Seminar offered for AUD students and all interested engineers
Dubai - The School of Engineering at the American University in Dubai (AUD) held an Engineering Seminar titled "From PLM to LLM: Similarities in Product Lifecycle Management software and Learning Lifecycle Management". The seminar was offered for AUD students and interested engineers in AUD premises.
"In line with the economic boom the region is witnessing, especially in the industrial sector, the AUD will spare no effort to provide every learning opportunity possible through its schools for the welfare and prosperity of the country", said Dr. Khaled Soudki, Dean of Engineering, AUD.
This seminar is the second event in a series of seminars to be organized by the School of Engineering during the fall 2005 semester.
The seminar offered a definition and explanation of PLM and LLM, explained why companies and academic institutions should pay attention to its benefits, and discussed the similarities between PLM and LLM.
During the seminar, details about the product from a company that is using PLM's lessons-learned to create an effective LLM system was provided.
Examples were also presented to explain industrial and academic applicability of this particular LLM commercial system. The presentation concluded by summarizing the discussions and providing a few research & development ideas on extending the functionality in this area.
Dr. Mohsen Rezayat, Ph.D., the Chief Solutions Architect at UGS and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati-USA, presented the seminar.
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About AUD
The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995. Fall 2005, enrolment is 2,356 students representing eighty nationalities.
AUD offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. A four-year Bachelor's degree is offered in Business Administration (BBA), Visual Communication (BFA), Interior Design (BFA) and Information Technology (BIT).
The AUD School of Engineering, established in 2001 through collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, offers the Bachelor's of Science (BS) degree in Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering.
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is offered as a generalist degree, with the option to specialize in either Marketing or Finance.
Through its Center for English Proficiency, the University also conducts Intensive and Academic English programs designed to develop university-level English language skills.
The University's faculty possesses outstanding academic credentials, and the vast majority are or have been practicing professionals of note. AUD's multi-complex facility has been conceived with the objective of supporting the University's programs (both academic and extra-curricular) to an American standard. The campus surroundings include Dubai Internet City and Media City. This reflects HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision for Dubai as the technological hub of the Middle East, together with the University's role as a technological reference point.
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