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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.

Humanizing Technology with Assistive Augmentations

Tuesday, 3 September, 2024

Humanizing Technology with Assistive Augmentations

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The overarching topic of this talk is centred around the design and development of intelligent human-computer interfaces that fundamentally augment human abilities—physical, cognitive, and perceptual, while ensuring that the technology […]

Bring Your Own Kernel! Constructing High-Performance Data Management Systems from Components

Monday, 2 September, 2024

Bring Your Own Kernel! Constructing High-Performance Data Management Systems from Components

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Modern Data Management Systems increasingly abandon monolithic architectures in favor of compositions of specialized components. Storage layers like Parquet and Arrow are combined with kernels like Velox and RocksDB, optimizers […]

MBZUAI welcomes largest cohort of more than 200 global graduate students to Abu Dhabi’s AI ecosystem

Sunday, 1 September, 2024

MBZUAI welcomes largest cohort of more than 200 global graduate students to Abu Dhabi’s AI ecosystem

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The number and quality of students taking up graduate studies in artificial intelligence (AI) specializations at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) – the world’s first graduate AI university dedicated to research – continue to rise. This month, MBZUAI welcomed its largest and most diverse intake ever at a series of on-campus orientation events.

Research to revenue: How academics can excel in business

Wednesday, 28 August, 2024

Research to revenue: How academics can excel in business

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Founder Pooja Khosla shares how her background in data science, econometrics and academia helped secure funding for her climate and energy transition fintech startup.

Recognizing five Emirati women championing AI, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the UAE

Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

Recognizing five Emirati women championing AI, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the UAE

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Introduced by the Mother of the Nation, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, in 2015 to elevate and inspire women’s empowerment in the UAE, Emirati Women’s Day (August 28) is the ideal occasion to shine a light on local women who are pushing the boundaries across all areas of society.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence places 90+ master’s and PhD students as part of internship programme

Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence places 90+ master’s and PhD students as part of internship programme

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has successfully facilitated the placement of more than 90 master’s and PhD students in leading public, private, and multinational organisations in the UAE and worldwide, as part of its career services and internship programme.

Unlocking Decentralized AI and Vision: Overcoming Incentive Barriers, Orchestration Challenges, and Data Silos

Monday, 26 August, 2024

Unlocking Decentralized AI and Vision: Overcoming Incentive Barriers, Orchestration Challenges, and Data Silos

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The current AI paradigm is highly centralized and struggles in domains where data and knowledge are distributed across organizations and geographies. This talk advocates for a self-organized approach to building […]

A new approach to identify LLM hallucinations: Uncertainty quantification presented at ACL

Friday, 23 August, 2024

A new approach to identify LLM hallucinations: Uncertainty quantification presented at ACL

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LLMs can mix facts with fiction, but MBZUAI researchers aim to identify potential hallucinations by analyzing uncertainty at the token level.

Integrating Virtual Reality and Robotics: Enhancing Human and Robot Experiences in Assistive Technologies

Thursday, 22 August, 2024

Integrating Virtual Reality and Robotics: Enhancing Human and Robot Experiences in Assistive Technologies

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In the dynamic field of human-robot interaction (HRI), the necessity to dynamically tailor assistive functionalities to individual users’ personalities and states complicates the acquisition and learning from relevant data, which […]

A new standard for evaluating Arabic language models presented at ACL

Thursday, 22 August, 2024

A new standard for evaluating Arabic language models presented at ACL

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MBZUAI's Fajri Koto explains why and how he and other researchers compiled the first benchmark dataset in Modern Standard Arabic.

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