KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has established two new departments and four associated graduate programmes dedicated to robotics and computer science, catering to the surging global demand for these disciplines.
MBZUAI President and University Professor, Eric Xing said the addition of these two new departments represents the university’s lasting effort in developing a solid foundation for research excellence and innovation in artificial intelligence.
“The university will continue to bring into Abu Dhabi world leading faculty and researchers in the fields and to empower students to become pioneers with highly sought-after skills in developing advanced AI tools and applications across industries,” said Xing.
In a statement, MBZUAI said the new departments complement the university’s existing computer vision (CV), machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) departments, which are ranked among the top 20 globally by CSRankings.
Aligned with the formation of the new departments, the university has launched master’s and PhD programmes in robotics and computer science.
These programmes will help further develop the United Arab Emirates’ wider AI ecosystem and strengthen its position as an international hub for AI research and innovation.
The Robotics Department will focus on rigorous, high-impact, original research, emphasising robot learning and robot algorithms rather than the development of new robot hardware.
Meanwhile, the Computer Science Department will provide unparallelled technical depth in the foundational technologies that have given rise to the phenomenal growth and impact of information technology in the past four decades.
Applications for the 2024 admissions year will open on Sept 1.
-- BERNAMA
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