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MLDAS 2020 – Abstract

Approximating Stochastic Sliced Wasserstein Kernels in Optimal Transport Speaker: Abdelkader Baggag Many learning applications involve data in the form of a point cloud, a histogram, or a probability distribution – rather than a single point. This type of data can be encapsulated as a probability measure over some space. Learning from probability measures, however, requires […]

Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium – MLDAS 2020

Date: Fall, 2020 Location: Researchery (Hamad Bin Khalifa Research Complex), Multipurpose Room Introduction The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers, practitioners, students, and industry experts in the fields of machine learning, data mining, and related areas to present recent advances, to discuss open research questions, and to bridge the gap between data analytics research […]

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Judiciaries

By Global Judicial Integrity Network, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The role of Artificial Intelligence technology in contemporary jurisprudence is attracting worldwide attention. The Global Judicial Integrity Network at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has begun researching this issue and will discuss it at its high-level meeting in Doha, Qatar […]

Data Collaboratives as an enabling infrastructure for AI for Good

By Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory @NYU (GovLab). The “AI for Social Good” conference that recently took place at the Qatar Computing Research Institute examined the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for good. It was widely agreed that the potential is real, and that AI could help […]

AI in Speech: What is next for Arabic Speech Recognition? – ArabicSpeech 2019

Date: 29-30 April, 2019 Location: HBKU Research Complex, Multipurpose Room Introduction: The first annual meeting for the Arabic Speech community will be hosted by Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence (QCAI) of Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers, practitioners, students and industry experts in the fields of […]

AI for Social Good: A technological nudge for development

By Dr. Ingmar Weber, Research Director, Social Computing, Qatar Computing Research Institute, and Jennifer Colville, Innovation Team Lead, Arab States, United Nations Development Programme   Are you an optimist or a pessimist when it comes to Artificial Intelligence? Do you think AI will bring apocalyptic scenarios where the disruptive forces of technology take over the […]

Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium – MLDAS 2019

Date: 1-2 April, 2019 Location: HBKU Research Complex, Multipurpose Room Introduction The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers, practitioners, students, and industry experts in the fields of machine learning, data mining, and related areas to present recent advances, to discuss open research questions, and to bridge the gap between data analytics research and industry […]

QCAI releases National AI Strategy for Qatar

By Lokendra Chauhan| Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence   Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence (QCAI) has drafted and released the “National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar”. The objective of this document is to inform and advise Qatar’s leadership on AI’s potential and a path ahead for Qatar. Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a phenomenon is getting much […]

AI for Social Good

== Event is fully booked. No seats left. == Date: 17 February, 2019 Location: HBKU Research Complex, Multipurpose Room Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of transformative technologies with the potential to greatly aid the development and humanitarian sectors through powerful data analysis. This workshop on AI for Social Good, jointly organized by the United Nations Development […]