Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain have never been related to “project administration” so closely. Efficient Project management is fundamental for the management of business in public and private entities, especially if they are large infrastructures.

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With global economies in large scale growth, every year numerous projects are being launched, managed and developed. Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies like Blockchain are, in this context, key elements that distinguish a company from the rest.

This fact has been made evident at the 5th Annual Dubai International Project Management Forum, by some of the keynote speakers, including H.E. Omar Al Olama Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. UAE.

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In the picture with my colleague Saleh A. Al-Wadei, Project Manager in Aramco, who has presented an extraordinary system for the generation of energy. Within the BISITE Group we are working together with BHS, on the development of an innovative technology which we hope will soon be in the market.

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Interesting technical visits to Burj Khalifa, Dubai Water Canal, Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dolar Park and to Queen Elizabeth II, also with Prof. Ahmad Nadri, visiting the Burj Khalifa.

Posted by Juan M. Corchado

Juan Manuel Corchado (15 May 1971, Salamanca, Spain) is Professor at the University of Salamanca. He has been Vice-Rector for Research from 2013 to 2017 and Director of the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. Elected as Dean of the Faculty of Science twice, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Salamanca and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He leads the renowned BISITE (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology) Research Group, created in 2000. Director of the IoT Digital Innovation Hub and President of the AIR Institute, J. M. Corchado is also Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology since January 2015, Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and Member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). J. M. Corchado has been president of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and academic coordinator of the University Institute for Research in Art and Animation Technology at the University of Salamanca, as well as researcher at the Universities of Paisley (UK), Vigo (Spain) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK). He currently combines all his activity with the direction of Master programmes in Security, Digital Animation, Mobile Telephony, Information Systems Management, Internet of Things, Social Media, 3D Design and Printing, Blockchain, Z System, Industry 4.0, Agile Project Management, and Smart Cities & Intelligent Buildings, at the University of Salamanca and his work as editor-in-chief of the journals ADCAIJ (Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal), OJCST (Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology) or Electronics MDPI (Computer Science & Engineering section). J. M. Corchado mainly works on projects related to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT, Fog Computing, Edge Computing, Smart Cities, Smart Grids and Sentiment Analysis. He has recently been included in the board of trustees of the AstraZeneca Foundation, along with other health professionals and researchers recognised for bringing scientific knowledge closer to society.