Top experts to attend Boeing, QCRI seminar on March 12-13

The Boeing Company and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), partof Hamad Bin Khalifa University, will host the fifth annual MachineLearning and Data Analytics Symposium (MLDAS) at the Qatar NationalConvention Centre on March 12 and 13.Experts will discuss their latest research in fields as diverse as datamining, signal processing, human-centric machine learning, acoustics andfacial recognition technology.The speakers will include Stanford University’s Prof Benjamin Van Roy,who will speak on the benefits of gathering “smart data” rather thanrelying on passively accumulating “big data”. Georgia Institute ofTechnology’s Prof Branislav Vidakovic, a pioneer in the use of waveletsfor signal processing, will discuss his latest work on wavelet-basedscaling indices for machine learning.Dr Seema Chopra, a technical lead at Boeing Research and Technology,will explore refining frameworks that enable humans to interact withmachine learning models.And QCRI’s Jisun An will discuss her work on some of the opportunities and limitations of facial detection technology.“Machine learning is the fastest growing field in engineering and science, because it is used in every field.Therefore, it is no surprise that this event transformed from a small30-person event in 2014 to the largest machine learning and dataanalytics forum in the Middle East.We hope that creating an opportunity for the free exchange of ideas,such as MLDAS, will inspire innovation, improve industry and thecommunity as a whole.” said Bernard Dunn, president of Boeing MiddleEast, North Africa and Turkey.Dr Ahmed Elmagarmid, executive director, QCRI, described the symposiumas an extension of a partnership in research and application, including acollaboration to jointly develop predictive aircraft maintenancetechnology, between QCRI and Boeing.“We have enjoyed building a dynamic partnership with Boeing since 2013,and this annual event with experts presenting the latest research inmachine learning and data analytics builds on that,” Dr Elmagarmid said.