Deal to advance transport sector in Mideast through AI signed

Deal to advance transport sector in Mideast through AI signed

Admin 19 hours ago Local News

ABU DHABI / WAM

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, and Virgin Hyperloop, the California-based category leader in hyperloop development, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate a collaborative approach to research and innovation in the field of AI. In a virtual ceremony, the MoU was signed by Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at MBZUAI, and Sultan Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World and Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop, in the presence of Professor Sir Michael Brady, Interim President at MBZUAI; Dr. Ling Shao, Executive Vice President and Provost at MBZUAI; Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Executive Vice President for Outreach and Engagement at MBZUAI, and Harj Dhaliwal, Managing Director Middle East and India at Virgin Hyperloop. MBZUAI and Hyperloop will engage the best AI minds of both teams to pursue three core objectives: joint fundamental research in several key AI domains, such as computer vision; massively parallel cloud computing initiatives, and a range of solution-oriented commercial projects in the smart transportation industry. Transporting passengers and goods at speeds exceeding 1,000km/h,