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AUC Robotics 3 likes. "From Campus to Industry: Strategic Education Development | Prof. Walid Tawfik"

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Can Machines Hold Us? Attachment, Connection, and Illusion in the Age of AI | dr_nourzaki

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, our interactions with technology are beginning to resemble relationships. From AI companions and social robots to voice assistants and chatbots, these systems can listen, respond, and simulate care in ways that feel deeply human.

This keynote explores what happens when our fundamental need for attachment and connection meets technologies that can mimic emotional responsiveness without truly experiencing it. Can we form attachment to AI? And how might these interactions shape our expectations of real relationships?

Drawing on attachment theory and contemporary examples, the talk examines both the potential benefits and the deeper risks of AI-mediated connection, especially for vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly. Ultimately, it invites the audience to reflect on a central question: If something responds like it cares, does it matter if it doesn’t? And what might that mean for the future of human relationships?

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Can Machines Hold Us? Attachment, Connection, and Illusion in the Age of AI | Dr. Nour Zaki As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, our interactions with technology are beginning to resemble relationships. Fr...

Can Egypt Become a Hardware Hub? | Dr. Yehea Ismail

From the technical hurdles of chip design to the economic realities of manufacturing and venture capital, Dr. Ismael explores what it takes to build a "Silicon Forest" in the heart of Cairo. Whether you are an engineer with a prototype, an investor looking for the next frontier, or a student curious about the future of tech, this discussion provides the roadmap for Egypt’s industrial future.

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Can Egypt Become a Hardware Hub? | Dr. Yehea Ismail Is Egypt ready to move beyond software and apps into the world of hardware and deep tech? In this insightful talk, Dr. Yehia Ismael—one of the world’s leadin...

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Dr. Nour Zaki, PhD., is an assistant professor of developmental psychology at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She is also the director of the Attachment Lab at AUC, the first research hub using the gold-standard observational methodology of child attachment research in the Arab world. Her research primarily focuses on the impact of childhood attachment relationships on later adult development outcomes as well as the intergenerational transmission of attachment relationships.

Zaki is the regional representative of the International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection (ISIPAR) in North Africa and the Middle East, and she is a registered facilitator of both the Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) program from Circle of Security International (COSI), and the Bringing Baby Home (BBH) program from the Gottman Institute.

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Dr. Yehea Ismail is Chair and Professor of Electronics and Communications Engineering at AUC and Director of the Nanoelectronics and Devices Center. A globally recognised researcher and IEEE Fellow, his work has shaped advancements in VLSI systems, high-performance circuits, and semiconductor technologies.

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