University news

Connecting you to the latest AI research and innovation

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.

Reaping the full benefits of AI-driven applications

Monday, 12 February, 2024

Reaping the full benefits of AI-driven applications

arrow image icon

Two scientists at MBZUAI are working to advance an emerging approach to designing neural networks that has the potential to improve their computational power and energy efficiency.

Enhancing Human Touch in Healthcare: The Role of Generative AI and Multimodal Technologies

Thursday, 8 February, 2024

Enhancing Human Touch in Healthcare: The Role of Generative AI and Multimodal Technologies

arrow image icon

Despite investing over $38 billion in electronic health records since 2011 in the US, many healthcare professionals continue to express dissatisfaction with the technology. Our current approach of simply ‘adding […]

Analyzing Threats of Large-Scale Machine Learning Systems

Wednesday, 7 February, 2024

Analyzing Threats of Large-Scale Machine Learning Systems

arrow image icon

Machine Learning (ML) systems rapidly transform how we interact with and trust digital media. However, the emergence of such a powerful technology also faces a dual-use dilemma. While the technology […]

Deep Surface Meshes

Wednesday, 7 February, 2024

Deep Surface Meshes

arrow image icon

Geometric Deep Learning has made striking progress with the advent of Deep Implicit Fields. They allow for detailed modeling of surfaces of arbitrary topology while not relying on a 3D […]

Learn to control

Monday, 5 February, 2024

Learn to control

arrow image icon

Key thing in robotics: physical interaction with the environment – with dynamic or static objects. Thus control is always a two-sided thing. And therefore we need to predict in order […]

Understanding cause and effect in biology

Friday, 2 February, 2024

Understanding cause and effect in biology

arrow image icon

MBZUAI professor Kun Zhang is working with colleagues to build a foundation model for biology, which could play a significant role in helping scientists develop the next generation of medicines.

A new way of seeing: vision transformers for radar data

Monday, 29 January, 2024

A new way of seeing: vision transformers for radar data

arrow image icon

An MBZUAI team, including a recent master’s graduate, have authored a study that proposes new ways in which radar could be used to identify objects in the environment.

Tackling human-written disinformation and machine hallucinations

Friday, 26 January, 2024

Tackling human-written disinformation and machine hallucinations

arrow image icon

Professor Preslav Nakov has authored several studies that propose ways of identifying and combating the potentially harmful uses of large language models to generate false and misleading information.

Participants pitch AI startup ideas after success of new MBZUAI Entrepreneurship Program

Thursday, 25 January, 2024

Participants pitch AI startup ideas after success of new MBZUAI Entrepreneurship Program

arrow image icon

MBZUAI Entrepreneurship Courses concluded with 12 AI-based startup business plans presented at an on-campus event in Masdar City, with 22 students walking away with the entrepreneurial skills, tools, and networks needed to commercialize their AI solutions in the UAE, and three startups being fast-tracked for financial grants from MBZUAI.

Large Language Models for the Real World: Explorations of Sparse, Cross-lingual Understanding and Instruction-Tuned LLMs

Thursday, 25 January, 2024

Large Language Models for the Real World: Explorations of Sparse, Cross-lingual Understanding and Instruction-Tuned LLMs

arrow image icon

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized NLP and the use of Natural Language in products. Nonetheless, there are challenges to the wide adoption of LLMs. In this talk, I will […]

Ready to start your new education journey?

Apply now arrow right icon