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Researchers from Khalifa University have designed a novel approach to enhance security and robustness in communication to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).   Dr. Chan Yeob Yeun and Dr. Hyeran Mun from Khalifa University’s Center for Cyber-Physical Systems collaborated with Kyusuk Han and Malavika Balakrishnan, both from Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute, to develop a new security design to improve robustness and security and help avoid UAV collisions. Their work was published in Computers & Security, a top 1% journal.    “UAVs integrate multiple components and a system called Cyphal is used to facilitate robust, real-time, intra-UAV communication between the distributed…

Khalifa University’s Prof. Ernesto Damiani was invited to serve as a guest editor of a special issue of Safety Science dedicated to the latest technological developments and innovations that will improve safety in dangerous traffic situations.    According to the World Health Organization’s Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018, the number of road-traffic deaths continues to climb with approximately 1.35 million people dying every year in road accidents. Of these, the burden of road-traffic injuries and deaths is disproportionately borne by vulnerable road users who contribute to half of all victims. In other words, almost 50 percent of road…

The WomenTech Global Awards is the biggest event that gathers women working in tech. This year, 1,712 candidates from 151 countries competed in 16 categories.    Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Hanane Lamaazi of Khalifa University’s Center for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) was one of the amazing women recognized at the WomenTech Global Awards 2021. The event was organized by the WomenTech Network, the world’s largest community for women in tech with more than 5,700 ambassadors worldwide.    Dr. Lamaazi received the Gold Award in the category WomenTech Community Award (Public Vote) where she was voted #3 in the "Global Top 10 Community…

Project Framework to Integrate Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Expert Systems, Capable of Accurately Locating Markings and Symbols on Aircraft     Khalifa University and Lockheed Martin today announced the signing of an agreement to create a framework to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer vision to inspect and verify measurements, in order to improve the speed and accuracy of logo inspections during aircraft production cycle.    The agreement was executed by Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University, and Dr. Steve Walker, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin, at Dubai Airshow 2021, held from 14-18…

As our cities become ‘smarter’ and increasingly connected by Internet of Things (IoT) devices that collect and transmit data every second, governments across the world are figuring out the best way to keep this new IoT infrastructure secure and sustainable.   Read Arabic story here.   In the UAE, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) – part of the Abu Dhabi Government’s Advanced Technology Research Council, which oversees research in the emirate – is partnering up with Khalifa University on a number of strategic research projects in cryptography, digital security, and secure communication, to help the country develop efficient and secure…

By Dr. Ernesto Damiani   The area of cybersecurity has expanded in scope, relevance and impact in our increasingly ICT-based society. In the first of six webinars aiming to strengthen the opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, I was joined by experts to identify Cybersecurity gaps and opportunities that emerge with the continuing progress of IT developments like Artificial Intelligence.   As Noah Radford, Chief of Global Affairs for the Dubai Future Foundation, explained, it’s no secret that the UAE has experienced meteoric growth over the last 20 years, as the country has become a…

Dr. Ernesto Damiani Ranked #1 Scientist in UAE According to Guide2Research 2020 Computer Science and Electronics Ranking Dr. Ernesto Damiani is Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Institute, Director of C2PS Center, Research Professor at EBTIC and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Khalifa University. As a regional leader in artificial intelligence, Dr. Damiani focuses his research on developing solutions to global challenges using intelligent systems, AI, and information and communication technologies. In recognition of his pioneering work, he has been ranked the #1 scientist in the UAE, according to the Guide2Research Computer Science and Electronics Ranking…

Dr. Faisal Khan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and a Principle Investigator in the Center for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) at Khalifa University, will bring international attention to KU’s expertise in quantum computing at a mini-symposium he is organizing on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 in Seattle, Washington, USA, during the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics’ (SIAM) Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing. Quantum computers can in principle be millions of times faster than conventional computers, and the current first generation of these machines can solve certain industrial optimization problems significantly faster than traditional computers. For example, in October 2019, Google’s…

Three Partners Sign Agreement to Locate Lab at Khalifa University’s AI Institute; MoU Also Signed on Exchange of Doctoral Students A Similar Second Lab Facility Expected to Open in Future at University of Milan Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the University of Milan and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa have signed an agreement to set up a Joint Lab for Embodied Artificial Intelligence that will be physically located inside Khalifa University’s Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent System Institute (AI Institute) in Abu Dhabi. The agreement was signed by Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President, Khalifa University, and…

The Cyber-Physical System Center (C2PS) hosted its second open symposium, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Center, on Thursday, 21 November at the Main Campus. Held under the theme “5G and Emerging Distributed Architecture,” the symposium provided a forum for C2PS researchers and potential research partners to share knowledge and ideas about the future of computing and communications. C2PS researchers presented projects related to two of its four themes, including Networks and Communication Technology, and Computation Architecture. Dr. Sami Muhaidat, Associate Professor of Communication Engineering, and Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science spoke about…

Winning the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing, Dr. Ibrahim Elfadel, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his group use novel algorithms to better predict information saturation in artificial neural networks. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have achieved state-of-the-art performance in many machine learning tasks, but are yet to outperform the human brain, not least because they keep forgetting previously learned information. In a paper which won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing, Milan, Italy, in July 2019, Dr. Ibrahim Elfadel, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and…

At its first symposium on September 12, the Center for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) convened center researchers, potential research partners, guest speakers from institutions around the world, and organizations involved in the AI industry to discuss applied artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The projects undertaken at the center were proudly presented and framed in the context of how they respond to the major challenges of Industry 4.0, the exponential growth in the size of ambient data, particularly in the context of the Internet of Everything, and the need to ultimately shift from assisted to autonomous intelligence paradigms. Techniques for establishing trust relations…

Khalifa University’s Dr. Ernesto Damiani Discusses the Need to Leverage AI and Big Data Analytics to Prevent Cyberattacks As a regional expert in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Khalifa University’s Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of KU’s Center on Cyber Physical Systems (C2PS) and Senior Director of KU’s recently launched Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Institute, was invited to the European Agency for Network and Information Security’s (ENISA) high-level meeting in Athens in June to discuss the pressing issue of cyber crisis management. ENISA is the EU agency tasked with establishing a high…

Special Sessions to Examine Areas of Future Research for Co-Funding with Government Khalifa University will be hosting the three-day Mubadala-SRC Forum on artificial Intelligence (AI) in Abu Dhabi in order to define future research and development programs of AI hardware systems. To be held from 15-16 April 2019 at the Khalifa University Main Campus, the forum will have representations from regional and international technology leaders such as Intel, GlobalFoundries, IBM, NXP, Arm, Synopsys, Siemens, Texas Instruments, IMEC, and LETI, as well as Mubadala Investment Company and SRC. Keynotes and panel discussions will focus on identifying major challenges, opportunities, and the most…

Focus on Research into Artificial Intelligence to Develop Futuristic Devices that Bring Long-Term Benefits to UAE Cutting-edge research advances in robotics and drones-related technologies are being showcased by Khalifa University at the 14th edition of the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2019) and the fifth edition of Naval Defense Exhibition (NAVDEX 2019) in Abu Dhabi. Organized by (ADNEC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and UAE Armed Forces, the twin events themed ‘Defense for Security and Safety’ run from 17-21 February 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). One of the projects on display at Khalifa University stand…