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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.

CTRL: Closed-Loop Data Transcription via Rate Reduction

Tuesday, 21 June, 2022

CTRL: Closed-Loop Data Transcription via Rate Reduction

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In this talk, we introduce a principled computational framework for learning a compact structured representation for real-world datasets, that is both discriminative and generative. More specifically, we propose to learn […]

MoIAT and MBZUAI launch training program on AI industry applications

Friday, 17 June, 2022

MoIAT and MBZUAI launch training program on AI industry applications

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Industrial leaders in the UAE have participated in the second edition of Industry 4.0 and AI for Industrial Leaders, a professional training program delivered as part of a collaboration between the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).

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.

Research talk on Privacy and Security Issues in Speech 

Thursday, 16 June, 2022

Research talk on Privacy and Security Issues in Speech 

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As the use of speech as a modality of interacting with devices becomes more popular, a natural question arises — can these systems be trusted? In addition to the many […]

Generative models, manifolds and symmetries: From QFT to molecules

Thursday, 16 June, 2022

Generative models, manifolds and symmetries: From QFT to molecules

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The study of symmetries in physics has revolutionized our understanding of the world. Inspired by this, the development of methods to incorporate internal (Gauge) and external (space-time) symmetries into machine […]

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.

Say hello to virtual human Hao Li

Wednesday, 8 June, 2022

Say hello to virtual human Hao Li

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Movies and video games allow us to explore concepts untethered from reality. In them, we are transported to distant places, and we get to test out grand questions such as: What is reality? What does it mean to exist? and Who might I be in another time or dimension? These are the types of questions that drive Hao Li, the newest member of MBZUAI's faculty and the CEO of startup Pinscreen.

Baldwin headlines ACL 2022

Thursday, 2 June, 2022

Baldwin headlines ACL 2022

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MBZUAI Professor Timothy Baldwin, delivered the presidential keynote address Monday, May 23, 2022, at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL). Alongside his contributions as a publishing academic, Baldwin headlined the global conference, held in Dublin, in his capacity as president of the association.

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