🥇 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

Funded Research Projects

Competitively awarded grants from leading national and international funding agencies — spanning AI, healthcare, Hajj technology, smart cities, blockchain, and immersive computing since 2011.

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Projects
39M+
SAR Secured
$15M
USD Grant
3
Active Now
7
Funders
All (12) Ongoing Completed
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Flagship Grants
3 of 12
KSA RDIA
20M SAR
CO-PI Active National Startup Grant
2024 – Present
SAARIA: AI & Digital Eye Fundus Images to Diagnose Various Diseases

A national AI-powered diagnostic platform leveraging digital fundus images and deep learning to detect multiple eye and systemic diseases including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cardiovascular conditions — developed under the RDIA National Startup Fund.

Partners: SDM Tech
AI Medical Imaging Ophthalmology Deep Learning Startup
EON Reality Inc.
$15M
CO-PI Active International Winner
2023 – Present
XR & Immersive Learning Innovation Grant

International recognition as team winners for pioneering XR and immersive learning technology innovation, securing a landmark $15M USD grant from EON Reality Inc. in partnership with UPM's multidisciplinary research team.

Partners: UPM Research Team
XR Immersive Learning Extended Reality Education Technology
KSA RDO
7.5M SAR
PI Completed
2018 – 2023
IoT + Blockchain Secure Framework for Hajj Mass Crowd Spatio-Temporal Early Warning

Designed and developed a large-scale IoT and blockchain-based spatio-temporal early warning system for Hajj pilgrim crowd management, in international collaboration with the University of Oxford and King's College London.

Partners: University of Oxford, King's College London
IoT Blockchain Hajj Crowd Management Spatio-Temporal Security
Additional Funded Projects
UPM — RIS Dept. 2024–now
36K SAR
OncoLLM: Design & Develop LLM for In-Home Secure Oncological Data Collection

Designing and developing a large language model (LLM) framework for secure in-home collection and management of oncological patient data, enabling remote monitoring and personalised …

PI Active LLM Oncology
KAUST Challenge 2020
1M SAR
Ideas & Solutions for Hajj & Umrah — Crowd Management Category

Won the prestigious KAUST Ideas & Solutions for Hajj & Umrah Challenge in the Crowd Management Category with a real-time AI-powered crowd flow prediction …

PI Winner Hajj Crowd Management
KACST 2020–2021
500K SAR
Multi-Modal Deep Learning AI Framework for COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis

Developed a multi-modal deep learning framework integrating medical imaging and clinical data for rapid point-of-care COVID-19 diagnosis, directly supporting Saudi health authorities during the …

PI COVID-19 Deep Learning
British Council 2018–2020
50K GBP
Blockchain for Hajj — International Research Collaboration with UK Universities

Led an international research collaboration with UK universities funded by the British Council to apply blockchain technology for secure, transparent Hajj services, digital identity …

UK Universities
PI Blockchain Hajj
KACST 2015–2018
2M SAR
Next Generation Hajj: A Smart City Perspective

Conceptualized and prototyped a smart city framework for the next generation of Hajj, integrating IoT sensors, mobile applications, and real-time analytics to enhance safety …

PI Smart City Hajj
KACST 2014–2017
2M SAR
Querying, Analyzing & Visualizing Real-Time Social Network Data

Built scalable query, analysis, and visualization tools for real-time social network data streams, enabling researchers and policymakers to monitor and interpret large-scale social phenomena …

PI Social Networks Big Data
KACST 2011–2014
2M SAR
Query Processing & Optimization in Spatiotemporal Database Systems

Advanced the state-of-the-art in spatiotemporal database query processing and optimization, producing novel algorithms and indexing methods for time-evolving geographic data used in urban computing …

PI Database Systems Spatiotemporal
KACST 2011–2014
2M SAR
Open-Source Context-Aware E-Learning for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Developed a context-aware, open-source adaptive e-learning platform for students with intellectual disabilities, combining sensor data and AI to personalize educational content delivery and improve …

PI E-Learning Accessibility
KACST 2011–2014
2M SAR
HajjMemo: Pilgrims-Sourced Data for Continuous Improvement of Hajj & Umrah

Pioneered a mobile crowdsourcing platform enabling pilgrims to contribute structured feedback about their Hajj and Umrah experience, providing actionable data to Saudi authorities for …

PI Hajj Crowdsourcing