Abu Dhabi, UAE:– California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Technology Innovation Institute (TII) have right now introduced a worldwide strategic partnership to collaborate on key analysis priorities. The three-year, multi-million-dollar partnership features a complete trade of researchers enabling the companions to conduct interdisciplinary analysis within the areas of autonomous methods, quantum algorithms, low precision AI, biotechnology, and propulsion methods. The partnership can even deal with sustainable applied sciences to contribute to the discount of environmental dangers.

The collaboration on autonomous methods subjects brings collectively the experience in TII’s Autonomous Robotics Research Center (ARRC) and Caltech’s Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST). The mixed staff will push the boundaries in autonomous methods, superior management methods, and high-speed drones.

All analysis initiatives below the partnership will probably be pushed by real-world use instances, targeted on discovering options to the challenges of tomorrow, right now. The quantum staff will goal the event and optimized encoding of recent quantum algorithms and quantum neural networks, whereas the bogus intelligence analysis initiatives will deal with low precision AI and the rising subject of creating new neural community fashions for vitality constraint edge units. The biotech emphasis will probably be on advancing cell remedy frameworks, and the propulsion specialists will collaborate on emission discount methods.

An essential ingredient of the partnership is the coaching and growth of younger researchers within the early levels of their careers. From Masters college students to Ph.D. graduates, the collaboration will present numerous alternatives for trade and upskilling as aspiring researchers look to be taught from a few of the main pioneers of their fields.

“Since launching CAST in 2017, we’ve pushed the boundaries of research in autonomous systems. Through this partnership with TII, we’re about to push that boundary even further,” says Caltech’s Mory Gharib (PhD ’83), the Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair of CAST and the Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Medical Engineering, in addition to the director of the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCiT).

The partnership was spearheaded by Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar, Dr. Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and TII’s Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Chief Researcher on the Cryptography Research Center and Acting Chief Researcher of the Autonomous Robotics Research Center. Anandkumar and Aaraj first acknowledged the potential for collaboration in lots of areas of science and engineering between the 2 institutes, with AI and autonomous methods as an preliminary focus.

Dr. Ray O. Johnson, CEO, Technology Innovation Institute, mentioned: “This partnership is a testament to the incredible work TII has accomplished in the past two years. Caltech is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and we are delighted to be collaborating with them on such critical research.”

“Caltech is globally renowned for its relentless pursuit of excellence and its first-class research. This mindset is one that we have adopted at TII, so I’m excited to see what the partnership will deliver,” he continued.

The Caltech announcement brings TII’s international analysis partnerships to a complete of 96 agreements in simply two years. With almost 600 researchers in its steady from 71 nationalities, together with 144 UAE nationals, the Abu Dhabi-based institute is nicely on its strategy to constructing an modern R&D ecosystem within the nation and placing the UAE on the analysis map.

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About Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is the utilized analysis pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). TII is a pioneering international analysis and growth hub that focuses on fixing tomorrow’s challenges, right now. It has ten devoted analysis facilities in superior supplies, autonomous robotics, cryptography, AI and digital science, directed vitality, quantum, safe methods, propulsion and area, biotechnology, and renewable and sustainable vitality. By working with distinctive expertise, universities, analysis establishments, and trade companions from all over the world, TII connects an mental group and contributes to constructing an R&D ecosystem that reinforces the standing of Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a worldwide hub for innovation. For extra data, go to www.tii.ae

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