🥇 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.

12
Projects
39M+
SAR Secured
$15M
USD Grant
3
Active Now
7
Funders
All (12) Ongoing Completed
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Flagship Grants
2 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
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