MBZUAI · Significant research
MBZUAI faculty, researchers, and students will present 34 papers at the 35th IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2023). Fahad Khan is a co-author on 11 accepted papers, while Salman Khan and Shijian Lu have 10 and 9 papers, respectively. One paper focuses on person image synthesis via a denoising diffusion model, and another introduces PromptCAL for generalized novel category discovery. Why it matters: This large volume of acceptances at a top-tier conference highlights MBZUAI's growing prominence and research contributions in computer vision, with potential impact across various industries from online retail to autonomous driving.
CVPR · MBZUAI · computer vision · diffusion models · PromptCAL
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MBZUAI faculty and students presented 31 papers at the 2022 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), including 6 oral presentations. Professors Fahad Khan and Shijian Lu had 9 and 8 papers accepted respectively. Researchers collaborated with 57 institutions across 16 countries. Why it matters: MBZUAI's strong showing at a top-tier CV conference demonstrates the rapid growth and international collaboration of AI research in the UAE.
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MBZUAI had 30 papers accepted at the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) in Paris, out of 8,260 submissions. Visiting Professor Ivan Laptev served as one of the ICCV Program Chairs. Two papers from MBZUAI researchers focused on analyzing moving images, with one introducing Video-FocalNets for action analysis and the other exploring the transfer of knowledge from still image analysis to video. Why it matters: MBZUAI's strong presence at ICCV demonstrates its growing prominence in the global computer vision research landscape.
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MBZUAI faculty and researchers had 27 papers accepted at the 2022 NeurIPS conference. 12 MBZUAI faculty members have at least one paper accepted, with Professor Kun Zhang leading with 10 papers. Other faculty with accepted publications include Eric Xing, Le Song, and Fahad Khan. Why it matters: This achievement highlights MBZUAI's growing prominence in the global machine learning research community.
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MBZUAI had 22 papers accepted at ICLR 2023, with faculty Kun Zhang co-authoring seven of them. Yuanzhi Li, an affiliated assistant professor at MBZUAI, received an honorable mention for his paper on knowledge distillation. Additionally, a paper co-authored by MBZUAI President Eric Xing was recognized as a top 5% paper at the conference. Why it matters: MBZUAI's strong presence at a top-tier machine learning conference like ICLR demonstrates the university's growing influence and research capabilities in the global AI landscape.