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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from MBZUAI and the wider industry, featuring insights into ongoing University research, innovations, and developments shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The Node gathers expert commentary, press announcements, and initiatives from the University and its partners, keeping you informed on the most relevant trends and breakthroughs.

Study on the paradox of ‘low-resource’ languages wins Outstanding Paper Award at EMNLP

Monday, 18 November, 2024

Study on the paradox of ‘low-resource’ languages wins Outstanding Paper Award at EMNLP

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A team from MBZUAI and other universities won the award for their study that encourages researchers to think differently about languages.

A multimodal approach for developing medical diagnoses with AI

Thursday, 14 November, 2024

A multimodal approach for developing medical diagnoses with AI

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Machine learning student Mai A. Shaaban has helped develop MedPromptX, which analyzes chest X-rays and other patient data to aid diagnoses.

Multimodality for story-level understanding and generation of visual data

Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

Multimodality for story-level understanding and generation of visual data

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In this talk, I will address the importance of multimodality (i.e. using more than one modality, such as video, audio, text, masks and clinical data) for story-level recognition and generation. […]

MBZUAI faculty wins Google award for research to make education equitable, accessible and effective

Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

MBZUAI faculty wins Google award for research to make education equitable, accessible and effective

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Ekaterina Kochmar and Kaushal Maurya won a Google Academic Research Award for their work to personalize education using advanced LLMs.

Image- and AI-guided robotics for minimally invasive surgery

Tuesday, 12 November, 2024

Image- and AI-guided robotics for minimally invasive surgery

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Over the past two decades, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has advanced significantly, enabling precise interventions through small incisions. MIS minimizes patient trauma, reduces blood loss and infection risk, and accelerates […]

AI for prognoses in cancer care: Integrating physician expertise with deep learning

Tuesday, 12 November, 2024

AI for prognoses in cancer care: Integrating physician expertise with deep learning

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Muhammad Ridzuan explains how his predictive model, HuLP, helps physicians assess how cancer may progress in patients.

From cloud computing to cloudless computing

Monday, 11 November, 2024

From cloud computing to cloudless computing

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Many enterprises host their IT infrastructures in the cloud. However, configuring and provisioning the underlying cloud resources remains a challenging task, because the cloud only exposes a shim layer of […]

Beyond borders: cultivating the next generation of AI innovators in a global tech hub

Monday, 11 November, 2024

Beyond borders: cultivating the next generation of AI innovators in a global tech hub

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Tim Baldwin, Provost and Professor of Natural Language Processing at MBZUAI discusses how to create the next generation of AI innovators.

Immersive Analytics: Visualising Data in the Space Around Us

Friday, 8 November, 2024

Immersive Analytics: Visualising Data in the Space Around Us

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Immersive Analytics explores the use of emerging display and interaction technologies to bring data out of computers and into the world around us. Tracked VR headset displays offer some distinct […]

Alumni Spotlight: Making AI accessible for all

Thursday, 7 November, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Making AI accessible for all

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Having graduated from MBZUAI with a master’s in computer vision, Ahmed Sharshar is on a mission to democratize AI with lightweight models.

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