How the ATAIC Center at AURAK Assists Students in Landing AI Jobs (1)

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How the ATAIC Center at AURAK Assists Students in
Landing AI Jobs
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Introduction

• Artificial Intelligence is a booming technology
  of the present day that has been creating major
  changes in almost all industries. A career in
  this looks more promising than any other owing to
  to the dependence on the same by mankind. It has
  been making lives easier by automating tasks and
  reducing the dependence on manual work. This has
  also led to many AI centers opening up in certain
  educational institutions all over the world.
  AURAK in the Middle East has seen this impact
  with the Advanced Technology and Artificial
  Intelligence Center opening up in the campus.

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• In countries like Dubai and the rest of the UAE,
  which are global business hubs, the use of AI is
  much more than in other countries. Most of the
  jobs in these regions are being automated by AI
  pointing to reduced demand for human labor and
  faster execution of tasks. With this influx of
  technology, high-income earners are set to
  multiply their income while students and other
  job seekers find tremendous benefits in their
  careers.

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• Some of the AI jobs you can take up if you want
  to rise in your career
• Big Data Engineer
• Business Intelligence Developer
• Data Scientist
• ML engineer
• Research scientist

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• It is keeping in mind these high-paying jobs that
  the ATAIC center was opened in AURAK under the
  School of Engineering and Computing. With the
  World Economic Forums reports that expect about
  half of the companies in the world to increase
  their AI jobs, students are very likely to get
  placed in better positions with their knowledge
  of AI.
• The primary aim of this center is to create
  excellence in AI and innovation, by focusing on
  the national challenges. There are a multitude of
  activities including research and development,
  training programs for schools and other
  communities, and business incubation as well.
  This means that students who are already aware of
  AI and have ideas on how to incorporate it into
  daily life can become startup developers by being
  a part of ATAIC and its facilities. There are
  verticals for space engineering, cyber security,
  and image processing which enable pupil to choose
  the stream of their liking.

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• The ATAIC center is equipped with
  state-of-the-art technologies and tools that
  include high-performing computer clusters, AI
  workstations, and IoT devices. With its
  investment of 5 million AED, the lab has already
  met the highest standards for AI and data science
  in the country. By offering artificial
  intelligence courses and world-class facilities,
  the university along with its ATAIC Center is set
  to create changes in the job market of UAE. It is
  sure to create a lot of employment opportunities
  for students and those interested in computing
  and image processing.

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Conclusion

• The setting up of ATAIC is per UAEs motto to
  transform into an AI leader from AI ready. They
  are expected to become one of the leading AI
  nations by 2031, along with the US and China.
  Students who are taking degrees in AURAK now have
  the opportunity to learn and get a job in AI with
  the placement of ATAIC on campus. This center is
  destined to increase the number of graduates
  being placed in well-paying AI jobs.