IISER MOHALI

Abstract: Cooking is an art. Besides being the basis of nutrition and health, culinaryidiosyncrasies are at the core of our cultural identity. Combining and processing rawingredients to compose delicious dishes is a creative act. However, the increasingavailability of data and the advent of computational methods for their scrutiny aredramatically changing the artistic outlook toward gastronomy. The application ofdata-driven strategies for investigating gastronomic questions has created an all-newparadigm for studying food and cooking (https://cosylab.iiitd.edu.in). ComputationalGastronomy asks exciting questions about food and cooking, helping decodeculinary mysteries. Making food computable will enable data-driven innovations andtransform the food landscape to achieve better public health and nutrition toward asustainable future.\n\nBrief Bio of Speaker: As a teenager, Ganesh Bagler aspired to be an astronomer. Trained in physics,computer science, and computational biology, he has had an adventurous journeyfrom astronomy to gastronomy. Prof. Bagler is known for his pioneering research in‘Computational Gastronomy.’ By building keystone data repositories, algorithms, andapplications, he has established the foundations of this emerging data science thatblends food with artificial intelligence. Innovative research from his lab hascontributed to this niche dealing with food, flavors, nutrition, health, andsustainability. Prof. Bagler has an audacious dream of transforming the global foodlandscape by making food computable.\n\nFor more details about the speaker's research interests, please visit: Complex Systems Laboratory: https://cosylab.iiitd.edu.in\n\n