Scientific seminar on Artificial Intelligence for the Branch of Mathematics and Computer Applications

Under the guidance of the respectable President of the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassan Mohammed Al-Ghaban, and supervised by the respectable Head of the Department of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Raed Abdul Wahab Ismail, and the respectable Head of the Mathematics and Computer Applications Branch, Prof. Dr. Manal Naji, the Department of Applied Sciences/Mathematics and Computer Applications Branch held a scientific seminar on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, titled: "The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education." The lecture was delivered by Dr. Mohammed Muaid Abdul Razzak Al-Obaidi, a specialist in Artificial Intelligence Engineering from Taylor's University, Malaysia. The seminar was held at the University of Technology, in the conference hall of the Computer Engineering Department. The seminar was attended by the esteemed President of the University of Technology, the respectable Assistant President of the University for Administrative Affairs, as well as the heads of the Computer Engineering and Applied Sciences Departments, several department heads, faculty members, staff, research centre members, and a group of faculty members from Al-Nahrain University, Al-Mustansiriya University, and the University of Babylon, along with several postgraduate students. Important and contemporary topics were discussed in the field of generative artificial intelligence and the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, including the advantages and disadvantages of these developments. At the end of the seminar, many ideas were discussed, and several recommendations were made to meet the needs of higher education in Iraq in this field. The President of the University of Technology honoured the lecturer with a shield from the Department of Applied Sciences, and the Head of the Department of Applied Sciences also awarded him a certificate of appreciation.