Istanbul, Turkey, will host GITEX Ai Türkiye in 2026, extending the GITEX brand into Eurasia. The event aims to gather industry leaders, innovators, and government officials to explore AI advancements. It will focus on Turkey's growing digital economy and its strategic position connecting Europe and Asia. Why it matters: The event signals Turkey's growing importance as a regional AI hub and its ambition to attract international investment and collaboration.
Geophysicists at KAUST are investigating the "doublet" earthquake phenomenon in Turkey, where two strong earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.7 occurred within nine hours of each other on separate faults. Researchers from the Crustal Deformation and InSAR Group and the Computational Earthquake Seismology research group are using satellite and seismic data to examine the earthquake rupture process. The National Center for Earthquake and Volcano monitoring (NCEV) of the Saudi Geological Survey contributes seismic recordings to the KAUST teams. Why it matters: Understanding such earthquake doublets is crucial for improving seismic hazard assessment and risk mitigation in the region and globally.
KAUST postdoctoral fellows Eloise Bihar and Abdellatif Ait Lahcen won Young Scientist awards at the Euroanalysis XX Conference in Turkey. Ait Lahcen won for his work on sensors detecting toxic compounds using ultrasound probes. Bihar won for her research on inkjet-printed biosensors for glucose detection, a collaboration between the Salama, Inal, and Baran groups at KAUST. Why it matters: The awards recognize KAUST's strength in developing innovative sensor technologies with potential applications in environmental monitoring and healthcare.