MANILA, Philippines – Back in 2020, when the world’s first artificial intelligence university, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence , opened in Abu Dhabi, physics undergraduate Juwayni Macadato Lucman wasted no time in taking a shot at applying for a spot in one of their master’s programs.
For Lucman, learning is a lifelong journey, one that involves setting goals that are bigger than himself. As he continues to pursue his studies, two things remain constant in his journey: his commitment to his family and his goal of helping other Filipinos. Juwayni Lucman with his siblings. From left to right: Juwayni, Hatim, Manal, and Rihab. Photo from Juwayni Lucman
“So he returned in Egypt because he was concerned about my upbringing. He thought it was necessary for him to be around me and my siblings so that we could have a more stable upbringing,” he added. , someone who was raised from a culture different from their parents, he received a lot of guidance from his parents who helped him navigate different cultures and learn the Arabic language early on in his childhood. This eased his transition with living in the Middle East.
Lucman regards his parents as inspirational role models and unwavering providers in their family. “My parents encouraged us to dream big and try to pursue bigger goals, meaningful ones,” he said. During his undergraduate years, he took language courses and also participated in conferences at Harvard University and University of Tokyo. Eventually, Lucman pursued physics with a minor in computer science, and through this, he discovered artificial intelligence as an educational path.
His specialization, computer vision, mainly deals with images and videos. It involves developing techniques that can automate tasks at a large scale for different industries like healthcare, automation, retail, and even satellite imagery. As a dedicated researcher, he valued the experience of being able to collaborate with students from different walks of life. “I got exposed to how hardworking and smart they are, these were students from top universities in the world, like Carnegie Mellon and MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] so I got to work with researchers from there,” he said. Juwayni Lucman with the Philippine flag at the MBZUAI campus. Photo from Juwayni Lucman.
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