researchers across disciplines. Experts proclaimed scientific research would never be the same. The reality has proven more complex. Generative AI can do remarkable things, but also produce wrong information with complete confidence. Some researchers swear by its help in their work, while others swear at it. The tool landscape is overwhelming: comparable and contrasting offerings, subscriptions from free to several hundred dollars monthly, and cost-effective approaches that usually demand daunting technical setup. Most online guides either oversell AI's magic or assume one is a developer. This leaves a real gap for researchers who wish to use AI effectively and mindfully, without changing what they work on or becoming AI experts. Our workshop is for such researchers.

In short, this workshop will let you move beyond basic ChatGPT and Claude conversations and actually leverage AI as a serious research tool.