ISSAI’s project has taken first prize in the scientific video poster competition of the 8th International Summit on Medical & Public Health Nutrition Education & Research. The project “AI Applications for Dietary Interventions: Perspectives from East and Central Asia” is a joint scientific work of ISSAI and Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (NU SOM), authored by Aknur Karabay, Huseyin Atakan Varol, and Yen Mei Chan. The poster was presented by ISSAI data scientist Aknur Karabay.

The NNEdPro International Summit on Nutrition and Health is a leading annual scientific meeting. The theme of this year’s summit is Empowering Global Nutrition with Digital Technology. Professionals, educators, students and researchers from around the world come together to discuss relevant issues pertaining to food, nutrition and public health and to explore innovative proposals to address complex challenges.

This year, the event was held entirely virtually on 23 July 2022.  Throughout the summit, participants attended plenary sessions, interactive panel discussions, and abstract presentations.