MBZUAI ·
MBZUAI mourns the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The university offers condolences to the Royal family, the UAE government, and the people. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs declared 40 days of official mourning. Why it matters: This event marks a significant moment of transition and reflection for the UAE and its institutions.
arXiv ·
A proposed recognition system aims to identify missing persons, deceased individuals, and lost objects during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages in Saudi Arabia. The system intends to leverage facial recognition and object identification to manage the large crowds expected in the coming decade, estimated to reach 20 million pilgrims. It will be integrated into the CrowdSensing system for crowd estimation, management, and safety.
arXiv ·
This paper proposes a smart dome system for mosques that uses machine learning to automatically control dome ventilation based on weather conditions and outside temperatures. The system was tested on the Prophet Mosque in Saudi Arabia using K-Nearest Neighbors and Decision Tree algorithms. The Decision Tree algorithm achieved a higher accuracy of 98% compared to 95% for the k-NN algorithm.
KAUST ·
Five young researchers from KAUST participated in the virtual 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which focused on interdisciplinarity. The KAUST participants included Ph.D. students, postdocs, and faculty member Nazek El-Atab. El-Atab's research focuses on smart memory and electronic devices, with applications in computing and sensing. Why it matters: KAUST's representation at this prestigious event highlights the university's commitment to fostering scientific collaboration and innovation among its researchers.
The National ·
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