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MBZUAI showcases AI research and innovation at GITEX

Thursday, 6 October, 2022

MBZUAI showcases AI research and innovation at GITEX

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) today announced its participation at GITEX Global 2022, which is slated to take place October 10-14 in the Dubai World Trade Center. At GITEX, the university will showcase some of its latest research and innovation in an interactive, two-story exhibit.

NYUAD and MBZUAI co-host EMNLP

Friday, 30 September, 2022

NYUAD and MBZUAI co-host EMNLP

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New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), in partnership with MBZUAI, will host the 2022 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) from December 7 to 11. EMNLP, which held its first conference in 1996, is the 14th most cited conference in computer science as of 2021, according to Microsoft Academic.

MBZUAI ranks top 24 globally in AI, CV, ML and NLP

Thursday, 29 September, 2022

MBZUAI ranks top 24 globally in AI, CV, ML and NLP

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In the areas that MBZUAI currently focuses on—artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, and natural language processing—MBZUAI now ranks 24 globally thanks to the addition of several new faculty including Preslav Nakov, Hanan Al Darmaki, and Samuel Horvath.

27 papers accepted at NeurIPS

Saturday, 17 September, 2022

27 papers accepted at NeurIPS

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MBZUAI faculty and researchers have 27 academic papers accepted at the 36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems

MBZUAI welcomes 127 students from over 25 countries

Tuesday, 23 August, 2022

MBZUAI welcomes 127 students from over 25 countries

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) welcomed 127 new students for its fall 2022 semester. With the new joiners, the university’s student population now stands at 259.

Second Executive Program cohort concludes

Wednesday, 17 August, 2022

Second Executive Program cohort concludes

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MBZUAI concluded the second edition of its Executive Program (MEP). The second cohort comprised of 43 leaders with CEOs, directors general, and executive directors from various public and private organizations across the UAE. The graduation ceremony will be held in 2023 at the MBZUAI campus, Abu Dhabi.

WAM and MBZUAI sign strategic cooperation agreement

Thursday, 21 July, 2022

WAM and MBZUAI sign strategic cooperation agreement

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The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) to promote cooperation in the fields of media and artificial intelligence (AI), knowledge sharing, and training and development.

Zhang’s work stands the ‘test of time’

Thursday, 21 July, 2022

Zhang’s work stands the ‘test of time’

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Researchers strive to discover something new in the hope to uncover the next breakthrough in their field and have a lasting effect on future discoveries and advancements. They hope their work will stand the test of time and be accepted by their peers in years to come for its ground-breaking nature. For Dr. Kun Zhang, associate professor of machine learning at MBZUAI, his work from a decade ago has been awarded a Test of Time Award Honorable Mention at this week's International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) in Baltimore, USA (July 17-23, 2022).

MBZUAI and AIQ look to energize AI research

Tuesday, 5 July, 2022

MBZUAI and AIQ look to energize AI research

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AIQ and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will energize joint research into AI related technologies with an emphasis on solutions for the energy sector. The agreement was signed in the presence of AIQ CEO Omar Al Marzooqi, MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing, and senior management from both organizations.

MBZUAI faculty lead global conferences

Friday, 1 July, 2022

MBZUAI faculty lead global conferences

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For generations the peer review process has been a central part of conducting and publishing great science, and as such, is considered important for assessing the quality of faculty and their work. In AI and related disciplines - both publishing in conference proceedings and leadership of conferences - are indicators of quality. MBZUAI faculty, for example, have led or co-led a remarkable number of top, global AI conferences in 2022 including the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), Causal Learning and Reasoning (CLeaR 2022), and the conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI).

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