MBZUAI appoints AI scientist Shao as Executive Vice President and Provost

Dr Ling Shao as the University's executive vice- president and provost.

Abu Dhabi - Dr. Shao will lead MBZUAI's academic affairs and research, ensuring the University delivers world-class higher education and research in the field of AI.

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By Staff Report


Published: Tue 12 May 2020, 12:21 AM

The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has announced the appointment of Dr Ling Shao as the University's executive vice- president and provost.
In his role, Dr. Shao will lead MBZUAI's academic affairs and research, ensuring the University delivers world-class higher education and research in the field of AI.
Dr Shao will be part of MBZUAI's leadership team, playing a pivotal role in ensuring that students receive a world-class education in a state-of-the-art campus, which is expected to be completed shortly.
With the first academic year scheduled to start in January 2021, the University is in the process of vetting thousands of applications from more than 80 countries. The first admissions letters will be sent to applicants soon.
In addition to his new role at MBZUAI, Dr Shao also serves as CEO and Chief Scientist of the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI), an Abu Dhabi-based international research organisation dedicated to achieving breakthroughs in fundamental and applied AI research.
MBZUAI is partnered with the IIAI for the supervision of PhD students and curriculum development. Under Dr. Shao's leadership, IIAI will also serve as a principal partner for research collaboration. - business@khaleejtimes.com

Staff Report


Published: Tue 12 May 2020, 12:21 AM

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