Event will gather more than 2,000 experts and enthusiasts focused on building a safer, more sustainable world through AI.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) will serve as an official partner at Machines Can See 2025 (MCS 2025), taking place from April 23 to 24 during Dubai AI Week. The event, hosted at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers, will bring together over 2,000 AI experts and enthusiasts committed to shaping a safer and more sustainable future through artificial intelligence.
Ivan Laptev, Professor of Computer Vision at MBZUAI and Co-Founder of Machines Can See, said: “As an official partner of Machines Can See, MBZUAI is proud to contribute towards building an AI ecosystem aligned with the UAEs ambitions for global leadership in science and technology. Our research and innovations across all AI disciplines inspire students and researchers to unlock the full potential of this technology. Were excited to connect with the wider community and share what weve been working on in robotics and computer vision, showing how the university is making progress in building smart, AI-powered systems.”
The universitys presence at MCS 2025 will be marked by the participation of key figures from its research community. Professor Hao Li will open and close the first day of the event, while Professor Sami Haddadin, Professor Ian Reid and PhD student Wafa AlGhallabi will contribute to a series of panels covering robotics, the future of computer vision and equitable access to AI.
MBZUAI will also host an interactive booth showcasing four of its latest AI-driven innovations. These include the Holographic Brain, a tool for neurological diagnostics that maps brain structures using imaging and genetic data; the AI Arabic Doctor, a multilingual virtual medical assistant developed with the universitys BiMediX2 model; Voodoo XP, a metaverse-ready tool that creates lifelike 3D avatars from a single portrait; and LAIKA, a robot dog capable of autonomous navigation, voice interaction, and environmental assessment.
Through its contributions to Machines Can See 2025, MBZUAI continues to demonstrate its leadership in advanced AI research and its role in shaping the global dialogue around responsible, impactful technology.
