APRIL 17 · 2024 · DUBAI
Machines Can See 2024
AI Explained
by Creators
The largest professional
AI summit in the Middle East
MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE
APRIL 17 · 2024 · DUBAI
MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE
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What's inside
MCS 2024
Business Stream
Scientific Stream
Exhibition Area
Representatives of big tech companies and government agencies will explore AI's immense potential to transform urban systems and services, offering exclusive insights into the real-world applications reshaping industries. Speakers will also discuss the integration of generative AI solutions into robotic automation across business verticals. The talks will provide outlooks on AI investments, exploring risks and major growth opportunities.
Renowned researchers will explore innovations in generative image creation, machine perception, and robotics, providing rare glimpses of trailblazing breakthroughs in their fields. They will dive deep into VR/AR’s potential to immerse us in hyper-realistic metaverse environments. Representatives of universities will also discuss nurturing tomorrow’s AI talent.
The exhibition area will showcase cutting-edge innovations from leading companies and research institutions across various sectors. Visitors can explore breakthrough solutions in AI, software, sustainability tech, finance, healthcare, retail, tourism, logistics, and more. Don't miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the future of technology and innovation.
Opening
Opening
Ceremony
Speakers
Alexander Khanin, CEO and Founder Polynome Events FZE
Aleksandar Linc-Djordjevic, Managing Director of Data Science Conference
Keynote
There Is No Such Thing As Artificial Intelligence
Speaker
Luc Julia
Chief Scientific Officer at Renault Group
Keynote
Computer Vision in the Generative AI Era
Speaker
Tiago Henriques
Head of AI/ML Technology Practice for EMEA at Google Cloud
Keynote
Will Machines Be Able to See You?
Speaker
Alon Halevy
Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS
Final Competition Round, Award Ceremony
Generative Interior Design Challenge’24
Jury
Hao Li, MBZUAI
Hanady Amin, Nakheel
Ibrahim El Sharif, Emaar
Mohammad Baydoun, DAMAC
Sundar Raman, MOTF
Tonicia Imayanga, Paris Decors
Zaneta Domingo, Emaar
Keynote
Cross-Modal Understanding and Generation of Multimodal Content
Speaker
Nicu Sebe
Professor at University of Trento
Keynote
What Is the Language Model of a Crow?
Speaker
Ali Farhadi
CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington
Keynote
Photorealistic Telepresence
Speaker
Yaser Sheikh
Vice President of Meta Reality Labs in Pittsburgh
Panel Session
Fostering the Next Wave of AI Talents
Moderator
Philip Torr, Professor at Oxford University
Speakers
Sir John O'Reilly, President of Khalifa University
Timothy Baldwin, Provost and Professor of Natural Language Processing at MBZUAI
Maamar Bettayeb, Professor, Vice Chancellor For Research and Graduate Studies at University of Sharjah
David Toman, Senior Advisor at UAE Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Working Office
Keynote
Generative Video: New Models, Applications and Challenges
Speaker
Irfan Essa
Distinguished Professor of Computing at Georgia Tech
Keynote
Towards Detailed Understanding of the Visual World
Speaker
Professor Fahad Khan
Deputy Department Chair of Computer Vision and Professor at MBZUAI
Opening
Welcome
Speech
Speaker
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
Panel Session
Unhyping GenAI: Research Frontiers and Business Impact
Moderator
Dr. Abdelrahman Al Mahmoud, AI expert, Artificial Intelligence Office in the Prime Minister's Office, UAE
Speakers
Andrew Jackson, EVP, Chief AI Officer at Core42
Dr. Abrar Abdulnabi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Saal.ai
Dr. Ahmed Ghanim Al-Ali, Regional Director and Co-founding Partner of DeepOpinion
Victor Erukhimov, Co-Founder and CEO of Itseez3D
Sergey Tulyakov, Principal Research Scientist at Snap
Keynote
Digital Transformation
in the Age of AI
Speaker
Shilpa Kolhatkar
Global Head of AI Nations at NVIDIA
Keynote
Responsible AI in Practice
Speaker
Heather Domin
Global Leader of Responsible AI Initiatives at IBM
Keynote
Video Generation: Past, Present, and a New Hope
Speaker
Sergey Tulyakov
Principal Research Scientist at Snap
Panel Session
Women in AI
Moderator
Jinane Mounsef, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at RIT Dubai
Speakers
Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix
Heather Domin, Global Leader, Responsible AI Initiatives at IBM
Shilpa Kolhatkar, Global Head of AI Nations at NVIDIA
Aseel Addawood, AI and ML KSA Leader at Oracle
Panel Session
Invest in Your AI Future
Moderator
Andrew Filev, Founder of For Good AI, previously Founder of Wrike
Speakers
Azzan Al-Kindi, CEO and Co-Founder of Rihal
Dr. Hao Li, CEO and Co-Founder of Pinscreen, Associate Professor of Computer Vision at MBZUAI and Director of MBZUAI Metaverse Center
Pawel Czech, Founder and CEO of GAIA Accelerator
Amin Al Zarouni, CEO of BEDU
Keynote
Generative AI in the Open-Source World
Speaker
Merouane Debbah
Senior AI Advisor at TII
Keynote
Deep Surface Meshes
Speaker
Pascal Fua
Professor of Computer Science at EPFL
Keynote
From Llama to Emu: Developing Generative AI at Meta
Speaker
Laurens van der Maaten
Distinguished Research Scientist at Meta AI
Opening
Opening
Ceremony
Speakers
Alexander Khanin, CEO and Founder Polynome Events FZE
Aleksandar Linc-Djordjevic, Managing Director of Data Science Conference
Opening
Welcome
Speech
Speaker
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
Keynote
There Is No Such Thing As Artificial Intelligence
Speaker
Luc Julia
Chief Scientific Officer at Renault Group
Panel Session
Unhyping GenAI: Research Frontiers and Business Impact
Moderator
Dr. Abdelrahman Al Mahmoud, AI expert, Artificial Intelligence Office in the Prime Minister's Office, UAE
Speakers
Andrew Jackson, EVP, Chief AI Officer at Core42
Dr. Abrar Abdulnabi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Saal.ai
Dr. Ahmed Ghanim Al-Ali, Regional Director and Co-founding Partner of DeepOpinion
Victor Erukhimov, Co-Founder and CEO of Itseez3D
Sergey Tulyakov, Principal Research Scientist at Snap
Keynote
Computer Vision in the Generative AI Era
Speaker
Tiago Henriques
Head of AI/ML Technology Practice for EMEA at Google Cloud
Keynote
Digital Transformation
in the Age of AI
Speaker
Shilpa Kolhatkar
Global Head of AI Nations at NVIDIA
Keynote
Responsible AI in Practice
Speaker
Heather Domin
Global Leader of Responsible AI Initiatives at IBM
Keynote
Will Machines Be Able to See You?
Speaker
Alon Halevy
Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS
Keynote
Video Generation: Past, Present, and a New Hope
Speaker
Sergey Tulyakov
Principal Research Scientist at Snap
Final Competition Round, Award Ceremony
Generative Interior Design Challenge’24
Jury
Hao Li, MBZUAI
Hanady Amin, Nakheel
Ibrahim El Sharif, Emaar
Mohammad Baydoun, DAMAC
Sundar Raman, MOTF
Tonicia Imayanga, Paris Decors
Zaneta Domingo, Emaar
Panel Session
Women in AI
Moderator
Jinane Mounsef, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at RIT Dubai
Speakers
Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix
Heather Domin, Global Leader, Responsible AI Initiatives at IBM
Shilpa Kolhatkar, Global Head of AI Nations at NVIDIA
Aseel Addawood, AI and ML KSA Leader at Oracle
Panel Session
Invest in Your AI Future
Moderator
Andrew Filev, Founder of For Good AI, previously Founder of Wrike
Speakers
Azzan Al-Kindi, CEO and Co-Founder of Rihal
Dr. Hao Li, CEO and Co-Founder of Pinscreen, Associate Professor of Computer Vision at MBZUAI and Director of MBZUAI Metaverse Center
Pawel Czech, Founder and CEO of GAIA Accelerator
Amin Al Zarouni, CEO of BEDU
Opening
Opening
Ceremony
Speakers
Alexander Khanin, CEO and Founder Polynome Events FZE
Aleksandar Linc-Djordjevic, Managing Director of Data Science Conference
Opening
Welcome
Speech
Speaker
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
Keynote
Cross-Modal Understanding and Generation of Multimodal Content
Speaker
Nicu Sebe
Professor at University of Trento
Keynote
What Is the Language Model of a Crow?
Speaker
Ali Farhadi
CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington
Keynote
Photorealistic Telepresence
Speaker
Yaser Sheikh
Vice President of Meta Reality Labs in Pittsburgh
Panel Session
Fostering the Next Wave of AI Talents
Moderator
Philip Torr, Professor at Oxford University
Speakers
Sir John O'Reilly, President of Khalifa University
Timothy Baldwin, Provost and Professor of Natural Language Processing at MBZUAI
Maamar Bettayeb, Professor, Vice Chancellor For Research and Graduate Studies at University of Sharjah
David Toman, Senior Advisor at UAE Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Working Office
Keynote
Generative Video: New Models, Applications and Challenges
Speaker
Irfan Essa
Distinguished Professor of Computing at Georgia Tech
Keynote
Generative AI in the Open-Source World
Speaker
Merouane Debbah
Senior AI Advisor at TII
Keynote
Deep Surface Meshes
Speaker
Pascal Fua
Professor of Computer Science at EPFL
Keynote
Towards Detailed Understanding of the Visual World
Speaker
Professor Fahad Khan
Deputy Department Chair of Computer Vision and Professor at MBZUAI
Keynote
From Llama to Emu: Developing Generative AI at Meta
Speaker
Laurens van der Maaten
Distinguished Research Scientist at Meta AI
Generative Interior
Design Challenge’24
Transform Images of Empty Rooms into Fully Designed Spaces
Join the 2024 Generative Interior Design Challenge, a pioneering contest at the intersection of Computer Vision, Generative AI, and Design
This new competition aims to leverage the power of AI and supply designers with innovative and creative tools, where algorithms will turn images of empty rooms into fully furnished spaces guided by text descriptions. Designers will use their skills and imagination to bring empty rooms to life, transforming them into visions of beauty and functionality.
Prize pool
USD 15,000
+
Special awards
by NVIDIA
Exclusive Offerfor the MCS 2024
MCS 2023
Highlights
Our first summit featured captivating talks on AI, alongside insightful panel discussions on business and science, making it a must-attend event for industry professionals and academics alike
MCS Highlights
Our first summit featured captivating talks on AI, alongside insightful panel discussions on business and science, making it a must-attend event for industry professionals and academics alike
MCS Highlights
Our first summit featured captivating talks on AI, alongside insightful panel discussions on business and science, making it a must-attend event for industry professionals and academics alike
