During the next month, Gamuda which is a company that with consortium partner Laing O’Rourke deployed Australia’s first autonomous TBMs on the Sydney Metro West project , is going to launch its AI Academy in Kuala Lumpur and this academy will revolutionise the construction and engineering industry in Malaysia.
In order to automatically steer, operate and monitor several TBM functions, the two Herrenknecht machines use AI software developed by Gamuda.
According to Gamuda: “The academy highlighted the company’s strategic shift towards digital innovation and its work in advancing Malaysia’s engineering sector. With the establishment of the academy, Gamuda is making significant strides in bridging the AI talent gap by fostering a new generation of skilled professionals and AI innovators through robust, integrated courses.”
Considering that the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint started up in 2021 to attract investment and elevate the digital economy to 22.6% the country’s GDP, this initiative supports the intended scheme.
As the Gamuda AI Academy is slated to be open to students, graduates, industry professionals and start-up founders, students will gain knowledge in three key areas of full stack AI development, which encompass front-end, back-end and AI.
Involving communication and presentation skills, creative problem-solving and innovative thinking, the personal development syllabus is due to cover key areas.
While the program of participants will be engageing in hands-on labs and a capstone project over this three-month curriculum, the will have the option to expand their training through a three-month internship with Gamuda or its partners.
Additionally, in order to rapidly developing and deploying infinitely scalable solutions, Gamuda AI Academy also leverages Google Cloud’s capabilities and they are enhanced by Gamuda’s advanced use cases including the autonomous TBMs Betty and Dorothy and Building Information Modelling Augmented Reality (BIMAR).
Currently, Gamuda project directors lead clients through virtual sites using BIMAR before construction begins.
“The academy was designed to help people capitalise on AI’s potential. As Gamuda takes the step to forge a new generation of skilled professionals and AI innovators, it demonstrates that the private sector is invested in bridging the AI talent gap, in line with the national digital transformation roadmap,” said Group chief digital officer John Lim Ji Xiong.