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Xing honored for pioneering machine learning research

Friday, 27 May, 2022

Xing honored for pioneering machine learning research

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MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) for 2022. Xing was recognized by the ASA for pioneering machine learning research in structured, high-dimensional inference, Bayesian nonparametrics, and probabalistic graphical models, entrepreneurship in scalable AI solutions across a broad range of sectors, and leadership in AI education.

IBM and MBZUAI join forces to advance AI research with new center of excellence

Wednesday, 25 May, 2022

IBM and MBZUAI join forces to advance AI research with new center of excellence

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MBZUAI has announced plans for a strategic collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM). Senior leaders from both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at advancing fundamental AI research, as well as accelerating the types of scientific breakthroughs that could unlock the potential of AI to help solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Breathing life into the AI operating system

Friday, 20 May, 2022

Breathing life into the AI operating system

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To pick up a smartphone in 2022 is to use a sophisticated array of applications from thousands of developers around the world. That smartphones work as well as they do, is no small miracle.

From Learning, to Meta-Learning, to Lego-Learning — theory, systems, and engineering

Friday, 13 May, 2022

From Learning, to Meta-Learning, to Lego-Learning — theory, systems, and engineering

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MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing delivers a talk entitled “From Learning, to Meta-Learning, to Lego-Learning — theory, systems, and engineering” at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science May 13, […]

Solving the biggest challenges through innovation

Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Solving the biggest challenges through innovation

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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the third Ramadan lecture organized by Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, titled: "How to solve the biggest global challenges through innovation," and hosted at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

MBZUAI and the Weizmann Institute of Science deepen research ties

Wednesday, 13 April, 2022

MBZUAI and the Weizmann Institute of Science deepen research ties

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A delegation from MBZUAI, led by President Eric Xing, took part in a two-day engagement at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel aimed at deepening research and innovation ties. Both institutions are seeking to leverage each other’s human capital and expertise in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) inquiry.

MBZUAI hosts dignitaries and academic leaders from around the world

Sunday, 3 April, 2022

MBZUAI hosts dignitaries and academic leaders from around the world

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The MBZUAI senior leadership team led by President Eric Xing has hosted a number of important delegations recently. On-campus visits strengthen the university's ties with international academia and industry, while expanding opportunities for collaboration on programs, research and knowledge sharing. It is also an opportunity to showcase the university's facilities at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.

Celebrating our inaugural class of Executive Program graduates

Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

Celebrating our inaugural class of Executive Program graduates

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MBZUAI Celebrated the graduation of 41 participants from its inaugural Executive Program comprised of leaders from government and business throughout the UAE, at a ceremony held Tuesday, March 22, 2022, on the University’s Masdar City campus.

MBZUAI launches second edition of Executive Program

Tuesday, 15 March, 2022

MBZUAI launches second edition of Executive Program

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MBZUAI announced that the second edition of its Executive Program will begin at the end of March and run through the end of July.

NLP “dream team” on the agenda

Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

NLP “dream team” on the agenda

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It is hard not to talk to Siri or Alexa in our day-to-day lives, and that is thanks to natural language processing (NLP). NLP is everywhere nowadays and is an essential part of everyday smart applications and many artificial intelligence (AI) services.

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