Ling Shao

Ling Shao (邵岭) is a scientist, professor and entrepreneur in the field of artificial intelligence. He was the founder, CEO and Chief Scientist of the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. He also founded the world's first AI universityMohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), for which he served as its Provost and Executive Vice-President from 2019 to 2021. In recognition of his scientific contributions to the UAE, he was awarded the Mohammed bin Rashid Medal for Scientific Distinguishment (the highest scientific honor in the UAE) by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime-Minister and Vice-President of the UAE, and the Ruler of Dubai.

Ling Shao has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE, the IAPR, the IET and the British Computer Society. Provided by Wikipedia