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UAE, Slovenian presidents discuss regional developments, bilateral ties - Gulf News

Gulf News ·

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar discussed regional developments and bilateral relations during a meeting in Abu Dhabi. They highlighted opportunities to enhance cooperation, particularly in the economic sector. The leaders also exchanged views on various regional and international issues of mutual interest. Why it matters: Strengthening UAE's diplomatic and economic ties with European nations like Slovenia can unlock new opportunities for AI collaboration and investment.

KAUST Professor Peter Richtárik wins Distinguished Speaker Award

KAUST ·

KAUST Professor Peter Richtárik received a Distinguished Speaker Award at the Sixth International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT 2019) in Berlin. Richtárik's lecture series, totaling six hours, focused on stochastic gradient descent (SGD) methods, drawing from recent research by his KAUST group. He highlighted key principles and new variants of SGD, the key method for training modern machine learning models. Why it matters: This award recognizes KAUST's contribution to fundamental machine learning optimization, which is critical for advancing AI in the region.