ProfessorEric Xing, President of MBZUAI, said: “From the moment we welcomed our first students, we aimed to welcome the world to Abu Dhabi to advance AI and solve some of the world’s great challenges. Our second cohort reflects the diversity of skills and backgrounds in the development of technology, thereby the betterment of businesses, society, and economies in UAE and beyond.”

Secure Systems Research Centre is one of the initial seven dedicated centres at Technology Innovation Institute and is among the few global centres of its kind to bring together experts to conduct groundbreaking research in the field of secure systems. The distinguished new Board of Advisors have combined expertise in security and resilience relating to autonomous computing.

TII will also drive applied research, intellectual property development, and academic and industry partnerships. It has already begun working on more than 25 long-term collaborative projects through partnerships with more than 20 world-leading universities. Importantly, the institute will have the flexibility to rapidly progress research, with a defined research roadmap.