Have you ever considered transforming a research paper—your own or one you are reading—into a short video, poster, slide deck, reel, podcast, or a social media post? This talk introduces SARAL AI, an open-source, AI-enabled research platform designed to democratise access to research and enable large-scale knowledge diffusion.Developed with the support of Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Saral AI enables researchers to convert scholarly artifacts such as research papers and patents into multiple reusable and accessible formats, including videos, slide decks, posters, reels, podcasts, and social media content. By lowering technical and communication barriers, SARAL supports researchers, educators, and institutions in amplifying the reach and impact of their work. SARAL also enables researchers to consume scholarly content in multiple formats and languages, supporting inclusive and accessible knowledge engagement.A key capability of Saral AI is multilingual video generation, with outputs currently supported in Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, enabling research communication at population scale.The session will include a hands-on component; participants are encouraged to bring their own research paper(s) and a laptop so that they can actively use the Saral platform during the session. The talk will also cover the platform architecture, workflows, and adoption experiences.The Saral AI platform is accessible at
https://saral.democratiseresearch.in/ and its open-source codebase is available at
https://github.com/DemocratiseResearch/SARAL
Short Bio: Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (“PK”) is a professor of Computer Science at IIIT-Hyderabad and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is a vice president of the ACM India Council and an ACM distinguished member and a distinguished speaker. PK received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on cybersecurity, computational social science, and responsible AI, and he currently leads the development of SARAL AI, an open-source platform for democratizing research and making it more accessible. PK also leads PreCog, a research group at IIIT-Hyderabad.
