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In light of the growing global interest in artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the most important tools of the modern era, and given its pivotal role in technological advancement and in driving progress across all fields, particularly scientific and medical research, in line with the state’s vision for digital transformation and innovation; Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Director of the Institute and Chairman of the Board of Directors, organized a workshop titled “Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education and Scientific Research” on Wednesday, September 10.
The workshop was delivered by Prof. Dr. Hamed Said, Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, who addressed the latest global trends in leveraging AI technologies to support the research system. He explained how various AI tools operate in a manner similar to human neural networks, processing specific inputs into diverse outputs through a series of complex algorithmic operations.
He further demonstrated how these tools such as “ChatGPT,” for example can be adapted to provide fast and accurate information. Through a practical demonstration, he illustrated how this freely available tool can be used to extract key findings from international research papers and present them in simplified schematic formats. He also showed how students can employ it to summarize curricula and highlight the most important points, in addition to its ability to provide professional translations not only across different foreign languages but also for the wide variety of dialects spoken worldwide.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz, Director of the Institute, emphasized the importance of organizing such lectures and workshops to keep pace with modern developments and to strengthen the capabilities of researchers at the Institute. He highlighted the critical need to remain up to date with the latest advances in AI, given its remarkable and rapidly evolving potential to yield significant, tangible outcomes. He particularly noted the substantial contributions AI can make to the healthcare sector—whether in diagnosis, treatment, or patient follow-up after major surgeries.
He also pointed out that this workshop is part of a series of upcoming events the Institute will host on AI applications in scientific research and clinical practice.
The event was attended by a large number of the Institute’s research staff, who were keen to engage in discussions, pose questions, and exchange ideas on the advantages of AI and the extent of its potential development. The meeting also underscored the necessity for Egypt to become a producer and developer of AI tools and applications in the near future, driven by the efforts of its promising young specialists in the field.