On November 29, 2024, Nazarbayev University President Professor Waqar Ahmad visited the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI). ISSAI’s high-caliber research activities were showcased to the NU President.
ISSAI Founding Director Prof. Atakan Varol warmly welcomed the President, introducing him to the Institute’s team. ISSAI Executive Director Yerbol Absalyamov gave a detailed presentation covering the structure and achievements of ISSAI. He explained the key areas of the Institute’s research, including projects focused on developing AI for the Kazakh language, computer vision and speech technologies, and AR and VR-related projects. He mentioned ISSAI’s crucial impact on the development of AI for the Kazakh language, sharing the status and details of the Kaz-LLM project.
President Waqar Ahmad expressed his high appreciation for the level of scientific research conducted at ISSAI. He emphasized that the Institute holds great prospects for the future. Prof. Waqar emphasized that ISSAI’s growth as the premier research AI institute of Kazakhstan is a high priority not only for NU but also for the country. The esteemed guest thanked the team for their work, wishing continued success. Prof. Atakan Varol thanked Prof. Waqar for his visit, support, and guidance.