Dr. Sanjay Shitole

Professor of Information Technology | AI & Learning Systems | Research, Education & Innovation | Views personal, academic

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

How can researchers use AI without outsourcing scholarly judgement?
My recent session at SNDT Women's University explored AI-assisted literature discovery, citation mapping, academic integrity, Zotero–BibTeX–Overleaf and LaTeX-based research workflows.
#AIinResearch

[बृहन्महाराष्ट्र मराठी मंडळ @MarathiPrasar]

ना. धों. महानोर हे 'निसर्गकवी' म्हणून ओळखले जातात. त्यांनी या गाण्यात निसर्गातील घटकांचा वापर करून मानवी भावना आणि प्रेमाचे सुंदर वर्णन केले आहे.

जांभूळ हे फळ पूर्ण पिकल्यावर त्याचा रंग गडद होतो आणि ते गोड लागते. गाण्यात 'जांभूळ पिकणे' हे तारुण्य, प्रेम आणि भावना परिपक्व होण्याचे प्रतीक म्हणून वापरले गेले आहे.

गाण्यातील "चोचीमंदी चोच टाकुनी दाणं उष्टं झालं जी" ही ओळ पक्ष्यांच्या प्रेमाचा संदर्भ देऊन, नायक-नायिकेमधील जवळीक आणि उत्कट प्रेम दर्शवते.

हो, जांभुळ पिकल्या झाडाखाली,
ढोल कुणाचा वाजं जी?
समिंदराचं भरलं गाणं,
उधाण वारं आलं जी

गीत - ना. धों. महानोर
संगीत - पं. हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर
स्वर -आशा भोसले, रवींद्र साठे
चित्रपट - जैत रे जैत

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

A 10-gram cooler just broke a monopoly the US, France & Israel guarded for decades.

With only a small Mumbai team, a DRDO fund willing to bet early, & 5 years of someone refusing to look away from a hard problem.

That’s the real lesson in deeptech: it doesn’t only need deep pockets; it needs capital with Purpose & Patience.

India’s defence future will be built on both, big sovereign bets on scale, & small sharp bets like this one that the TDF made on ingenuity.

We need a lot more of the second kind.

Family Offices can play a significant role. I’m personally looking at such initiatives.

(Photo courtesy: @prasannavishy )

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Representing SNDT Women's Univ at the National Conference on "Vision India 2047" at Palamuru Univ, in collab with @EduMinOfIndia (PM-USHA).Great sessions on innovation & youth empowerment! #VisionIndia2047 #NEP2020 #AICTE #PMUSHA #ViksitBharat2047 #HigherEducation

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Returned to my alma mater @YogaVidyaNiketan today to celebrate the 100th Birth Anniversary of Yogacharya 'Padmashri' Sadashiv Nimbalkar Guruji.

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Honored to take on the responsibility of Director, Research & Development Cell at SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, alongside my role as Professor & Head of IT (UMIT). #HigherEducation #AcademicLeadership #Research #SNDTWU

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

Just Speak

FDA Maharashtra has launched grievance redressal portal for citizens. It is AI enabled platform, having auto assignment, auto escalation and built in accountability with traceability features .
https://t.co/597si71Z6E
#TukaramMundhe #FDA

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

SNDT Women's University celebrates its 111th Foundation Day tomorrow! 🎉
​Join us for Innovation Mahakumbha 2.0 & the statue unveiling of Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve, with Hon'ble Governor Shri Jishnu Dev Varma.
​📅 July 5, 11 AM
📍 Karve Road, Pune
​#SNDTWU

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Innovation thrives through collaboration.
Glad to be part of the Industry Meet & Press Conference for Innovation Mahakumbh 2026 at SNDT Women's University, Pune. Together with academia, industry, startups, and innovators.

[Ministry of Education @EduMinOfIndia]

Director, @iitmadras, Prof. V. Kamakoti, was conferred the Padma Shri by Hon'ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

Recognised for his pioneering contributions to India's first indigenous microprocessor, SHAKTI, and his work in telecom security and cybersecurity, Prof. Kamakoti's achievements reflect the transformative role of India's higher education institutions in advancing research, innovation, and nation-building.

#PadmaShri #IITMadras #Innovation #Research
@narendramodi @PMOIndia @dpradhanbjp @Vineet_K26 @PIB_India @airnewsalerts @DDNewslive

[Free Breathing (Open Library Program) 📚 @FreeBreathing0]

#लोकसत्ता_अग्रलेख : एक बैजू, लाखो बावरे!
एक शिकवणी वाढून वाढून किती वाढू शकते हे समजण्याचे भान ना या समाजाने दाखवले; ना या समाजाचे नेतृत्व करणाऱ्यांत ते होते वा आहे. सिंगापूरच्या तुरुंगात रवानगी आणि अमेरिकेतही गुन्ह्यांची नोंद होईपर्यंत...
https://t.co/WbwbywNjlV

[Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg]

Harvard University just voted to limit the number of A grades given in undergraduate classes to about 20% of the class. I’m not in favor of this. It deeply runs counter to how I believe education should be. We should hold a high bar, but also work mightily to support the success of 100% of learners, rather than a fraction.

Harvard’s administration took this step — over the objections of a large fraction of the student body — to counter grade inflation. Grade inflation is real: Many universities have been awarding A and B grades to ever larger fractions of students, and this has caused grade point averages (GPAs) to become less useful as signals of student skill. At the same time, we want students to succeed. The heart of the question is the role of educational institutions. Should our goal be:
- To help students succeed?
- To judge students?

Both of these have value. But my focus when working in education is almost entirely helping students succeed.

To me, it is clear that many people want to learn, to be empowered, to build skills that let them do new things! This is what we focus on at DeepLearningAI. This philosophy is also why my online courses (going back to my early online Stanford courses on Coursera) permitted an unlimited number of retries for graded assignments.

I believe in letting — and even encouraging — someone to redo something until they succeed. This is as opposed to standing in judgement of the fact they didn’t get it right the first time. Further, I want homework assignments to be designed primarily to help people practice and learn, rather than to judge their skill level. This is why I prefer to create “Practice Problems” and “Practice Labs” — questions that, when you think through them, help you to gain practice and reinforce what you know. As opposed to “Assessment Problems” designed primarily to judge skill.

But won’t Harvard’s move make GPAs more meaningful and help prospective employers identify strong candidates? Having hired a large number of people from Harvard and other institutions, I can say confidently that GPA is not an important signal. We have screening and interviewing processes that give far more accurate ways to figure out if someone is truly skilled. I do not need a wider spread in applicant GPA scores to figure out who's really good!

To be clear, there is also value in assessment. Even though standardized testing is much hated, high-quality tests like the SAT, ACT, GRE, TOEFL, etc. provide objective measures of ability in a domain. I find that most people want to learn and succeed. There are also people who want rigorous assessment (for example, to apply for school admissions), but this is a lesser need, and is not my focus when building educational products.

Harvard is often described as an “elite” educational institution. There are two ways to be elite: One option involves limiting enrollments, and then even among admitted students, cap the number of people that do well at 20%. I would rather pursue a different path: Set a high bar and teach elite, cutting-edge skills, but strive relentlessly to help everyone succeed. This way, eliteness is defined not by excluding people but by helping as many people as possible to be excellent.

[Original text: The Batch newsletter]

[Free Breathing (Open Library Program) 📚 @FreeBreathing0]

#लोकसत्ता_अन्यथा : तरक्कीतलं तंतरणं...!
करोना काळात नाही का मूळ लस संशोधन झालं परदेशात आणि आपल्याकडच्या कंपन्यांनी फक्त त्याबरहुकुम उत्पादन केलं, तसंच आता जवळपास सगळ्याच इंजिनीयरिंग कंपन्या करतात.
https://t.co/oHNACFAI9Z

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Just wrapped up the "AI Prompting for Everyone" course from @deeplearning_ai and @AndrewYNg!
Prompting has changed completely since 2022. It’s no longer about basic questions—it’s about using AI as a real collaborative thought partner.Verification link:https://t.co/ZG1JsmkTje

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

This is a photograph of Albert Einstein with an unassuming Indian man you probably haven’t heard enough about. He spent his life working on one idea: women should be able to live with dignity and make their own choices. Thread.

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[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Privileged to participate in the #NISAR-UP meet on March 27. Great learning experience witnessing actual NISAR data products & collaborating with @isro and @NASA JPL scientists.
Our work on ML for Speckle Reduction at #UMIT takes a giant leap forward @umitsndtwu @Sndt_Digital

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Falcon has landed

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Our planet, our responsibility. 🌍 Tonight, let's pause our busy teaching & admin schedules to join the global #EarthHour from 8:30-9:30 PM.
​A small collective switch-off for a massive impact. Will you join us? ✨ #Environment #ActTogether #EarthHour2026

[Dr. Sanjay Shitole @Sanjay_Shitole]

Climate Workshop at IISER Pune:
​ Deeply engaged in the "Understanding Climate Change" workshop, I’ve had invaluable technical interactions with scientists from IISER Pune and IMD
​#ClimateChange #IISERPune #IMD #Sustainability #Pune

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

We’re also launching Immersive Navigation - our biggest navigation upgrade in over a decade!

A new vivid 3D view better reflects your surroundings, with helpful road details like lanes, crosswalks, traffic lights etc. Gemini models analyze real world imagery from Street View and aerial photos to give you an accurate view of landmarks along your route.

Starts rolling out in the US today.