Najaf AI Expo 2025

According to Noorsoft; The first international specialized artificial intelligence event "Asr Omid" was held from May 26 to 27 in the city of Najaf Ashraf, Iraq. This event was held in cooperation with the Islamic University of Najaf in Iraq and the Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, representing the Islamic Azad University. Other universities from Iraq, including the University of Babol, the University of Kufa, and the University of Hilla, also attended the event. The exhibition, with the participation of 45 Iranian companies from 11 provinces in the areas of health and medicine, artificial intelligence and robotics, industry and energy, and cultural and educational products, showcased various aspects of artificial intelligence technologies. The Computer Research Center for Islamic Sciences (Noor) participated in the exhibition with its latest products based on artificial intelligence. The website of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, presenting more than 20 artificial intelligence products in various text processing processes, is one of the most important platforms for the center's interaction and cooperation with other universities. The Noor Digital Library, with a database of 125,000 book volumes, was another product of the Islamic Sciences Computer Research Center that was displayed to visitors. Connecting the verses of the book text to the comprehensive Quranic website, connecting the hadiths of the text to the comprehensive Hadiths website, discovering the footnotes of the book and connecting it to the mentioned source, presenting books related to a book, as well as introducing authors related to the desired author, etc. are among the smart capabilities of the Noor Digital Library. The text similarity search system (Samim Noor) is another product that was introduced to interested parties at this exhibition. This database, relying on an intelligent similarity search engine and a comprehensive database (books from the Noorlib database, articles from the Noormags database, theses, articles and online scientific data), has provided the possibility of text similarity search and plagiarism detection in Persian and Arabic for professors and scientific centers. The presentation of a trial version of the robot that talks about interpretations and the possibility of retrieving the meaning of hadiths was one of the latest products of the Noor Center in the field of artificial intelligence that was welcomed by the guests of the Noor booth. Dr. Ammar Abdul Amir Al-Salami, President of the Islamic University of Najaf, Dr. Farid Naeimi, President of the Islamic Azad University of Najafabad, Hojatoleslam Wal-Muslimin Sadr Al-Din Qabanchee, Founder of the Islamic University of Najaf (and Imam of the Friday prayer of Najaf), Dr. Haidar Abdul Dahed, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq, Dr. Jamshid Sabbaghzadeh, Deputy President of the Azad University, Mr. Yousef Kanawi, Governor of Najaf, Dr. Hussein Issawi, Chairman of the Najaf Provincial Council, and Dr. Ashiri, Head of the Science and Technology Park of the Islamic Azad University, were among the most important visitors to the exhibition and booth of the center. The President of the Islamic University of Najaf, Dr. Ammar Abdul Amir Al-Salami, said while visiting the booth of the center: "I have a good knowledge of Noor software, including Jame'e Al-Ahadith, and during the time of Saddam, I secretly used Noor software to compile my thesis." The introduction of other software of the center and the number of resources of each software, as well as the artificial intelligence capabilities used in them, were explained to Dr. Al-Salami. The President of the Islamic University of Najaf ordered his deputy, Mr. Dr. Khayat, to provide the latest version of all Noor software for the university, especially the Islamic Faculty. It should be noted that at the end of the exhibition, selected companies and centers, including the Computer Research Center for Islamic Sciences, were honored.