Anyone can enjoy the WEP 2021 experience from the Kingdom and beyond! Attend live and on-demand WEP keynote lecture series, panel discussions, distinguished lectures and the strategic sponsors’ keynote lecture series on the KAUST Facebook or YouTube channel without prior registration. Please note that live events are streamed in the Arabian Standard Time (GMT+3) time zone.
Check the full list of upcoming live-streams here. (No registration needed)
Or log in to the virtual Attendee Hub if you registered to attend through the WEP platform.
AI-enabled Analysis of Information Propagated on Social Media
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | live-streaming (no registration needed)
Distinguished lecture by Xiangliang Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Science at KAUST
In this lecture, Assoc. Prof. Zhang will introduce the advantages of the study of social media data with AI models, the unprompted feelings and opinions of users, and the spread of misinformation.
Watch it live on Facebook or YouTube.
Advancing Science and Technology Innovation By Crossing the Art-Science-Design Interface
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.|live-streaming (no registration needed)
Keynote lecture by Professor Donald Ingber, Founding Director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Donald E. Ingber is Founding Director at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Professor of Vascular Biology and Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard University. His work breaks down boundaries between science, art and design.
In this keynote lecture, he will talk about his work on human Organ Chips–which offer the possibility of replacing animal testing and advancing personalized medicine–and how biologically inspired engineering could solve some of the world’s greatest challenges in medicine and the environment.
Watch it live on Facebook or YouTube
Thanks to the WEP 2021 strategic sponsors CISCO, SAMBA, and MACC for their support.
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