What if artificial intelligence could help solve some of the most complicated problems in physics and predict weather much faster than traditional computing methods? That is the area of research that has made Anima Anandkumar one of the prominent names in artificial intelligence and scientific computing.
Born in Mysore, Karnataka, Anandkumar grew up in a family with a strong connection to engineering and mathematics. Her parents are engineers, while her grandfather was a mathematician. Alongside her academic journey, she also learnt Bharatanatyam for several years.