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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.

Detect – Verify – Communicate: Combating Misinformation with More Realistic NLP

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Detect – Verify – Communicate: Combating Misinformation with More Realistic NLP

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Dealing with misinformation is a grand challenge of the information society directed at equipping the computer users with effective tools for identifying and debunking misinformation. Current natural language processing (NLP) […]

Machine learning and natural language processing in support of interactive automated tutoring for non-native

Monday, 9 May, 2022

Machine learning and natural language processing in support of interactive automated tutoring for non-native

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Massive online open courseware, adaptive learning management systems and the like are well-established, but their impact outside of a few subjects such as computer science and maths has been modest […]

Machine learning algorithms for precision medicine

Thursday, 28 April, 2022

Machine learning algorithms for precision medicine

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I will first present the main problematics of precision medicine and the questions they raise for artificial intelligence. I will then present some algorithms that we have proposed with my […]

Solving the biggest challenges through innovation

Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Solving the biggest challenges through innovation

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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the third Ramadan lecture organized by Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, titled: "How to solve the biggest global challenges through innovation," and hosted at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

MBZUAI home to 133 students from 40 countries

Friday, 22 April, 2022

MBZUAI home to 133 students from 40 countries

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has confirmed that the number of nationalities of its 133 students has increased to 40. The students who were accepted this year come from 37 countries, 11 of which are new countries with 115 enrolled in a Master’s program and 18 in a Ph.D. program.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence joins forces with SEHA

Thursday, 21 April, 2022

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence joins forces with SEHA

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has joined forces with the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA, to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can predict if someone will have a heart attack months before it takes place. This breakthrough is expected to save lives with global statistics indicating that across the globe, somebody dies of a heart attack every two seconds - a figure which is rising across the Middle East.

Students award-winning AI-powered energy reduction solution

Friday, 15 April, 2022

Students award-winning AI-powered energy reduction solution

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A team of four MBZUAI students have taken top honors at Cisco's 'Power the Future: The Cisco Sustainability Challenge' with an AI-based residential demand response program that embraces the UAE's strategy for cleaner energy in the future. Held in the final week of Expo 2020 in Dubai, the nation-wide competition invited university students to share how technology can accelerate the sustainability agenda and measure its impact.

An Adaptive Stochastic Sequential Quadratic Programming with Differentiable Exact Augmented Lagrangians

Thursday, 14 April, 2022

An Adaptive Stochastic Sequential Quadratic Programming with Differentiable Exact Augmented Lagrangians

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In this talk, I will discuss our recent work on stochastic optimization with equality constraints. We consider solving nonlinear optimization problems with stochastic objective and deterministic equality constraints. We propose […]

MBZUAI and the Weizmann Institute of Science deepen research ties

Wednesday, 13 April, 2022

MBZUAI and the Weizmann Institute of Science deepen research ties

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A delegation from MBZUAI, led by President Eric Xing, took part in a two-day engagement at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel aimed at deepening research and innovation ties. Both institutions are seeking to leverage each other’s human capital and expertise in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) inquiry.

MBZUAI presents research at GSRC Dubai

Thursday, 7 April, 2022

MBZUAI presents research at GSRC Dubai

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Nine MBZUAI students and researchers presented their latest findings at the Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) held in Dubai in March 2022. The group, led by MBZUAI Assistant Professor of Computer Vision, Mohammad Yaqub, presented on a range of topics including deep learning, computer learning, disease prediction, and other topics related generally to AI in healthcare.

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