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Alumni Spotlight: Building medical AI from the ground up

Tuesday, 24 March, 2026

Alumni Spotlight: Building medical AI from the ground up

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Working with hospitals across the UAE, MBZUAI alumnus Numan Saeed is helping build large medical datasets and AI models designed to support doctors in diagnosing and understanding disease.

Alumni Spotlight: How Abdelrahman Shaker learned to redefine impact in AI

Monday, 9 March, 2026

Alumni Spotlight: How Abdelrahman Shaker learned to redefine impact in AI

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The MBZUAI alumnus explains how his focus has changed from papers to purpose since being awarded his Ph.D. in 2025.

Alumni Spotlight: driving AI transformation at a financial giant

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026

Alumni Spotlight: driving AI transformation at a financial giant

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MBZUAI alumnus Steven Hoang explains how he is using his master’s in machine learning to help shape the AI strategy of Wells Fargo – one of the biggest banks in the United States.

Alumni Spotlight: putting AI at the heart of healthcare

Wednesday, 24 September, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: putting AI at the heart of healthcare

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Driven by a personal mission, MBZUAI alumnus Ikboljon Sobirov is pursuing a Ph.D. at Oxford while working at the cutting-edge of healthcare innovation.

Following in the footsteps of the Godfather

Thursday, 7 August, 2025

Following in the footsteps of the Godfather

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When MBZUAI alumnus Rohit Bharadwaj joined the University of Edinburgh as a Ph.D. candidate, he followed in the footsteps of the ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton. But as he explains, he's forging a path all his own.

AI in bloom: How MBZUAI graduate is helping preserve the world’s plants

Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

AI in bloom: How MBZUAI graduate is helping preserve the world’s plants

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Kane Lindsay has enjoyed a gap year like no other — combining his passions for gardening, AI, and travel — while securing a Ph.D. in his home country.

Alumni Spotlight:  Applying AI to complex public‑sector challenges

Wednesday, 7 May, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Applying AI to complex public‑sector challenges

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MEP graduate Maryam Ahmed Hassani draws on her experience building in AI to reimagine early childhood development.

Alumni Spotlight: Using AI to boost public health

Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Using AI to boost public health

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MEP graduate H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani explains how AI, social media and community engagement is improving public health across the UAE.

Alumni Spotlight: Aspiration rooted in Research

Friday, 7 March, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Aspiration rooted in Research

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MBZUAI alumnus Hanan Gani explains why he stayed in Abu Dhabi after graduation, and why he is committed to a future in academia

Alumni Spotlight: On a path of growth and empowerment

Monday, 30 December, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: On a path of growth and empowerment

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MBZUAI alumna Akbobek Abilkaiyrkyzy is creating impact for individuals, communities and industry by following three different paths.

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