The University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa (PBUH) held an official ceremony to honour the winners of the 2024 Warith Al-Anbiyaa Artificial Intelligence Applications Competition, organised under the theme “Innovative Intelligence for Sustainable Solutions”. The event was held under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Naeem Al-Aboudi, and in the presence of the Deputy Minister, Dr Haider Abdul Dhahad, with direct supervision from the University President, Professor Dr Ibrahim Saeed Al-Hayawi. The ceremony was attended by a distinguished group of faculty members and experts in the field of artificial intelligence.

The competition saw the participation of 94 projects submitted by students and researchers representing over 22 Iraqi universities and was structured around three primary thematic tracks. During the event, the top three winning projects in each track were announced as follows:

Engineering Applications Track:

First Place: UAV-Based Fire Detection Using CNN Pretrained Model – Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Al-Nahrain University.

Second Place: An Early Detection Technique for Autism Diagnosis Using Optimal EEG Feature Extraction Methods – University of Kufa, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa.

Third Place: AI-Mpox: A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Monkeypox – University – University of Baghdad.

Security and Robotics Applications Track:

First Place: Reliable Deep Learning Framework for the Ground Penetrating Radar Data to Locate the Horizontal Variation in Levee Soil Compaction – University of Sumer, Imam Al-Sadiq University.

Second Place: Automated Turning Operations Based on Feature Recognition and Image Processing – University of Technology.

Third Place: AI-Based Healthcare Chatbot for Natural Medical Consultations – University of Anbar.

Veterinary and Agricultural Applications Track:

First Place: Artificial Intelligence-Based Modelling of Novel Non-Thermal Milk Pasteurisation to Achieve Desirable Colour and Predict Quality Parameters During Storage – University of Baghdad, University of Basrah.

Second Place: Plant Diseases and Pests Recognition Project Based on Deep Learning Approach – University of Anbar.

Third Place: Deep Learning-Based Models for Drug-Target Interactions – University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Al-Nahrain University.

This competition forms a key pillar of the university’s strategic efforts to support scientific research, foster a culture of innovation, and empower students and researchers to deliver technological solutions that address contemporary societal challenges. The initiative is aligned with the broader vision of building a resilient knowledge-based infrastructure, enhancing scientific collaboration, and promoting inclusive technological advancement that fuels economic growth, health resilience, food security, and sustainable community development.