Skip to content
N. Giakoumidis

Case File2024

Etihad Rail × NYUAD AI & Robotics Collaboration

NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR with Etihad Rail

Industry engagement with Etihad Rail to explore integrating artificial intelligence and robotics into rail operations — translating NYUAD research capabilities into collaborative experiments aimed at efficiency, sustainability, and next-generation rail transport standards.

OPEN ↗Instagram

System Record

My role
CONTRIBCommercialized / TranslatedCONTRIBLed
Domain
DOMAINIndustry Engagement
Application
APPRail Transport
Environment
Platforms
Methods
Outcomes
OUTCOMEIndustry CollaborationOUTCOMEPublic Demonstration
Period
2024

My Contribution

Led industry-facing translation of CAIR autonomous-systems research into a strategic collaboration with Etihad Rail — stakeholder engagement, lab and site visits, and public demonstration of partnership intent.

CONTRIBCommercialized / TranslatedCONTRIBLed

Development & Validation

  • Featured in Etihad Rail's public announcement of the collaboration with New York University Abu Dhabi on AI and robotics for rail operations.
  • Aligns with CAIR's commercialization track: stakeholder engagement, lab and site visits, and industry-facing translation of autonomous systems research.
  • Part of a broader external engagement model spanning infrastructure partners across the UAE transport and logistics ecosystem.

Credits & Collaborators

  • Etihad Rail

    Industry partner

  • Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR)

    NYU Abu Dhabi

    Research partner

  • Anthony Tzes

    NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR

    Principal Investigator

Evidence

Connected Work