Media Release

Mangaluru, Jan 14: St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), in collaboration with Falco Peregrinus, conducted a full-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Generative AI for research scholars on January 9 at Sanidhya Hall.

The programme aimed to equip scholars with hands-on skills and an ethically grounded approach to integrating AI into research. It guided participants on leveraging AI from literature discovery to publication, complemented by six months of continued support through a dedicated AI research community, mentoring, and resources to enable confident adoption and mastery of AI-enabled research practices.

The event was inaugurated by Dr K R V Raja Subramanian, senior VP (Learning) at USDC Global and author of the Generative AI Trilogy, who has served in numerous academic and administrative roles across different institutions, along with Ashok Tamhankar, and the presence of vice-chancellor Dr Parveen Martis, registrar Dr Ronand Nazreth, and director of R&D Dr Chandrashekar Shetty.

Dr Raja Subramanian emphasised the importance of responsible AI use, stating, “With power comes great responsibility. It is essential to use AI responsibly and harness this superpower effectively for research.”

The vice-chancellor highlighted the university’s progressive approach, noting, “The world is moving faster than ever. It is crucial for research scholars to adapt quickly to AI and make a difference with quality studies. Innovation and progress go hand in hand.”

The sessions were designed to provide a comprehensive roadmap for AI-enabled research, covering reframing the PhD journey with generative AI, narrowing research focus and literature mastery, writing proposals and ethical drafting, and responsible AI use, viva preparation, long-term impact, and ethics revisited.

Vanaja, the event convenor, delivered the vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to the resource persons, dignitaries, and participants for making the programme a success.

The workshop successfully showcased the transformative potential of generative AI in research while underlining the importance of ethical considerations, preparing scholars for future-ready, AI-integrated research careers.