🥇 Gold Medal with Jury Congratulations — International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2026 💰 RDIA Grant: 20 Million SAR — National AI Research & Development Initiative 2026 🏛️ Presented to H.E. MCIT Minister — Ministry of Communications & IT, KSA 🏆 Double Award — Hajj 2025 AI & IoT Innovation Event, Jeddah 🎖️ Special Award — Taiwan Invention Association · International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2026 👑 Royal Distinction — HRH Prince of Madinah · Outstanding National Research Contribution 🌐 Top 2% Researcher Worldwide — Stanford & Elsevier Global Ranking 🏆 Honored by H.E. UPM President — Hajj/Umrah AI & Smart Pilgrim Research 🏆 KAUST Challenge Winner — 1 Million SAR · Hajj & Umrah AI Solutions 2020 🔬 IoT + Blockchain Hajj Crowd Safety System — KSA RDO Grant: 7.5 Million SAR 📰 Featured in Saudi Leaders · Arab Leaders · KSA Magazine · Saudi Lens & AI MENA Network 📡 Blockchain for Hajj Safety — British Council International Grant: 50,000 GBP 🥇 Gold Medal with Jury Congratulations — International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2026 💰 RDIA Grant: 20 Million SAR — National AI Research & Development Initiative 2026 🏛️ Presented to H.E. MCIT Minister — Ministry of Communications & IT, KSA 🏆 Double Award — Hajj 2025 AI & IoT Innovation Event, Jeddah 🎖️ Special Award — Taiwan Invention Association · International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2026 👑 Royal Distinction — HRH Prince of Madinah · Outstanding National Research Contribution 🌐 Top 2% Researcher Worldwide — Stanford & Elsevier Global Ranking 🏆 Honored by H.E. UPM President — Hajj/Umrah AI & Smart Pilgrim Research 🏆 KAUST Challenge Winner — 1 Million SAR · Hajj & Umrah AI Solutions 2020 🔬 IoT + Blockchain Hajj Crowd Safety System — KSA RDO Grant: 7.5 Million SAR 📰 Featured in Saudi Leaders · Arab Leaders · KSA Magazine · Saudi Lens & AI MENA Network 📡 Blockchain for Hajj Safety — British Council International Grant: 50,000 GBP
Multi-Agentic AI, Cybersecurity, IoT & Digital Forensics Research

Solutions for
a Safer  World

Advanced Media Lab pioneers Multi-Agentic AI driven research in crowd intelligence, Edge Intelligence, forensic computing, multimedia systems, and smart cities — protecting communities through cutting edge research.

Search Products & Publications

Explore Research Our Products
26+
Years of Research
30+
Funded Projects
100+
Software Products
80M+ SAR
Research Grants
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS & RECOGNITION

Funded & Recognised By

Supported by leading national and international research bodies,
government agencies and academic institutions.

What We Do

Research Focus Areas

Pioneering Multi-Agentic AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent systems — our research creates real-world impact at the largest scale.

Multimodal Multi-Agentic AI

Autonomous AI agent pipelines for crowd intelligence, multimodal fusion, face & object recognition, and safety-critical deployments at national scale.

AI-Assisted Digital Forensics

Multi-Agentic AI for cyber range simulation, intelligent threat attribution, multimedia anti-spoofing, and autonomous digital evidence analysis for national security.

Smart Cities, IoT & Edge Intelligence

Real-time AI at the edge, blockchain-secured city services, autonomous sensor networks, and spatiotemporal intelligence for resilient urban infrastructure.

Immersive & Intelligent Multimedia

Generative AI for media synthesis, real-time XR (VR/AR/MR) systems, haptic computing, and AI-secured multimedia delivery pipelines.

Multi-Agentic AI-Assisted Healthcare

Agentic clinical decision support, AI-powered medical imaging diagnostics, point-of-care AI frameworks, and intelligent remote patient monitoring systems.

Hajj & Umrah: Multi-Agentic AI & Blockchain

Multi-Agentic AI for real-time pilgrim crowd management, blockchain-secured identity ledgers, smart wearables, and predictive safety systems for the world's largest annual gathering.

View All Research Areas
Track Record

Winning Major Research Grants

Advanced Media Lab has secured over 80M+ SAR and $15M USD in competitive grants from leading national and international research bodies — delivering research impact at the highest level since 2011.

80M+
SAR Secured
$15M
USD Grant
30+
Funded Projects
26+
Years Active
Funder
KSA RDIA
Nov 2024
20M SAR

SAARIA: Using AI & Digital Eye Fundus Images to Diagnose Various Diseases — National Startup Grant

CO-PI SDM Tech Flagship
Funder
EON Reality Inc.
Winner
15M USD

XR & Immersive Learning Innovation Grant — UPM Team International Winner

🏆 Winner UPM Team International
Funder
KSA RDO
Oct 2018
7.5M SAR

IoT + Blockchain Secure Framework for Hajj Mass Crowd Spatio-Temporal Early Warning

PI Univ. of Oxford King's College London
Additional Grants
KACST
Oct 2015
2M SAR

Next Generation Hajj: A Smart City Perspective

PI
KACST
Aug 2014
2M SAR

Querying, Analyzing & Visualizing Real-Time Social Network Data

PI
KACST
Mar 2011
2M SAR

Query Processing & Optimization in Spatiotemporal Database Systems

PI
KACST
Mar 2011
2M SAR

Open-Source Context-Aware E-Learning for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

PI
KACST
Mar 2011
2M SAR

HajjMemo: Pilgrims-Sourced Data for Continuous Improvement of Hajj & Umrah

PI
KAUST Challenge
2020
1M SAR

Ideas & Solutions for Hajj & Umrah — Crowd Management Category

🏆 Winner PI
KACST
May 2020
500K SAR

Multi-Modal Deep Learning AI Framework for COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis

PI ID: 5-20-01-127-0001
British Council
Mar 2018
50K GBP

Blockchain for Hajj — International Research Collaboration with UK Universities

PI International
UPM — RIS Dept.
Active
36K SAR

OncoLLM: Design & Develop LLM for In-Home Secure Oncological Data Collection

PI
Explore All Funded Projects
Latest

What's New

Stay updated with our latest research breakthroughs, product launches, and lab news.

All News
Publication
Paper Accepted at IEEE Quantum Week 2026 — Post-Quantum Security & Cryptography Education (QSEEC26)

Advanced Media Lab research accepted at the IEEE Quantum Science and Engineering Education Conference (QSEEC26), part of IEEE …
Keynote
Invited as Keynote Speaker at ICETCS 2026 — University of Genoa, Italy

Delighted to be invited as a Keynote Speaker at ICETCS 2026 — the International Conference on Emerging Trends …
Media Interview
Featured by The Leaders Network — Cybersecurity Leadership & AI Research Recognition

The Leaders Network has recognized Dr. Mohammed Abdur Rahman for outstanding contributions to cybersecurity leadership, academic excellence, and …
Media Interview
Research Featured in Arab Times News — Global AI Show Riyadh 2026 Media Coverage

Arab Times News, official media partner of the Global AI Show Riyadh, has featured Dr. Mohammed Abdur Rahman …
Media Interview
Featured in Times of Blockchain — Global Blockchain Show Riyadh 2026

Times of Blockchain has featured Dr. Mohammed Abdur Rahman as part of their coverage of the Global Blockchain …
Keynote
Invited as Speaker at Black Hat MEA 2026 — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Honoured to be invited as a Speaker at Black Hat MEA 2026 — the Middle East and Africa's …
Media Interview
Featured by Global AI Show Riyadh — Welcomed to the Stage as an AI Visionary

Global AI Show Riyadh has officially welcomed Dr. Mohammed Abdur Rahman to the stage at AI Conference & …
Keynote
Selected to Speak at LEAP 2026 — Mapping Your Real Attack Surface, Riyadh

Honoured to be selected as a speaker at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, presenting the case study "Mapping Your …

Software

Our Products

Research translated into real-world software — deployed across Saudi Arabia and beyond.

Flagship Platform
AI · IoT · Blockchain
AI Hajj & Umrah Management System

End-to-end AI platform managing 2.5M+ pilgrims with real-time crowd intelligence and smart services.

  • Spatiotemporal crowd analytics
  • AI Call Center & SeerahGPT
  • Family Connect & Doctor AI
  • Hajj Blockchain Ledger
Explore
Edge Intelligence
Edge AI · CCTV · Vision
Tamayyuz AI System

Specialized edge AI hardware delivering real-time CCTV intelligence — kitchen, buffet, event & activity monitoring without cloud dependency.

  • Real-time activity & scene recognition
  • Kitchen, buffet & event monitoring
  • On-premise edge hardware (no cloud)
  • Customizable vision intelligence
Explore
CyberSec AI
AI · Cyber · Security
Security Operations Center

AI-augmented SOC for intelligent cyber threat detection, real-time monitoring, and automated incident response.

  • AI-powered threat detection
  • Real-time security monitoring
  • Cyber threat intelligence
  • Automated incident response
Explore
Smart City AI
AI · Vision · Smart City
Smart Surveillance System

AI-powered intelligent video analytics for smart cities, critical infrastructure, and public safety management.

  • Intelligent video analytics
  • Behavioural AI detection
  • Critical infrastructure guard
  • Smart city deployment ready
Explore
Islamic AI
AI · Seerah · Open Beta
SeerahGPT — AI Companion for the Seerah

Multi-agentic AI platform for the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم — authenticated sources, fully local AI, Arabic & English.

  • Authenticated Seerah sources only
  • Fully local AI — no data leaves server
  • Arabic & English bilingual
  • Maps, timelines & topic explorer
Explore
Computer Vision for Society
🎓 NCSA
AI · Vision · 8 Scenarios
Computer Vision for Society

AI-powered computer vision scenarios across retail, healthcare, transportation & public safety — interactive showcase with 80+ hotspots.

  • 8 real-world CV scenarios
  • 80+ interactive AI hotspots
  • Deep learning video analytics
  • Multi-sector deployment ready
Explore
View All Products
Collaborate

Ready to Make an Impact?

Whether you are a researcher, government agency, or industry partner — we welcome collaborations that drive meaningful change.

Get In Touch View Publications