Welcome to KAUWEP2021

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the KAUWEP2021, an event which marks the advancement of machine learning and technological innovations to support human intelligence especially during times of crises. The event comes at a challenging time as the world is still combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the implications of which are being experienced by every educational institution around the world. Nonetheless, KAUWEP 2020 aims to showcase KAU’s unrelenting efforts to address these unprecedented challenges by integrating artificial intelligence in higher education practices to keep pace with research-evidenced and best practices in the field. Informed by the Saudi Vision 2030, KAUWEB 2021 aims to equip students with enriched skills in AI and its applications in engineering, business, medicine, and education. It brings to the forefront key themes related to current and future implications of AI in these fields delivered by distinguished speakers from KAU and around the world. KAU is honored to host undergraduate and postgraduate students from diverse backgrounds and we hope that the program encourages intercultural communication and collaboration between the university and its international partner universities from the Gulf, Arab, and other countries. It also aims to provide a supportive environment that encourages discussion of contemporary issues and disseminate research evidenced practices on the utilization of AI to resolve and address these problems. The diversity of program sessions, workshops and virtual fieldtrips will hopefully stimulate students' creativity, develop their entrepreneurial skills, and create a platform to attract talents from the university and beyond.