Visit of External Academic: Associate Professor Fady Alnajjar

Name of project leader : Omar Mubin

Activity title: Visit of External Academic: Associate Professor Fady Alnajjar

Paper accepted or work to be done: The primary objective of the visit is to collaborate with researchers at Western Sydney University (WSU), namely Asso/Prof. Omar Mubin and PhD candidate Zhao Zou, to advance the development of self-driving car technology, specifically focusing on building trust between the vehicle and the driver. The visit aims to leverage the expertise of both institutions/teams in the fields of large language models (LLMs), intelligent virtual agents (IVA), and driving simulators to explore innovative techniques for bridging the gap between the driver and the autonomous vehicle.

Brief summary of potential outcomes (200 words maximum): 1. Agree on trust-building techniques: Develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and strategies required to build trust between drivers and self-driving cars, leveraging the capabilities of LLMs and IVA. Clarify how to contitative the trust between drivers and self-driving cars, and agree on the mechanism to measure it based on face and voice emotions detections techniques. 2. Strengthened research collaboration: Foster a strong collaborative relationship between UAEU and WSU, facilitating the exchange of knowledge, resources, and expertise in the areas of self-driving cars, LLMs, and IVA. 3. Draft Research Grant Proposal: Based on the results of this pilot study, draft a proposal to seek both internal and external grants for the expansion of the study. 4. Dissemination of research findings: Agree to present the research findings at relevant conferences and publish in reputable journals, contributing to the advancement of the field and promoting further research and development efforts.

CDMS contribution: 2500$