Nirmal Patel

As CEO of Smart Paper and Chief Data Scientist at Playpower Labs, based in GIFT City, Gujarat, India, Nirmal Patel brings 15 years of expertise in software engineering, data science, AI, and learning science.

His award-winning research in educational data has transformed learning outcomes, notably through Smart Paper, which impacts nearly 5 million students across 65,000 schools in Rajasthan by enabling equitable data collection and personalized learning. His collaborations with India’s Ministry of Education and Carnegie Learning on projects like UpGrade, an open-source A/B testing platform, underscore his innovative approach.

Nirmal’s expertise will bolster ISAIL’s AiStandard.io Alliance, enhancing AI standardization in educational technologies and ensuring ethical, data-driven solutions for global learning ecosystems.