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Posted 2024-02-06

(Technical Sponsorship)

IEEE UK and Ireland CIS Webinar

Guest Lecture: Rob Woods - 'Large Language Models, the new paradigm. Considerations when implementing Large Lange Models in industry applications', IBM United Kingdom Limited, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hants. PO6 3AU.

Abstract and speaker: Rob Woods of IBM will outline how Large Language Models are used in business applications, the new use cases which they have brought to businesses and some of the considerations when implementing this technology responsibly. Rob is an IBM Thought Leader in Data Science with over 25 years of leading Data Science and AI implementation for customers in different industries and geographies.

Date: Friday 16th February, 2024. [CLOSED]

Time: 11:58 AM to 01:00 PM (All times are UTC+00:00, Edinburgh)

Registration: Large Language Models by Rob Woods, IBM

Posted 2023-09-01

IEEE R8 AI Doctorate Symposium at GITEX - competition on research commercialization

Dear IEEE PhD students and postdocs,

IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship together with IEEE Region 8, R8 Member Activities and R8 Technical Activities, in organization with GITEX Global - DevSlam, are inviting you to submit your published research papers to be presented at the "AI Doctorate Symposium" taking place at GITEX Global-DevSlam, in Dubai, on October 20.

Global DevSlam is inspired by GITEX Global, the largest tech show in the world, which gathers over 170,000 attendees, 5000 exhibitors and 1400 speakers from 176 countries. The 43rd edition of GITEX Global is taking place in October this year in Dubai World Trade Center, bringing together major players in academia, government, and industry. The event consists of eight co-located shows on coding and software development, AI, fintech, future urbanism, blockchain and more. A committee of judges will select five best submissions and authors will be invited to present at GITEX to a panel of academic and industry experts in AI, and in front of a wide audience including investors. Travel and accommodation for top 5 authors will be covered by GITEX Global - DevSlam. The top 3 authors stand to win up to 5000 USD in monetary prizes provided by GITEX Global - DevSlam.

To be considered, papers and authors need to meet the following criteria:

• Main author currently pursuing or recently completed a PhD degree

• Research has been published in IEEE journal or a high-profile conference in 2022 or 2023

• Research covers a topic within the field of artificial intelligence

• Research has social impact and sustainability goal

• Research has commercialization potential

Interested authors need to submit the following documents on this form: CLICK HERE.

• Paper published in IEEE journal or a high-profile conference in 2022 or 2023

• Up to 5-minute video explaining their research / paper with a focus on key scientific findings and their originality

Submissions will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Innovation and originality

• Relevance to the scope

• Quality of technical content, structure, use of language, and presentation

• Interdisciplinary approach

• Impact on sustainability and social benefit

• Extent of commercial potential

Deadline for submissions is: September 10, 2023. [CLOSED]

IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship is a Committee within IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Africa and Middle East) focused on enabling tech entrepreneurs and growing this ecosystem. IEEE Entrepreneurship is a global IEEE initiative focused on deep tech entrepreneurship. Our partnership with GITEX Global - DevSlam and this AI Doctorate Symposium aims to bring together the academia and entrepreneurship communities on topics of AI.

Looking forward to receiving your submission!

Besides the competition, IEEE R8 agreed on 1000 discounted delegate passes for „Global DevSlam“ (95 USD instead of 190 USD) – enter promo code IEEEGD2323 while registering.

Best regards, IEEE Region 8

Posted 2023-08-21