"During the scientific events of the Arab Union of Technicians and Engineers in Austria, the administrative body held a panel discussion on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Jasmine Al-Sham Hall in Vienna, titled: 'Virtual Reality Utilization Techniques in Construction Projects.' The event was attended by several members of the Arab Union of Technicians and Engineers in Austria.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Youssef Muslimani, the president of the union, welcomed the attendees, emphasizing the importance of communication among union members through social and scientific occasions. He highlighted the significance of specialized seminars to keep members informed about scientific and technological advancements, encouraging them to prepare similar scientific lectures to present in future seminars.
The seminar featured a practical explanation by the developer of the idea and program, Engineer Alaa Ibrahim Al-Saadi. The platform is an electronic one that utilizes advanced programming, especially virtual reality technology, to enhance interaction and communication within the engineering team in construction projects. The construction activities are documented using a 360-degree camera to create a digital version of the entire project. This allows the engineering team quick access to all stages of project construction, providing an innovative way to interact and communicate, aiming to expedite construction processes, improve work quality, and reduce costs.
At the conclusion of the seminar, Dr. Youssef Muslimani, the union president, expressed his gratitude to the attendees, members of the board of directors, and honored Engineer Alaa Al-Saadi, presenting him with a certificate of appreciation from the union for his efforts in developing this valuable virtual program. The event ended with a celebratory atmosphere inside the hall, where Dr. Muslimani captured some practical shots from various angles of the simulated program. He also thanked Mr. Hassan Tatri, the president of the Arab Center for Media and Cultural Dialogue, for the outstanding media coverage of the seminar."
Cooperation with the Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria. The Training and Development Committee of the Jordanian Engineers Association Liaison Committee in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held a symposium entitled “The Future of Engineering Work in the Gulf and European Labor Markets and the Role of the Arab Engineer,” in the presence of the Deputy Head of the Jordanian Engineers Association, Engineer Fawzi Massad, The official spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers is Engineer Saleh Al-Amro and the head of the Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria, Dr. Youssef Maslamani.
At the beginning of the meeting, Engineer Samer Kamal, Chairman of the Riyadh Committee, welcomed the attendees, stressing the importance of holding the symposium for engineers and keeping them informed of the latest developments in the profession.
Deputy Head of the Engineers Syndicate, Engineer Fawzi Massad, reviewed the efforts made by the Engineers Syndicate in training and qualifying engineers and opening new horizons for engineering work in light of the great technological progress and the necessity of qualifying engineers to keep pace with the changes imposed by the labor market, raise their competitive capabilities, and overcome the gap between supply and demand, as the Syndicate established the Academy of Engineers. For engineering training and development, which will develop the capabilities of engineers and diversify their scientific and personal skills through integrated courses and courses and through the electronic platform that contains more than 6,000 training courses. The role of the union in developing the education sector was also discussed by following up on university courses and contributing to identifying new engineering specialization programs in universities according to market needs.
The President of the Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria, Dr. Youssef Maslamani, reviewed the requirements of the European markets, calling on Arab engineers to be able to compete by developing themselves and their specialized skills, in addition to expanding their knowledge of modern technology so that it is compatible with the requirements of the labor market and at the same time learning and mastering the language of the country. in which they live.
Engineer Saleh Al-Amro, the official spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers, spoke about the services provided by the Saudi Council of Engineers, tests and professional accreditation for the classification of engineers and the requirements of the Gulf market for engineering professions, calling on engineers to develop their expertise and knowledge to align with the Gulf market.
The symposium discussed topics related to the requirements of the labor market, the skills required in the engineer, and the impact of technology on the future of the engineering market.
The scientific symposium held by the Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria, with the participation and hosting of the Union of Arab Doctors and Pharmacists in Austria, entitled: “Artificial Intelligence and its Applications.” Dr. Tamam Kilani, President of the Union of Doctors and Pharmacists, began the symposium with a speech in which he welcomed the attendees in person and virtually. Dr. Youssef Maslamani, President of The Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria, which was running the session remotely, gave a speech in which he welcomed the attendees and pointed out that this symposium comes within the Union’s plan to spread scientific culture, and provided an overview of the symposium’s themes, which include the potential benefits of artificial intelligence to humanity, its bright humanitarian aspects, and the paradigm shift. This technology has imposed its presence on the ground until it has become an integral part of our daily lives, starting from helping us navigate cities and avoiding traffic congestion, all the way to using virtual assistants to help us perform various daily tasks as a main tool that is at the heart of all sectors.
Then Dr. Ahmed Al-Haj Moussa, Director and Head of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets Department at PwC Austria, spoke, in which he reviewed artificial intelligence, the history of its development, and the mechanisms used in the method of digital logic and artificial intelligence, “How the Machine Thinks,” and the decision-making process within the machine’s mind, “Artificial Thinking.” He also talked about (ChatGPT), which is an abbreviation for the term “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer”, which is a natural language processing model developed by the company (Open AI) that is based on the GPT-3 model, and relies on natural language processing driven by intelligence technology. Artificial intelligence that allows us to have human-like conversations, such as a transformer-based language model that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like text. ChatGPT is trained on a huge data set of human-generated text and can create coherent and engaging responses to various questions and help with some tasks, such as writing emails, articles, and other tasks... Dr. Hajj Musa also spoke that the labor market and investment The field of artificial intelligence is growing at a very rapid pace, and there will be a qualitative shift and a clear change in computers, robots and other smart devices to make decisions, help in making plans, improve communication, and support creativity in the world of the future.
Dr. Bilal Haj Najib, an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal diseases in the Ophthalmology Department at the University Hospital (AKH) in Vienna/Austria, presented his lecture, “Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Retinal Diseases.” He started by asking, “What can AI do for medicine?” He gave examples of some applications of artificial intelligence among radiologists and dermatologists, then presented models for using programs based on artificial intelligence currently available for retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and senile maculopathy, demonstrating their importance in terms of their accuracy, speed, and ease of use.
At the conclusion of the symposium, the two lecturers answered the audience’s questions inside the hall, in addition to the questions posed via the “Microsoft-Teams” platform, which were characterized by enthusiasm and interaction. Dr. Maslamani, on behalf of the Union of Arab Technologists and Engineers in Austria, thanked and appreciated the lecturers and attendees, including Engineer Khaled Al-Ananzeh, Head of the Jordanian Engineers Syndicate in Ajloun, and others who enriched the dialogue on this beautiful evening.
Dr. Maslamani also thanked all the media professionals who contributed to the media coverage of this symposium, namely: Talal Mortada, Hassan Tatary, Ayman Wahdan, Hala Maghawry, Doaa Abu Saada, Doaa Alsyed, Almortada Kunst, AustroArabNews.
