অধ্যাপক Timothy M. Shaw নিযুক্ত হয়েছেন MBZUAI-এর এক্সিকিউটিভ ভাইস প্রেসিডেন্ট ও প্রভোস্ট হিসেবে। ড. শাও এর আগে হংকং বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের (HKUST) অধ্যাপক ছিলেন। এই নিয়োগ MBZUAI-এর নেতৃত্বকে শক্তিশালী করবে এবং একাডেমিক উৎকর্ষের প্রতিশ্রুতির উপর জোর দেবে। Why it matters: একটি বিশিষ্ট AI ব্যক্তিত্বের অন্তর্ভুক্তি MBZUAI-এর শিক্ষাগত খ্যাতি বাড়াতে পারে এবং আরও বেশি আন্তর্জাতিক প্রতিভা আকৃষ্ট করতে পারে।
MBZUAI has launched the Ruwwad AI Scholars (RAIS) program, a postdoctoral fellowship for Emirati Ph.D. graduates to undertake two-year, fully-funded research positions at leading global institutions. The program aims to cultivate local talent in AI and computational research, with the goal of strengthening participants' eligibility for faculty positions at MBZUAI. The fellowship covers a stipend, research funds, insurance, relocation support, and conference travel.
MBZUAI Visiting Professor Haiyan Huang is working on bridging biology and AI by incorporating domain knowledge into modeling frameworks. She combines statistical principles, AI tools, and domain expertise to develop scientifically informed and statistically grounded methods. Her work addresses the challenge of extracting meaningful signals from complex biological data.
MBZUAI has completed the second edition of its Global AI Leadership Program (GAILP), designed to equip senior UAE decision-makers with the knowledge to lead in an AI-driven environment. The five-day program included leaders from government, industry, and the innovation ecosystem, with sessions focusing on AI fundamentals, data-driven prediction, workforce transformation, and governance. Participants also discussed the ethical considerations for AI usage.
MBZUAI has received a Google Academic Research Award to study how AI can better understand and respond to human loneliness in digital spaces. The project will examine how loneliness is expressed online, how conversational agents can detect it, and what healthier AI companionship could look like. The research aims to define digital loneliness and address the potential negative impacts of AI chatbots on users.