Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
Academia in conflict zones: an update from the Middle East
Conflicts and civil wars in many parts of the Middle East cause economic repercussions across all sectors, including higher education and scientific research. Nature Middle East spoke with researchers and academics from Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine about limited resources, brain drain, difficulties in field research or lab work, and the countless challenges that hold back education and data collection.
The GCC countries, led by the Emirates, are investing heavily in AI models for energy, healthcare, and education.
Researchers across Africa, Asia and the Middle East are building their own language models designed for local tongues, cultural nuance and digital independence
When a doctor couldn’t explain a medical condition to a young Suleen Raad, she was driven to study biology. Now the stem-cell researcher has written a book for children with a rare congenital disease.
Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
Academia in conflict zones: an update from the Middle East
Conflicts and civil wars in many parts of the Middle East cause economic repercussions across all sectors, including higher education and scientific research. Nature Middle East spoke with researchers and academics from Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine about limited resources, brain drain, difficulties in field research or lab work, and the countless challenges that hold back education and data collection.
The GCC countries, led by the Emirates, are investing heavily in AI models for energy, healthcare, and education.
Researchers across Africa, Asia and the Middle East are building their own language models designed for local tongues, cultural nuance and digital independence
Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
The GCC countries, led by the Emirates, are investing heavily in AI models for energy, healthcare, and education.
A non-invasive imaging technique allows researchers to peer inside six sealed metal animal coffins.
Field research resolves long-standing question of where painted lady butterflies spend the European winter.
Nature Middle East editors discuss issues concerning Middle Eastern science and scientists.
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