We're looking back at the highlights from the Digital Pathology and AI meeting in 2018 as we anticipate this year's Digital Pathology and AI Congress in December. This second post in our mini-series reviews Marylin Bui's keynote presentation where she explained how the combination of Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds huge potential for patient care. In the first keynote address for the 5th Digital Pathology & AI Congress (Europe), Professor of Pathology, Marilyn Bui, focused on how digital pathology is impacting on precision medicine. During her address, 'Unleash the Power of Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence for Precision Medicine', the professor outlined how digital pathology provides connectivity and accessibility by combining with image analysis and AI; leading to improved quality and efficiency, and transforming pathology data into clinically actionable knowledge to help deliver precision medicine. The next phase of advanced imaging analysis combined with AI is a'game changer' in advancing the field, she added.

Abu Dhabi announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, which will enable graduate students, businesses, and governments to advance the artificial intelligence field. The University will introduce a new model of academia and research to the field of AI, providing students and faculty access to some of the world's most advanced AI systems to unleash its potential for economic and societal development. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State, who has been appointed Chair of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees and is spearheading the establishment of the University, said, "Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence aligns with the vision of the UAE leadership that is based on sustainable development, progress and the overall well-being of humanity. Experts from around the world have been selected for the University's Board of Trustees, WAM reported. They include MBZUAI Interim President, Professor Sir Michael Brady, professor of Oncological Imaging at the University of Oxford, UK; Professor Anil K. Jain, a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, USA; Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Dean of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, a technology executive and venture capitalist based in Beijing, China; Professor Daniela Rus, Director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA, and Peng Xiao, CEO of Group 42. The Board of Trustees will be supported by an Advisory Board, chaired by Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, and will include Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences; Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills; Jassim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of Finance, and Dr. Wan Li Min, Chief Machine Intelligence Scientist at Alibaba. Over the next decade, AI is set to have a transformational impact on the global economy, with experts estimating that, by 2030, AI could contribute nearly US$16 trillion to the global economy. Al Jaber added, "The invention of electricity, the railroad, smartphones all transformed the world as we knew it.

Amazing smartphone applications help in several activities, from ordering food, checking directions while driving, keeping an eye on the house's back door, to monitoring sleep patterns. Mobile apps have managed to influence and transform almost every aspect of life. The introduction of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) has made them even more capable, powerful. Image and voice analysis, self-learning, and app security have reached a new level due to these advanced technologies. Put simply; both these technologies have helped in integrating intelligence in the app and transformed the way people interact and work.

ABU DHABI, 16th October, 2019 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi today announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, MBZUAI, the first graduate level, research-based AI university in the world. MBZUAI will enable graduate students, businesses, and governments to advance the artificial intelligence field. The University is named after His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who has long advocated for the UAE's development of human capital through knowledge and scientific thinking to take the nation into the future. MBZUAI will introduce a new model of academia and research to the field of AI, providing students and faculty access to some of the world's most advanced AI systems to unleash its potential for economic and societal development. The announcement was made at a press conference at the University campus in Masdar City and was immediately followed by the first meeting of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees.

You probably picture robots as clodhoppers: ponderous, clunky, even doddery droids that need caffeine, badly. But robots are on the brink of making giant strides. Just ask Columbia University engineering professor Hod Lipson, who writes in Nature that "young animals gallop across fields, climb trees, and immediately find their feet with grace after they fall"--and robots are set to follow suit. A new breed of speedy robots promises to eventually outdo the runners at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Notable cybernetic contenders include MIT's dominant Cheetah, Boston Dynamics' Petman and Handle, Michigan Robotics' MABEL, and--further afield in South Africa--the University of Cape Town's Baleka. Plus, that efficiency-geared Florida University powerhouse, the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), fields a smart, sensor-free biped plainly called Planar Elliptical Runner (PER).

Computer vision is the ability to extract meaning and intent out of visual elements, such as faces, objects, scenes and activities. Our company, Deepomatic, a computer vision company founded in Paris, recently launched in the North American market. Our proprietary technologies, Deepomatic Studio and Deepomatic Run, provide companies with the tools – both in the form of software and managed services – to build, operate and deploy their own enterprise-level artificial intelligence applications. In the European market, we work with global organizations, including Airbus, Belron, and the Compass Group, on a number of use cases, from automated checkout to smart CCTV. In the North American market, we are focused on enabling the augmented worker to achieve a more seamless workflow through computer vision technology in industries including insurance, telecommunications and quick serve restaurants (QSR).

With student outcomes being a key performance metric for higher education institutes, many are turning to leverage data to glean insights and drive improved outcomes. "For many institutions, student performance has a direct impact on rankings. AI can be a tool to help better manage outcomes and ensure continued innovation to optimize operations and enhance student engagements, as it reduces resource-intensive work among faculty and administrative staff," said Larry Nelson, Regional General Manager – Education, Microsoft Asia. "In fact, we found that 3 out 4 education leaders agree that AI will be able to drive competitiveness in the next 3 years. However, only 32% of education institutions in Asia Pacific have embarked on their AI journey," added Nelson.

There's no doubt that we've come a long way from the days when crank windows and stick shifts were the norm and cruise control was a new phenomenon. Modern cars now come equipped with a plethora of autonomous bells and whistles that help people drive safer on the roads. However, the ever-approaching advent of the era of self-driving cars continues to remain several years in the future. The question is, where are we in the process of developing self-driving cars, and how does big data play a role currently as well as in the future of the autonomous transportation industry? While there is a great deal of technology that has been poured into the development of self-driving cars, there's no doubt that big data has held a leading role.

In a media briefing at Dell's AI Experience Zone in Singapore yesterday, Dell Technologies announced that AI Singapore has chosen Dell Technologies to deliver High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure that's optimised for AI workloads. AI Singapore, first announced in 2017, is a national program office launched by the National Research Foundation (NRF) to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence, develop the country's AI talent and help seed high-quality research efforts to develop fundamental AI novel techniques, algorithms and adjacent technologies. In the collaboration, Dell Technologies will provide three key computational building blocks for the new supercomputer at AI Singapore to help drive performance and flexibility for its researchers and to scale up its flagship 100 Experiments (100E) program. According to Laurence Liew, Director, AI Industry Innovation, for the 100E program, AI Singapore would partner with companies or industries that need AI solutions, but there are no commercially available solutions available for them in the market, or when they're committed to building their own products to compete globally. "The way we support them is by bringing our professors, researchers and engineering teams to work together with the companies to build their AI products and solutions," he explained.

Interactions and transactions today are becoming digital. This is especially true in India where the Government is aiming at empowering citizens by harnessing digital technologies. Several e-initiatives such as AADHAR, Smart Cities, e-Panchayat to name a few, under the aegis of infrastructure, services and empowerment, have been launched by the Government of India (GOI), and are seamlessly enabling digitization services across sectors. Proliferation of smartphones, social media and reduced data tariffs has further transformed India into one of the most digitally active and connected regions in the world. Over the last few years, we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the breadth and depth of digital services as organizations leverage game-changing technologies, such as cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI), to digitally transform their business models, products and customer engagement approaches.