Data Analytics Engineering Student Develops AI Tools to Automate Hospital Workflows
Sai Anish Sreeramagiri, MS, data analytics engineering, developed artificial intelligence tools during his co-op to automate administrative tasks like insurance authorizations, giving doctors and nurses more time to care for patients.
This article originally appeared on Northeastern Global News. It was published by Peter Rubinstein. Main photo: Sai Anish Sreeramagiri credited his Northeastern education for providing him the project-based, teamwork-oriented environment that allowed him to succeed at Penguin AI. Getty Images
This student is using AI to give doctors more time with their patients
His co-op work reduces labor-intensive hospital procedures with the goal of giving doctors and nurses more time for care-giving.
Sai Anish Sreeramagiri’s introduction to Northeastern University was a smash hit – or rather, a successful near miss.
Sai Anish Sreeramagiri’s co-op exposed him to cross-team collaboration that he said excites him as he thinks about the future direction of his career. Courtesy photo
A data analytics engineering master’s student, Sreeramagiri used his background in AI and machine learning to take first prize along with his teammate and fellow Northeastern student Vivek Dhir in a hackathon hosted on Northeastern’s Boston campus in 2024. Tasked with creating a tool that included elements of nature and computer vision, the pair created an alarm mechanism that accurately detects flocks of birds on collision courses with aircraft. In just four hours, he and Dhir submitted a fine-tuned visual tool that is trained to track birds’ flight direction in real time and alerts authorities when one appears likely to strike a plane, he said.
“It was huge, I mean there were 50 or 60 people competing,” said Sarah Ostadabbas, professor of computer engineering and director of Northeastern’s Augmented Cognition lab. “It was a big deal for them.”
At that point, Ostadabbas only knew Sreeramagiri from his involvement at the hackathon, which she organized. It wasn’t long after that when he inquired about joining her lab and began regularly attending her weekly meetings as a volunteer. She said his commitment showed that he could persevere within her competitive lab environment, and she gladly accepted him into the fold.
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