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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).

31 MBZUAI papers accepted at CVPR

Friday, 17 June, 2022

31 MBZUAI papers accepted at CVPR

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At the 34th annual Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2022) to take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, MBZUAI faculty and students will present 31 papers, including 6 oral presentations. For the conference a total of 2,063 papers will be published out of 8,161 submissions, with 342 of them selected for oral presentation.

Le Song chairs ICML 2022

Monday, 13 June, 2022

Le Song chairs ICML 2022

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MBZUAI Department Chair and Professor of Machine Learning Le Song will serve as a program chair at the 39th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) conference, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from July 17-23, 2022.

MBZUAI ranks top 30 globally in AI, CV, ML and NLP

Saturday, 11 June, 2022

MBZUAI ranks top 30 globally in AI, CV, ML and NLP

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In just a short, two-year time span since the university was founded, MBZUAI has been ranked 127 globally among institutions that conduct research in computer science including AI, systems, theory, and "interdisciplinary" areas such as robotics, computer graphics, visualization, and more. The ranking places MBZUAI alongside institutions such as Notre Dame, the University of Liverpool, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Osaka University, Ecole Normale Supérieure and other prestigious schools.

AI university maps course to the future

Thursday, 9 June, 2022

AI university maps course to the future

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The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi is the world’s first artificial intelligence research university, focused on advancing AI as a powerful force for human progress.

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