RECOGNITION · SERVICE · NATIONAL IMPACT

Professional Recognition, Service & Impact.

A record built through sustained research, professional service, funded innovation, and contributions to Saudi Arabia's growing research and technology ecosystem.

Contributing to the communities that advance the field.

Professional recognition is not limited to awards. It also comes through trusted peer review, scientific service, funded research, and sustained engagement with national technology communities.

IEEE

IEEE Membership

Long-standing professional membership in IEEE, reflecting sustained engagement with engineering, computing, visualization, and research communities.

15+ years
ACM

ACM Membership

Long-standing professional membership in ACM, supporting continued participation in the broader computing research community.

15+ years
VIS

IEEE VIS & EuroVis Service

Reviewer and committee participation for leading visualization venues, contributing peer review, technical judgment, and community service.

Reviewer · Committee Service
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Research Funding Leadership

KACST NSTIP funding for two research projects during the Umm Al-Qura University period, supporting data-intensive research and technical development.

2 NSTIP Projects · SAR 4M

RESEARCH IMPACT

Research that creates measurable value.

Selected examples where visualization, machine learning, and data science moved beyond research prototypes into real-world impact.

Saudi Electricity CompanyKAUST · SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY

Reducing non-technical losses in the Saudi power sector.

During the KAUST Visualization Core Lab and Saudi Electricity Company collaboration, KVL scientists combined business intelligence, visualization, and machine learning to analyze large customer-billing datasets and identify anomalous electricity-consumption patterns.

70%+model success in identifying anomalous consumption patterns
SAR 73M+estimated recoverable lost revenue from identified anomalies
Read the KAUST Case Study

RESEARCH FUNDING

Building research capability through funded projects.

During my tenure at Umm Al-Qura University, two projects received KACST NSTIP funding, with combined funding of SAR 4 million.

SAR 4MCOMBINED NSTIP FUNDING
KACST · NSTIP

Two funded research projects

Funding supported research activity and technical development during the Umm Al-Qura University period, strengthening the foundation for data-intensive research and innovation.

KACST

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT

Connecting research expertise with Saudi Arabia's technology ecosystem.

Long-term engagement with national HPC and AI communities through conferences, workshops, networking, and capability-building events.

2015 → PRESENT

HPC Saudi

Conference attendance, workshop presentations, technical exchange, and community networking since 2015—connecting advanced computing practice with the Kingdom's growing HPC community.

SDAIA · ICAN 2026

National AI & Data Capacity Building

Delivered Data science and AI workshops as part of SDAIA's national AI and data-capacity-building initiatives, including ICAN 2026 in Riyadh, a platform focused on building capabilities in data and artificial intelligence.

Explore SDAIA initiatives

WHAT THE RECORD REPRESENTS

Recognition is the outcome. Contribution is the goal.

From peer review and professional membership to funded research and national engagement, the common thread is using technical expertise to strengthen research, people, and the wider ecosystem.

Scientific Service

Peer review and committee participation in the visualization community.

Research Impact

Data, AI, and visualization translated into measurable operational value.

Research Funding

Funded projects that enabled sustained research and technical development.

National Engagement

Long-term contribution to Saudi HPC, data, and AI communities.

RECOGNITION · SERVICE · IMPACT

Research. Service. Capability. Impact.

The strongest recognition is what the work enables others to do.