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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.

Enabling Practical and Rich User Digitization

Wednesday, 22 February, 2023

Enabling Practical and Rich User Digitization

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A long-standing vision in computer science has been to evolve computing devices into proactive assistants, that enhance our productivity, health and wellness, and many other facets of our lives. User […]

Point correlations for graphics, vision and machine learning

Monday, 20 February, 2023

Point correlations for graphics, vision and machine learning

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Sampling is at the core of computer graphics, vision and machine learning. Sample correlations can significantly impact the accuracy of the algorithm. For example, global illumination for image synthesis involves […]

Yuanzhi Li awarded 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship

Thursday, 16 February, 2023

Yuanzhi Li awarded 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship

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MBZUAI Affiliated Assistant Professor of Machine Learning Yuanzhi Li has been selected for a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship in computer science by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Fellowship is awarded in honor of extraordinary researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders.

Disrupting The Drug Development Process Using Multi-Modal Deep Learning and Patient-on-a-Chip Platform

Monday, 6 February, 2023

Disrupting The Drug Development Process Using Multi-Modal Deep Learning and Patient-on-a-Chip Platform

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Drug development process is a lengthy and expensive process that can take more than 10 years and cost billions of dollars. Despite the major efforts, the process will fail in […]

Emiratis among change-makers of Class of 2022

Thursday, 2 February, 2023

Emiratis among change-makers of Class of 2022

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Nurturing homegrown talent is at the core of what Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) was created to do just three years ago. The world finds itself in an AI talent race and MBZUAI is the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) answer to support the national strategy and keep a competitive advantage.

Learned Optics — Improving Computational Imaging Systems through Deep Learning and Optimization

Thursday, 2 February, 2023

Learned Optics — Improving Computational Imaging Systems through Deep Learning and Optimization

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Computational imaging systems are based on the joint design of optics and associated image reconstruction algorithms. Historically, many such systems have employed simple transform-based reconstruction methods. Modern optimization methods and […]

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnesses MBZUAI inaugural commencement

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnesses MBZUAI inaugural commencement

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His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the inaugural graduation ceremony of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, the world's first graduate research university in AI. 52 students from 24 countries, including eight Emiratis, received postgraduate degrees in computer vision and machine learning.

President’s address to the Class of 2022

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

President’s address to the Class of 2022

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MBZUAI President and University Professor Eric Xing's commencement address to the first graduating class of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

Programmable Networks for Distributed Deep Learning: Advances and Perspectives

Thursday, 26 January, 2023

Programmable Networks for Distributed Deep Learning: Advances and Perspectives

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Training large deep learning models is challenging due to high communication overheads that distributed training entails. Embracing the recent technological development of programmable network devices, this talk describes our efforts […]

AI-driven surgical skill optimization

Thursday, 26 January, 2023

AI-driven surgical skill optimization

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Surgeons continuously learn throughout their career, and structured resources to support their learning can assure equitable care for all patients. Even in the case of cataract surgery, the most common […]

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