The conference witnessed rich discussions and extensive dialogues between speakers, faculty members and students about the impact of integrating artificial intelligence into the interior design education process.
On the other hand, an experiment was presented to train students to anticipate future trends in the field of interior design through the Trend Forecasting methodology, which took place within one of the courses for the fourth year.
The conference activities also included an exhibition of samples of research projects for graduates of the Department of Interior Design conducted at the University of Bedfordshire, UK, and samples of graduation projects and projects of some courses that include future ideas.
A diverse group of technology experts and academics participated in the conference:
- Prof. Dr. Tariq Saleh, Dean of the College of Art and Design and Head of the Center for Scientific Excellence at the University
- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Alaa Mandour, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and founder of the Department of Digital Architecture at Helwan University
- Expert/ Moked Badie, IT expert, and interior designer
- Dr. Mohamed Abdel Shakur, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Galala University
- Dr. Nada Arisha, Lecturer, Interior Design Department, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
- M / Nourhan Kamel / Lecturer, Department of Interior Design, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts.
The conference was attended by Prof. Dr. Khairy Abdel Hamid, President of the University, Prof. Dr. Tarek Saleh, Dean of the College of Art and Design, Prof. Dr. Rasha El Zeini, Vice Dean of the College of Art and Design and Head of the Interior Design Department, Prof. Dr. Hisham Aref, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Alia Abdel Hadi, Emeritus Professor of Interior Architecture, Helwan University, and a group of faculty members, assistant staff, and students from all teams in the Interior Design Department.