UATE, CSIE to combine effors to attract international experts to  Armenia`s high-tech sector 

ArmInfo.The Center for Scientific Innovation and Education (CSIE) signed a memorandum of  understanding with the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE), according to which a seminar will be organized during the World Conference on Information Technology WCIT2024/DigiTec. 

The latter will bring together leading experts, researchers and  specialists from around the world, creating an opportunity for  cooperation and exchange of ideas. By signing the memorandum, the  parties declared their joint efforts to involve the international  expert community in the technological sphere of Armenia. "Today, with  the support of WCIT, we initiated a workshop on "Innovations in  Autonomous Systems", within the framework of which we will host  leading scientists and industry experts from around the world in  Armenia.

They will come to us not only to participate in the workshop, but  also to study the IT sector in Armenia and establish new  connections," said Raffi Pagchian, Director of the Center for  Scientific Innovation and Education.

According to the WCIT press service, the seminar will be held on  October 6 at the K. Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex and will  focus on innovations in underwater, aerial and terrestrial robotics,  their application areas and future prospects. The seminar will  provide an opportunity not only to study current industry solutions,  but also to develop innovative approaches to future technological  developments.

Among the speakers of the seminar are Naira Hovakimyan (Professor,  Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of  Illinois), Gregory Chirikjian (Chairman, Department of Mechanical  Engineering, University of Delaware), Eric Ferron (Professor, King  Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia)  and other renowned experts.

The World Congress on Information Technology 2024 (WCIT) will be held  for the second time in Armenia from October 4 to 7. At the same time,  the largest technological exhibition in the region, DigiTec, will be  held in the Meridian exhibition center on the same days. The  organizer of DigiTec since 2005 has been the Union of Advanced  Technology Enterprises (UATE).