The presentations took place at the Kustar campus in Abu Dhabi on the back of an Etisalat-BT meeting to discuss partnership between the two companies.
The demos were around "Search and Rescue Mobile Robotics Research", "Image Fusion", "2-D Binaural Sound Localization", "Selective Visual Attention in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Systems", "A Human-Robot Interaction Interface for Controlling Urban Search and Rescue Robots" and "A Broadband - like access to Web Information".
During the event, Mr. Matt Bross, CEO BT Innovate and BT Group Chief Technology Officer spoke to Kustar students on how companies looking to thrive in today's unpredictable economic climate need to harness innovation to deliver sustainable competitive advantage. He also discussed the shifts and changes in the telecommunications industry today, particularly focusing on the importance and role of innovation in meeting the current challenges of the industry.
"Our partnership with Etisalat and BT has created the Middle East's first international centre for telecommunications research and innovation, based in the United Arab Emirates. Our aim is to open Etisalat BT Innovation Centre (EBTIC) in the first quarter of 2009", said Dr. Arif Al Hammadi, Kustar Manager, "The centre is expected to grow to employ around one hundred scientists, focusing on research into Next Generation Networks, systems and services. Through collaboration with industry, universities and governmental organisations, EBTIC is expected to become a driving force for innovation in the field of Information and Communications Technology, both within the Middle East region and beyond."
The EBTIC is a jointly-funded research and innovation laboratory, hosted at Kustar in its Abu Dhabi campus, with management and research staff provided by BT, Etisalat and Kustar. The EBTIC will work with each of the founding companies to develop and exploit Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), foster and train local talent and serve as a hub for international collaboration and higher educational programs.
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Khalifa University students showcase telco research projects
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 15 - 2009 at 14:58
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Students from Khalifa University for Science, Technology and Research (Kustar) have showcased demonstrations of research projects in the field of telecommunications research and development to senior management teams from Etisalat and BT.
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About Kustar:Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (Kustasr) was established in February 2007 by a decree issued by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Kustar's main campus is located in Abu Dhabi, while it operates with another campus in Sharjah, and presently offers bachelor, master, and doctorate degree programs in three areas of engineering and in future will offer degrees in five main disciplines: engineering, logistics management, health sciences, homeland security and sciences. Kustar is open to men and women from all nationalities with particular emphasis being placed on educating young UAE national citizens.
An international Centre for Research & Development is being developed to ensure that research is an integral and very important part of the university.
About Etisalat:
Etisalat is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and the largest operator in the Arab world headquartered in the UAE (as per FT500 March 31, 2008).
Etisalat operates in 17 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, servicing over 64m customers out of a total population that exceeds 1,600mn people.
In 2007, Etisalat reported annual Net Revenues of $5,815m and Net Profits of $1,831m. (As at July 14 2008, Etisalat reported Net Revenues of $3,390m and Net Profits of $1,394m).
Etisalat is a major investor in Thuraya, one of the world's leading satellite geo-mobile communication systems covering approximately two thirds of the planet's surface.
About BT:
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group's revenue was £20,704m with profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
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Posted by Siba Sami AmmariThursday, January 15 - 2009 at 14:58 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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