Practical Use of AI in Industrial Automation

Webinar details

AI in industrial automation is changing how engineers approach monitoring, maintenance, fault detection, and operational decision-making. This webinar provides a practical introduction to Artificial Intelligence, explaining the fundamental concepts behind AI and machine learning before exploring the technologies, terminology, and real-world applications shaping engineering today.

This webinar provides a practical introduction to Artificial Intelligence, explaining the fundamental concepts behind AI and machine learning before exploring the technologies, terminology and real-world applications shaping engineering today. Attendees will gain an understanding of how AI systems are developed, the different approaches to machine learning, and where these technologies are already being successfully applied across industry. The session concludes with practical case studies demonstrating how AI can be used to solve real engineering problems.

• The webinar will be recorded and will be sent out to registered attendees afterwards.
• A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees who request one near the end of the live webinar session.
• Please note: the time stated on this event is in UTC. You will need to convert this to your own time zone.

Key takeaways from this webinar:

• Understand the foundations of Artificial Intelligence, including different definitions of intelligence, the Turing Test, and the distinction between Weak AI and Strong AI.
• Learn the core concepts and terminology of machine learning, including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, classification, regression and time series analysis.
• Discover how AI is being applied to solve real-world engineering challenges through practical examples and case studies, including forecasting, speech recognition, computer vision, autonomous systems and decision support.

• Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
• Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM UTC
• Location: Online Session

Meet the Presenter

Dr. Hadi Harb, EIT Lecturer

Dr Hadi Harb has more than 20 years of experience in the development and management of Artificial Intelligence and Audio Signal Processing projects.

Hadi holds a MEng (2000) in electrical-electronic engineering. He earned his MSc in 2001 and PhD in 2004, both in computer science, from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) Lyon and the École Centrale de Lyon, respectively.

In 2005, he co-founded and managed Ghanni, a company specializing in multimedia content recommendation and identification. His focus is on the application of AI techniques to solve real-world problems.

Hadi teaches units within EIT’s Professional Certificates of Competency, Advanced Diplomas and Master of Engineering degrees.

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