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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.

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MBZUAI students shine at MICCAI

Thursday, 22 September, 2022

MBZUAI students shine at MICCAI

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MBZUAI faculty, researchers, and students travelled to Singapore this week to present eight academic papers accepted at the 25th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2022).

Using child’s play for machine learning

Friday, 24 June, 2022

Using child’s play for machine learning

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Metaphorically, the toddler brain is similar to a sponge. It is ever evolving — both recalling things from the past, and developing new connections to the present. This capacity is so great, in fact, that the founder of the Montessori learning system, Dr. Maria Montessori, termed the first six years of life the period of the "Absorbent Mind" due to children’s extraordinary capacity to soak up and recall vast amounts of new information. Not surprisingly then, for the machine learning community, one long-standing goal has been to mimic the super-human feats of learning observed in the developing brains of toddlers.

A researcher’s life – Cengiz shares her story

Monday, 7 March, 2022

A researcher’s life – Cengiz shares her story

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Having diverse role models in STEM – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – will inspire the next generation of women in the field. That is what encouraged Sevim Cengiz, who after becoming a biomedical engineer, decided to teach herself to code and enter the realm of artificial intelligence (AI).

How AI is building a whole new you

Thursday, 3 March, 2022

How AI is building a whole new you

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Researchers at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence are helping digital twin technology make the leap from objects to human beings, a project that promises to transform everything from health care to space exploration.

Xu pursues AI-based biomedical image analysis

Tuesday, 22 February, 2022

Xu pursues AI-based biomedical image analysis

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Alongside his students, Dr. Min Xu hopes to use artificial intelligence to revolutionize the biomedical image analysis field. It's what attracted him to take up a position as Affiliated Assistant Professor in Computer Vision at MBZUAI.

Aligning research and student careers

Tuesday, 8 February, 2022

Aligning research and student careers

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Dr. Karthik Nandakumar is excited to be conducting in-house research with his students at MBZUAI and he aims to give them the best start possible to their careers. After 15 months with the university as an Associate Professor in the Computer Vision department, Nandakumar aligns their research with the UAE's strategic goals to leave a lasting impact on the real world.

Yaqub finds the “magic” of AI in healthcare

Tuesday, 25 January, 2022

Yaqub finds the “magic” of AI in healthcare

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Wanting to help people is the reason Dr. Mohammad Yaqub journeyed into artificial intelligence and healthcare, and his passion for helping doctors with advanced diagnostic tools is inspiring the next generation of AI students.

PoCUS and accessible AI healthcare solutions

Friday, 21 January, 2022

PoCUS and accessible AI healthcare solutions

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Artificial intelligence can transform the tiniest of objects—such as point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS)—into lifesaving equipment, which can be used in the world’s most remote areas. At MBZUAI, researchers are working on several projects that will one day provide real-world benefits to millions of people. World-leading faculty such as MBZUAI Assistant Professor in Computer Vision, Dr. Mohammad Yaqub, is on the brink of another advanced diagnostic tool.

I see what you’re saying: the Abu Dhabi AI researchers making video dubbing sync

Friday, 31 December, 2021

I see what you’re saying: the Abu Dhabi AI researchers making video dubbing sync

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How a team of graduate students at the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence are working to overcome the limitations of audio-visual dubbing technologies.

Abu Dhabi’s AI algorithms to deliver health diagnoses in a heartbeat

Tuesday, 28 December, 2021

Abu Dhabi’s AI algorithms to deliver health diagnoses in a heartbeat

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Distracted, overworked, and subject to a non-stop barrage of data, doctors can struggle to identify illnesses when every second counts. The UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence wants to change that.

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