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Zinki AI: Advancing OCR for Heritage Preservation through AI

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
International and Area Studies Library, Center for African Studies
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Feb 25, 2025   12:00 - 1:00 pm  
Registration
Registration
Contact
Laila Hussein Moustafa
E-Mail
lhoussei@illinois.edu

In this talk, Dr. Firas ben Abid will help us to discover how ZINKI AI is transforming the preservation and accessibility of Arabic manuscripts and records through cutting-edge AI technology. We will explore ZINKI's tools for digitizing, searching, and analyzing Arabic texts, with a focus on its contributions to preserving historical manuscripts. The presentation will also include a demonstration of ZINKI's capabilities and details on accessing the application.

Dr. Abid is the co-founder and CEO of ZINKI AI and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is an accomplished engineer in Applied Sciences and Technology. He also possesses an MBA, combining technical expertise with strategic business insight. Under his leadership, ZINKI AI has emerged as a leading innovator in the digitization and intelligent processing of Arabic documents using artificial intelligence.

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