Thursday 01 / May / 2025
Muscat: The Students Research Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity was held on Thursday at the Middle East College in Muscat.
The 7th edition of the conference discussed the role of AI in promoting transition across various sectors and underscored the importance of involving youth in shaping the digital future. It was held under the auspices of Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation.
The conference seeks to promote scholarly research and innovation and link educational outcomes (graduates) with labour market needs.
Thursday's activities of the conference included panel discussions, parallel research presentations, skill-building workshops and a competition on AI technologies.
The conference also included workshops on CV preparation, tests on cognitive ability and specialized sessions on AI applications in supply chains, education, information security, computer vision and multimedia computing.
Some of the papers discussed during the conference will be selected for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, encouraging students and offering them an opportunity to present their research findings and showcase their academic achievements.
The conference reflects an academic strategy aimed to pair education with the labour market, notably by providing research platforms that keep pace with modern requirements and enhance students' capacities for innovation and development.
