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The Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI) is a research institute affiliated with Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. It focuses on advancing research and development in artificial intelligence (AI),[1] with particular emphasis on computer vision, medical AI, natural language processing, and speech technologies.
History
[edit]ISSAI was founded in 2019 by Dr. Huseyin Atakan Varol,[2] a robotics and AI researcher. Initially operating as a university-affiliated lab, it became an autonomous research unit within Nazarbayev University in 2024, with the goal of scaling up foundational and applied AI research in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Overview
[edit]As of 2024, ISSAI employs approximately 70 researchers, engineers, and data scientists. Its team includes alumni of local universities, top international institutions, and the Bolashak International Scholarship Program.
Research and Projects
[edit]ISSAI is known for its open-source contributions, maintaining a large repository of models and datasets on its Hugging Face profile.[3] Key projects include:
- KAZ-LLM,[4][5] a family of large language models for the Kazakh language, based on Meta's LLaMA architecture.
- Oylan,[6] a multilingual vision-language model supporting Kazakh, Russian, and English.
- Beynele, a text-to-image generation model with multilingual prompt support.
- MangiSoz,[7] a web-based service for speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and machine translation.
- TilSync, a real-time subtitling tool designed for multilingual events.
Outreach and Collaboration
[edit]ISSAI organizes an annual Summer Research Program,[8][9] providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in AI research. The institute collaborates with academic and industry partners in Kazakhstan and internationally.
References
[edit]- ^ "Paving the way for AI innovation | Times Higher Education". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Dr. Atakan Varol: Kazakhstan Should Play an Active Role in Shaping the Future of AI - The Times Of Central Asia". 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "issai (Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Nazarbayev University)". huggingface.co. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Kazakh Large Language Model ISSAI KAZ-LLM".
- ^ Nazarbayev University, Nazarbayev University (12/12/2024). "Nazarbayev University's ISSAI Presents Kazakh Large Language Model KAZ-LLM". p. 1. Retrieved https://nu.edu.kz/en/news/nazarbayev-university-s-issai-presents-kazakh-large-language-model-kaz-llm.
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- ^ "MangiSoz". mangisoz.nu.edu.kz.
- ^ "Summer Research Program".
- ^ Nazarbayev University, Nazarbayev University (05/06/2025). "ISSAI Summer Research Program 2025 for University Students Started".
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