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Dozens of studies by MBZUAI scientists presented at top natural language processing conference

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MBZUAI faculty and students will present 44 papers at the Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) conference in Singapore. Research topics include disinformation detection, social media analysis, dialogue generation, and Arabic LLMs. Preslav Nakov, Iryna Gurevych, Timothy Baldwin, Alham Fikri Aji, and Muhammad Abdul-Mageed are among the MBZUAI researchers presenting at the conference. Why it matters: MBZUAI's strong presence at a top NLP conference highlights the UAE's growing contributions to cutting-edge AI research and its increasing global prominence in the field.

Benchmarking Empirical and Learning-Based Approaches for Feedforward Steering Control in Autonomous Racing

arXiv · May 20

A new research paper systematically benchmarked two learning-based and two empirical feedforward steering controllers for autonomous racing, introducing a new Empirical Hysteresis Dynamics (EHD) formulation. The study utilized a high-fidelity simulation framework based on the real-world Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League competition. While learning-based controllers showed lower prediction errors in open-loop evaluation, the proposed EHD approach achieved the best overall closed-loop robustness and lap times. Why it matters: This research highlights the critical importance of evaluating control strategies within a complete software stack for autonomous racing, directly informing the development for competitions like the AADRL.

NYUAD and MBZUAI co-host EMNLP

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NYUAD and MBZUAI co-hosted the 2022 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) in Abu Dhabi from December 7-11. EMNLP is a top-tier NLP and AI conference organized by the ACL special interest group on linguistic data (SIGDAT). MBZUAI's Natural Language Processing Department is actively developing NLP datasets and methods to solve social problems. Why it matters: Hosting EMNLP in the UAE highlights the growing importance of NLP research in the region and the increasing contributions of local institutions like MBZUAI to the field.