Dr Yaqub is an associate professor at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Yaqub leads the BioMedIA group at MBZUAI. He completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford . His domain knowledge is Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and biomedical health & image analysis. He has published over 80 peer- r eviewed articles, has 6 patents , co -e dited 2 books , and secured many national and international grant funding. He is also an honorary research fellow at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), University of Oxford.
Dr. Yaqub founded Labib AI, MBZUAI's first start - up based in Abu Dhabi. Finally, Dr. Yaqub is the general chair for MICCAI 2026 , the world's top AI in medical imaging conference that will be held in Abu Dhabi.Dr Yaqub is an associate professor at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Yaqub leads the BioMedIA group at MBZUAI. He completed his PhD in Biomedical
Engineering from the University of Oxford . His domain knowledge is Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and biomedical health & image analysis. He has published over 80 peer- r eviewed articles, has 6 patents , co -e dited 2 books , and secured many national and international grant funding. He is also an honorary research fellow at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), University of Oxford. Dr. Yaqub founded Labib AI, MBZUAI's first start - up based in Abu Dhabi. Finally, Dr. Yaqub is the general chair for MICCAI 2026 , the world's top AI in medical imaging conference that will be held in Abu Dhabi.