Sayan Ranu, a PhD graduate from Prof. Ambuj Singh's lab, is recently featured in the Hindu Business Line for his work that appears at the Bioinformatics journal. After graduated from UCSB's CS department, Dr. Ranu became a researcher at IBM Research Bangalore, and then an assistant professor at the renowned IIT Madras. Last year, Dr. Rano moved on to the CSE department at IIT Delhi. 

According to the news paper, Ranu's work is about mining the repertoire of biochemical reactions available in public databases. Using this new tool, it informs scientists about methods for synthesizing new molecules. “The system that we developed offers (bio)chemists a way to play around and explore different options available to them. Typically, all such predictions are currently done by humans who depend heavily on what they have learned right from their school chemistry classes and go on to base themselves on intuition,” said Ranu. “With this tool, they can do it on a scale. They do not have to limit themselves to just one option or two. It is capable of giving them a number of options,” he said. “This is what machines are good at,” Ranu explained.

For detailed about his work, please read the full text: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/iit-researchers-develop-tool-to-synthesise-new-molecules/article9896254.ece