CSE Awards

Faculty Awards

  • May-2022: AUS Excellence in Teaching Award.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Ra'afat Abu-Rukba
  • May-2022: AUS Excellence in Services Award.
  • Faculty Member: Mr. Ahmad Al Nabulsi
  • July-2021: Best Paper Presentation Award at the 21st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2021), Online.
  • Authors: Afaf Ahmed, Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Ms. Hend Elghazaly
  • Paper Title: Unsupervised Clustering of Skills for an Online Learning Platform.
  • July-2021: Best Short Paper Award at the Fifth International Conference on Smart Grid and Smart Cities held in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Authors: Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, Dr. Ra'afat Abu-Rukba, Ahmed Riaz, Mr. Ahmad Al Nabulsi, Danayal Khan, Shavaiz Khan and Moustafa Amer
  • Paper Title: IoT-Based Shared Community Transportation System Using e-Bikes.
  • May-2021: AUS Excellence in Lab Instruction.
  • Faculty Member: Mr. Sameer Alawnah
  • Jan-2021: Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things and Intelligence System (IoTaIS), Bali, Indonesia.
  • Authors: Tasneem Batool, Mostafa Abuelnoor, Omar El Boutari, Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Paper Title: Predicting Hospital No-Shows Using Machine Learning
  • Sep-2020: Best Paper Award at the 2020 IEEE/ITU International Conference on AI for Good.
  • Author: Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Paper Title: Towards an Audio-based CNN for Classroom Observation on a Smartwatch
  • Jul-2020: Best Short Paper Award at the 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning (ICALT), Tartu, Estonia.
  • Authors: Dr. Imran Zulkernan, Dr. Fadi Aloul, Eilaf Algebail, Mohamed El Refaay, Abdulkarim Ali and Omar El Sabaa
  • Paper Title: Little Genius: An Experiment in Internet of Tangible Learning Things (IoTLT).
  • May-2020: AUS Excellence in Lab Instruction.
  • Faculty Member: Mr. Ahmad Al Nabulsi
  • Nov-2019: 2020 winner of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Chester Sall Award for the First place best paper in the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 2018.
  • Authors: Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, Dr. Imran Zulkernan, Mohammed Rashid, Ragini Gupta, and Mazin AliKarar
  • Paper Title: A smart home energy management system using IoT and big data analytics approach.
  • Sep-2018: Best Student Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Sensing and Instrumentation in IoT Era (ISSI), 2018.
  • Authors: Shams Shapsough, Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Paper Title: Securing Low-Resource Edge Devices for IoT Systems.
  • May-2018: AUS Excellence in Research.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Khaled El-Fakih
  • Nov-2015: Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Airbus Diversity Award.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Nov-2014: Sheikh Rashid's Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Nov-2013: Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • May-2011: AUS Excellence in Teaching Award.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Apr-2009: Sheikh Khalifa Award For Higher Education.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Apr-2006: AUS Excellence in Research.
  • Faculty Member: Dr. Tarik Ozkul

Students Awards

  • Aug-2023: 1st place at the UAE national qualification for the 4th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC).
  • Student(s): Mohamed Alshafai, Muhammad Hamza, Vibha Bhavikatti, Koushal Parupudi, Zain Kamal, Ghanim Alarri, Radi Aman Riyas
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Omar Arif
  • Aug-2023: COP28 Student Energy Summit (SES) Ambassador.
  • Student(s): Muhammad Junaid
  • Jul-2023: 1st place at the Geo-Spatial Analytics Platform Hackathon Contest organized by UAE Space Agency and Bayanat.
  • Student(s): Maya Haj Hussain, Diaa Addeen Abuhani
  • May-2023: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2023 Competition.
  • Student(s): Reem Aldossary, Salma Hassan, Reda Mashood, Alvee Mir
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Hicham Hallal and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Brain Computer Interface (BCI)-Virtual Reality (VR)-based Rehabilitation System for Upper Limb Impairments.
  • May-2023: 2nd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2023 Competition.
  • Student(s): Pierre Abdelsayed, Hamad Al Hammadi, Hamed Al Mulla, Louay Mohaisen
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Hicham Hallal and Dr. Michel Pasquier
  • Project Title: Drone-based IoT Solution for Plant Monitoring in Greenhouses.
  • May-2023: 3rd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2023 Competition.
  • Student(s): Mariam Elsayeh, Fatema Elwy, Alaa Takrek, Ameen Ayub
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Dr. Ra’afat Abu-Rukba
  • Project Title: IoT-based Black Box for Monitoring Delivery Motorcyclists.
    • May-2023: 1st place winners in the Common Design Project category during the 17th IEEE Student Day held at AUS.
  • Student(s): Ananya Sudheer (CSE), Hasnain Mahdi (ELE), Ramziyya Abdul Rahman (ELE), Saba Hussain (CSE)
  • Apr-2023: 1st Place, ‘Audience Choice Award’ and a Special Award: GESDA Open Quantum Institute (OQI) at Annual NYUAD International Hackathon 2023.
  • Student(s): Omar Al Khazali
  • Project Title: Smart Current.
  • Mar-2023: UNICEF Climate Change Youth Advocate.
  • Student(s): Abdul Muqeet Abdul Mannan
  • Jan-2023: 1st place at ITU GeoAI Challenge.
  • Student(s): Maya Haj Hussain, Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Mohamed ElMohandes, Jowaria Khan
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Dr. Tariq Ali (CVE)
  • Oct-2022: 2nd place in the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) - Middle East round, held at Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai.
  • Student(s): Omar Safwat, Hassan Abouelela, Adham Elmosalamy, Syed Arfan, Ahmad Ayman(SBA)
  • Oct-2022: 1st place at AUS DuPont Prize competition held at AUS.
  • Student(s): Moin Sabri, Hisham Kazim, Shahariar Zulfiquer (CHBE)
  • Project Title: Removal of Ciprofloxacin from Wastewater Treatment Plants.
  • Oct-2022: 1st place at Sibaq Lahja, an initiative by the UAE Minister of Artificial intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Application Office and Cisco Systems.
  • Student(s): Mohammed Tamim
  • Sep-2022: Runner-Up position for the Gitex Youth X Unipreneur Tech4Sustainability Hackathon.
  • Student(s): Jowaria Khan, Eyad Hussein and Mahira Pathan
  • Sep-2022: 2nd place in the Dell Technologies Envision the Future Annual Graduation Project Competition 2022.
  • Student(s): Ashith Farhan, Farooq Mirza, Joel D' Souza, Sabbir Alam
  • Advisor(s): Ra'afat Abu-Rukba
  • Project Title: Multi-Sensor System to Predict Early Signs of Spine Disease.
  • Aug-2022: 1st place in the Advanced Engineering Category at the 15th UOWD Innovation Fair 2022 at the University of Wollongong in Dubai.
  • Student(s): Ashith Farhan, Farooq Mirza, Joel D' Souza, Sabbir Alam
  • Advisor(s): Ra'afat Abu-Rukba
  • Project Title: Multi-Sensor System to Predict Early Signs of Spine Disease.
  • Aug-2022: The Founder Institute Scholarship Award at the IEEE Region 8 Pitch Competition, Tunasia
  • Student(s): Mahira Pathan, Muhammad Kumail and Fareha Khan (MCE)
  • Project Title: Efert.
  • Jun-2022: The Product of the Year award at the Injaz Company Program 2021–2022.
  • Student(s): Adam Aliasgar Burhanpurwala, Khaled Bashar Khawaja (CAAD), Amaan Shad (MIS)
  • Project Title: Brains 2 Business Solutions (B2B).
  • May-2022: Graduate Student Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work Excellence Award at the 2021/22 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Ali R. Sajun
  • May-2022: The Graduate Student Academic and Leadership Excellence Award at the 2021/22 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Nada Abdalgawad
  • May-2022: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2022 Competition.
  • Student(s): Adham Abdelnaby, Ahmed Elmeligy, Nadeen Tarek, Nouran Sheta
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: Deep Learning for Edge Anomaly Detection in Multidimensional IOT Data.
  • May-2022: 2nd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2022 Competition.
  • Student(s): Ashith Farhan, Farooq Mirza, Joel D' Souza, Sabbir Alam
  • Advisor(s): Ra'afat Abu-Rukba
  • Project Title: Multi-Sensor System to Predict Early Signs of Spine Disease.
  • May-2022: 3rd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2022 Competition.
  • Student(s): Yasmin Abouhelwo, Ali Mohsen, Maya Wehbe, Motasem Al Jayousi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Michel Pasquier and Dr. Salam Dhou
  • Project Title: A Smart Indoor Robot Guide for Visually Impaired People.
  • May-2022: Recipient of Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship from the College of Engineering (CEN)
  • Student(s): Eyad Abdelazim Hussein
  • Apr-2022: 2nd place at the Annual NYUAD International Hackathon 2022.
  • Student(s): Ashith Farhan
  • Project Title: QS Pirates, a virus detection model.
  • Apr-2022: Best Presentation Award at the Annual NYUAD International Hackathon 2022.
  • Student(s): Ali Reza Sajun and Donthi Sankalpa
  • Project Title: NurseQ, web-based application for optimal scheduling for nurses.
  • Apr-2022: Best Social Good Applied to the Region Award at the Annual NYUAD International Hackathon 2022.
  • Student(s): Ansah Juned Siddiqui
  • Project Title: qSa’id, Quantum-ML-Assisted diagnostic & treatment access platform for autism.
  • Mar-2022: First place in the COVID 19 Detection Using X_RAY Images Challenge during the Artificial intelligence (AI) Week at the University of Sharjah.
  • Student(s): Ali Reza Sajun, Donthi Sankalpa and Nadeen Tarek
  • Mar-2022: Second place (Tie) in the COVID 19 Detection Using X_RAY Images Challenge during the Artificial intelligence (AI) Week at the University of Sharjah.
  • Student(s): Radi Aman Riyas
  • Mar-2022: Second place (Tie) in the COVID 19 Detection Using X_RAY Images Challenge during the Artificial intelligence (AI) Week at the University of Sharjah.
  • Student(s): Akchunya Chanchal
  • Mar-2022: Third place in the COVID 19 Detection Using Symptoms Challenge during the Artificial intelligence (AI) Week at the University of Sharjah.
  • Student(s): Rohan Mitra
  • Nov-2021: 1st place at the Emirates Mars Mission’s Planet X Challenge hosted by Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Center and Fun Robotics.
  • Student(s): Dana Mohamed, Youssef Awad and Wisam Orabi
  • Nov-2021: 2nd place at the Emirates Mars Mission’s Planet X Challenge hosted by Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Center and Fun Robotics.
  • Student(s): Samarth Rai, Rohan Mitra, Dara Varam, Mohammad Kharoub (ELE)
  • Nov-2021: 2nd place at the IEEE UAE Student Day (Senior Design) Competition Under the Computing and Robotic category.
  • Student(s): Rawan Suwwan, Yara Rashed, Seba Alkafri, and Mariam Reda
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: Classifying Plant Diseases Using Deep Learning.
  • Nov-2021: 3rd place at the IEEE UAE Student Day (Senior Design) Competition Under the Computing and Robotic category.
  • Student(s): Maya Hiba, Ayesha Abdulla Al Marri, and Natasha Madhu
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: Insights.
  • Nov-2021: 3rd place at the IEEE UAE Student Day (Senior Design) Competition Under the Communication and Electronics category.
  • Student(s): Wisam Orabi, Dana Mohamed, Meera Rashid, and Youssef Awad
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Hicham Hallal and Dr. Raafat Abu-Rukba
  • Project Title: A Data Leakage Detection and Prevention System.
  • Oct-2021: 2nd place in UAE at the IEEEXtreme 24hours Global Programming Contest.
  • Student(s): Hamad Al Hammadi, Eyad Mohammed Ali, Rohan Mitra
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Salam Dhao and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
  • Jul-2021: The Product of the Year award at the Injaz Company Program 2020–2021.
  • Student(s): Muhammad Junaid, Syed Faizan, Syed Kumail, Arpit Jain (FIN) and Mohammed Al Najjar (INE)
  • Project Title: Hydroot.
  • Jun-2021: Graduate Student Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work Excellence Award at the 2020/21 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Sakib Shahriar
  • Jun-2021: Best Paper Award at the National UAE Graduate Student Research Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • Student(s): Ayah Al Harthi, Anuja Thomas (MA TESOL, English), Noor Kaddoura (MA TESOL, English)
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Philip McCarthy (English), Dr. Khawlah Ahmed (English) and Dr. Nicholas Duran (Arizona State University)
  • Project Title: Putting an End to Paragraphs.
  • May-2021: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2021 Competition.
  • Student(s): Shahd Abdelmeguid, Iffa Afsa Changaai Mangalote, Ghazzal Jastaniah, Seyed Foad Zandavi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Hicham Hallal and Dr. Osameh Al-Kofahi
  • Project Title: VR Gamification of Digital Systems Lab.
  • May-2021: 2nd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2021 Competition.
  • Student(s): Ayesha Al Marri, Maitha Alnaqbi, Maya Hiba, Natasha Madhu
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: Detection of Student Engagement in Online Learning.
  • May-2021: 3rd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2021 Competition.
  • Student(s): Azadan Bhagwagar, Priyanka Chand, Taslim Mahbub
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: Acoustic Wildlife Monitoring of Bats.
  • Sep-2020: Regional award for the Africa and the Middle East region in the Computer Science category by The Global Undergraduate Awards 2020
  • Student(s): Lana Hasan Alhaj Hussain, Brylle Ryan Gomez, Ali Reza Mohammed Husein Sajun and Dara Yarob Sakhnini
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Dr. Salam Dhou
  • Project Title: Camera Trap Image Classification Using Deep Learning on Edge Devices.
  • May-2020: Graduate Student Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work Excellence Award at the 2019/20 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Mohammed El Nawawy
  • May-2020: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition
  • Student(s): Moustafa Tarek Amer, Danayal Amir Khan, Shavaiz Ahmad Khan and Ahmed Riaz
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali
  • Project Title: Smart Campus Mobility System.
  • May-2020: 2nd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition
  • Student(s): Lana Hasan Alhaj Hussain, Brylle Ryan Gomez, Ali Reza Mohammed Husein Sajun and Dara Yarob Sakhnini
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Dr. Salam Dhou
  • Project Title: Camera Trap Image Classification Using Deep Learning on Edge Devices.
  • May-2020: 3rd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the CEN Senior Design Projects 2020 Competition
  • Student(s): Abdulla Mohammad Alshamsi, Loay Taha Kamel, Eisa Abdalla Sajwani and Hussain Saifee Surti
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Ra'afat Abu-Rukba and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Elderly Behavioral Monitoring System.
  • Apr-2020: Audience Award at Annual NYUAD International Hackathon 2020.
  • Student(s): Ali Sajun, Brylle Gomez and Lana Hussain
  • Project Title: "Nitaq", which means range. A platform that reaches out to learners in low-connectivity areas and offers them a gamified learning experience.
  • April-2020: Research award from Sandooq Al Watan.
  • Student(s): Mariam Jamal Arshi, Sara Mohammed Almaazmi, Reem Abdalla AlAmeeri, and Fatima Hussain Darwish
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Dr. Salam Dhou
  • Project Title: Smart Cane for Visually Impaired Children using IoT and AI.
  • Oct-2019: 1st Place at the Cyber Battle of The Emirates 2019.
  • Student(s): Yousef Awad
  • Oct-2019: 2nd Place at the Cyber Battle of The Emirates 2019.
  • Student(s): Ashith Farhan
  • Oct-2019: 2nd Place at the AI Challenge at the 2019 Hack In The Box Cyber Week Conference.
  • Student(s): Sheikh Abdur Raheem Ali and Yousef Awad
  • Sep-2019: Research award from Sandooq Al Watan.
  • Student(s): Arwa Ibrahim Alblooshi, Raaid Sami Salha, Rami Hassan Abuassi and Amir Raad Douglah
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Project Title: Open-Source Infrastructure for Smart Homes.
  • May-2019: 3rd place at the OMG MENA Inter-University challenge 2019.
  • Student(s): Sheikh Abdur Raheem Ali (CSE), Mohamed Alhusin (CSE), Motamen Monawar (CSE), and Ahmed Osman (MSESM)
  • May-2019: 4th place at the University Blockchain Challenge.
  • Student(s): Amro Farouk (CSE), Alfarouk Hesham (CSE), Ahmed Abubakr (CSE), Mihails Balonuskovs (MIS) and Nikita Mitin (FIN)
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Taha Landolsi and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
  • May-2019: The Graduate Student Academic and Leadership Excellence Award at the 2018/19 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Mohammed Alhusin
  • May-2019: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition 2019 held at AUS
  • Student(s): Vikram Sakkia, Hasan Al Noman, Omar Al Hammadi, Salman Sowdagar
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Project Title: Emergency Evacuation System using BLE Beacons.
  • May-2019: 2nd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition 2019 held at AUS
  • Student(s): Muhammad Umer Sadiq, Karam Ahfid and Donthi Sankalpa
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Assim Sagahyroon and Dr. Salam Dhou
  • Project Title: Preliminary Melanoma Detection Using Support Vector Machines.
  • May-2019: 3rd place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition 2019 held at AUS
  • Student(s): Omar Elbashir Mohamed, El Houssine Talab and Labeeba Begum
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Detecting Heart Anomalies by Classifying Stethoscope Feed Using Neural Networks.
  • Apr-2019: 1st place at the CyberTalents UAE National Cyber Security Capture The Flag (CTF) 2019 competition
  • Student(s): Omar Elgafri and Youssef Awad
  • Apr-2019: 3rd place at the Smart Mobile Application Contest 2019 held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Vikram Sakkia, Hasan Al Noman, Omar Al Hammadi, Salman Sowdagar
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Project Title: Emergency Evacuation System using BLE Beacons.
  • Apr-2019: 2nd place at the 8th International NYUAD Hackathon 2019.
  • Student(s): Jayroop Ramesh, Vikram Sakkia
  • Project Title: “7aneen”, a smart mobile keyboard that helps Arabs communicate in Arabic script to preserve the language but type in “Arabizi”.
  • Apr-2019: 1st place in the 2019 RTA Hackathon, hosted in Burj Khalifa..
  • Student(s): Omar Mohamed and Elhoussine Talab
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Ra'afat Abu-Rukba
  • Apr-2019: 1st Place at Millennial Engagement Competition part of the Mega City Infrastructure Week.
  • Student(s): Vikram Sakkia, Hasan Al Noman, Omar Al Hammadi, Salman Sowdagar
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Project Title: Emergency Evacuation System using BLE Beacons.
  • Apr-2019: 1st Place in the the IEEE consumer electronics conference (ICCE 2019) Best Poster Video Award competition, Las Vegas, USA.
  • Student(s): Omar Hamdan, Hassan Shanableh and Inas Zaki
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali and Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: IoT Based Interactive Dual Mode Smart Home Automation.
  • Feb-2019: 1st place in the 2019 HSBC Programming Challenge.
  • Student(s): Sheikh Abdur Raheem Ali
  • Feb-2019: 2nd place in the 2019 HSBC Programming Challenge.
  • Student(s): Mohammed Alhusin
  • Feb-2019: 3rd place in the 2019 HSBC Programming Challenge.
  • Student(s): Motamen Monawar
  • Feb-2019: 1st place in the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Hackathon.
  • Student(s): Jayroop Ramesh, Vikram Sakkia, Niha Thodika, Shilpa Sujith, and Saad Aldeen
  • Project Title: Mindspire.
  • Feb-2019: 1st Place in the Dubai Police Capture the Flag Cyber Security Challenge.
  • Student(s): Youssef Awad
  • Feb-2019: 2nd Place in the KPMG Innovation and Collaboration Challenge Competition.
  • Student(s): Mazin Raffi (CSE), Yedhu Gopan (CHE), Yameena Naqvi (CHE), and Hawa Bandeyh (FIN)
  • Project Title: The Protein Project.
  • Feb-2019: Research award from Sandooq Al Watan.
  • Student(s): Abdalla Ahmed Mohamed, Mariam Khalid Alhammadi, Hanin Farid AlRais and Amna Abdelrazaq Al Ali
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Project Title: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and BLE Beacons to Characterize Behavioral Patterns.
  • Feb-2019: Research award from Sandooq Al Watan.
  • Student(s): Maryam Alsaedi, Bashayer Al-Marzooqi and Anwar Elshaik
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Autonomous Vehicle Detection and Monitoring System.
  • Jan-2019: 1st Place in the the IEEE Consumer Electronics Conference (ICCE 2019) Best Poster Video Award Competition.
  • Student(s): Omar Hamdan, Hassan Shanableh, Inas Zaki
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: IoT-Based Interactive Dual Mode Smart Home Automation.
  • Dec-2018: 2nd Place in the Judge's Choice Award category of the Driving Innovation competition held at the Gulf Traffic exhibition.
  • Student(s): Maryam Alsaedi, Bashayer Al-Marzooqi and Anwar Elshaikh
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali and Mr. Ahmad Al Nabulsi
  • Project Title: IoT Smart Vehicle Blackbox (Blocksaver).
  • Dec-2018: 2nd Place in the People's Choice Award category of the Driving Innovation competition held at the Gulf Traffic exhibition.
  • Student(s): Maryam Alsaedi, Bashayer Al-Marzooqi and Anwar Elshaikh
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali and Mr. Ahmad Al Nabulsi
  • Project Title: IoT Smart Vehicle Blackbox (Blocksaver).
  • Sep-2018: 1st Place of ADIPEC University Programme in 2018 SPE ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference).
  • Student(s): Vikram Sakkia (CSE), Nasir Khalid (ELE), Faris Al Janahi and Jason Rodrigues (CHE)
  • Sep-2018: Research award from Sandooq Al Watan.
  • Student(s): Vikram Sakkia, Hasan Al Noman, Omar Al Hammadi, Salman Sowdagar
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Project Title: Emergency Evacuation System using BLE Beacons.
  • Oct-2018: 1st place in the UAE Cyber Quest Security Competition 2018 organized by the Signals Intelligence Agency – SIA, Dubai.
  • Student(s): Youssef Awad and Brylle Gomez
  • May-2018: Graduate Student Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work Excellence Award at the 2017/18 AUS Awards for Excellence in Graduate Studies.
  • Student(s): Ragini Gupta
  • May-2018: 1st place in the Annual Student Research Awards Sponsored by the Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) .
  • Student(s): Mohammed Elnawawy, Abid Farhan and Ahmed Mohamed(MCE)
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Assim Saghayroon and Dr. Lotfi Romdhane
  • Project Title: Cable-Driven Robotic Gait Rehabilitation System.
  • May-2018: Grand Prize at the First Annual Engineering Design and Innovation Competition and Exposition (EDICE) .
  • Student(s): Abdalla AlShamsi, Abdulla Alhi, Mohammad AlMarashda and Saud AlQasimi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zulkernan
  • Project Title: Improving Drivers' Safety by Using Vehicle to Vehicle Communication.
  • May-2018: 1st place in the 5G competition hosted by Intel, Ericsson and Etisalat .
  • Student(s): Jayroop Ramesh, Saad Bashar, and Abdullah Ahmed
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Tarik Ozkul
  • Project Title: 5G Distributed Cloud Processing.
  • May-2018: 3rd place in the 5G competition hosted by Intel, Ericsson and Etisalat.
  • Student(s): Bashar Aljabery (CSE), Marawan Elbaradicy (ELE), and Mustafa Aljassim (ELE)
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim and Dr. Amer Zakaria
  • Project Title: 5G for Hearing Impaired People.
  • Apr-2018: 1st place in the OPCDE CTF Security Competition, held under the OPCDE Conference .
  • Student(s): Omar Elgafri
  • Mar-2018: 4th place at the Annual Gulf Programming Contest (GPC’2018) held at Zayed University.
  • Student(s): Omar Sobhy, Hussain Abbasi, Gehad Abouarab
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah, Dr. Gerassimos Barlas, and Dr. Salam Dhao
  • Mar-2018: 2nd place at the 2018 UAE National Cyber Security CTF competition, supported by Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) and the Government of Dubai.
  • Student(s): Omar Elgafri and CSE alumna Mina Ghaly
  • Mar-2018: 1st place in the UAE Hackathon, Data for Happiness (Sharjah).
  • Student(s): Mumtaz Ummar, Arwa Alblooshi, Donthi Sankalpa, Karam Ahfid, Ahmad Khater, Labeeba Begum, Hassan Al Ali
  • Feb-2018: 2nd place in the Space Hackathon Challenge 2018 conducted by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).
  • Student(s): Asif Towheed (CSE), Hussain Abbasi (CSE), Nasir Khalid (ELE)
  • Nov-2017: 3rd place at the Global Round of Accenture Digital Hackathon - Global Connected Edition held at Accenture Digital Innovation Hub, Dubai
  • Student(s): Jayroop Ramesh (CSE), Saad Bashar (CSE), Wasif Kiyani (CSE), Taha Ameen (ELE), and Usama Iqbal (ELE)
  • Nov-2017: 1st place at the Local Round of Accenture Digital Hackathon - Global Connected Edition held at Accenture Digital Innovation Hub, Dubai
  • Student(s): Jayroop Ramesh (CSE), Saad Bashar (CSE), Wasif Kiyani (CSE), Taha Ameen (ELE), and Usama Iqbal (ELE)
  • Nov-2017: 1st place in the Al Noor Assistive TechX 2017, Dubai
  • Student(s): Niha Thodika, Aranyak Ghosh, Gehad Aboarab, Hussain Abbasi, and Mohammad Atallah
  • Project Title: Android application for blind and dyslexic people
  • Nov-2017: Special Recognition Award at the WETEX 2017 Emirates Energy Awards
  • Student(s): Mais Haj Hassan, Mohammad Abdelsalam, Mohannad Baseet and Mustapha Ezzeddine
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali, and Dr. Taha Landolsi
  • Project Title: IOT-Based Smart Utility Meters.
  • Oct-2017: 1st place in Intelak Aviation & Travel Incubator Competition
  • Student(s): Nova Rahman(CSE), Ahmed El Sayed Elrayes, and Mohamed Hag Al (ELE)
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Amer Zakaria, Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim
  • Project Title: Foreign Object Debris Detection and Collection at Airport Runways.
  • May-2017: 1st place in the the Sixth NYU Abu Dhabi Hackathon, Abu Dhabi
  • Student(s): Amro Alabsi Aljundi
  • Project Title: Hiat (Life)
  • May-2017: 2nd place in the the Sixth NYU Abu Dhabi Hackathon, Abu Dhabi
  • Student(s): Khaled Abul Borghol
  • Project Title: 3ndi Headache (I have a Headache)
  • Apr-2017: 1st place in the UAE National Cyber Security Capture The Flag Competition held under the OPCDE Conference, Dubai
  • Student(s): Mina Mahfouz Ghaly
  • Apr-2017: 1st place in the UAE Cyber Quest Security Competition organized by the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA), Abu Dhabi
  • Student(s): Omar Naser Hamdan
  • Apr-2017: 3rd place in the UAE Cyber Quest Security Competition organized by the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA), Abu Dhabi
  • Student(s): Inas Zaki
  • Feb-2017: 1st place in the Future Generation Competition at Middle East Electricity Awards
  • Student(s): Mais Haj Hassan, Mohammad Abdelsalam, Mohannad Baseet and Mustapha Ezzeddine
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali, and Dr. Taha Landolsi
  • Project Title: IOT-Based Smart Utility Meters.
  • Nov-2016: 2nd place at the Accenture Digital Connected Hackathon held at Accenture Digital Innovation Hub, Dubai
  • Student(s): Omar Hamdan, Leen El Chaar, Bashir Jarrah, Hassan Shanableh, and Inas Zaki
  • Nov-2016: 1st place at the GE DigiNation Hackathon held at AUS
  • Student(s): Omar Hamdan, Leen El Chaar, Bashir Jarrah, Hassan Shanableh, and Inas Zaki
  • Nov-2016: 2nd place at the GE DigiNation Hackathon held at AUS
  • Student(s): Nada Abdalgawad
  • Nov-2016: 2nd place at the Cyber Security Awareness Week - Embedded Security Challenge Competition (CSAW'16) organized by NYU-AD.
  • Student(s): Salsabeel Shapsough, Shams Shapsough, Mazin Alikarar, and Aly ElHakim
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali, and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • May-2016: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition held at AUS.
  • Student(s): Nihal Abdulla Nasar, Abdelaziz Alzarouni, Salama Alfalasi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Tamer Shanableh
  • Project Title: Child Monitoring Application.
  • May-2016: 2nd place at the IEEE UAE Student Day (Senior Design) Competition held at Al Ain University of Science and Technology.
  • Student(s): Abdulwahab Sahyoun, Karim Chehab, Osama Al Madani
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: One-stop Parkinson mHealth (ParkNosis).
  • Apr-2016: 2nd place at the 2015-2016 Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) Student Research Award Competition.
  • Student(s): Anza Shaikh, Heba Saleous, and Ragini Gupta
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Read2Me : A Reading Aid for the Visually Impaired.
  • Jun-2015: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition held at AUS.
  • Student(s): Benna Iqbal, Maryam Hassan and Samina Abdul-Rahman
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Rana Ahmed.
  • Project Title: GPark - License Plate Recognition Using Google Glass
  • May-2015: 1st place at the Third Annual UAE Undergraduate Student Research Competition held at Abu Dhabi University.
  • Student(s): Ahmed Awad, Shams Shabsough and Youssef Elkhorazaty
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: Emotion Detection Using Smartphones.
  • May-2015: Sharjah Sustainability Award 2014-2015 Outstanding Students’ Team category under the “Smart Application for Information” domain.
  • Student(s): Nihal Abdulla Abdul Nasar, Mohammed Rashid and Rizwan Hassan Bakhsh
  • Jun-2014: 1st place at the UOWD UAE Software Development Trade Show, 2014 orginized by UOWD.
  • Student(s): Haya Hasan and Basel Safieh
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Lung++: Android Based System for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
  • May-2014: 2nd place at the 9th Mobile Application Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Haya Hasan and Basel Safieh
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Lung++: Android Based System for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
  • Apr-2014: 1st place at the Gulf Programming Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Omar Almheiri, Mohamed Amer and Abdel Rahman Elghassnawi
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
  • Mar-2014: 2nd place at Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) Student Research Award Competition.
  • Student(s): Farah Al-Haddad, Rona Kanbar, Ruba Abu-Salma, and Sarah Al-Otaibi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: CrashDetect: A Smartphone Application to Detect Car Accidents.
  • May-2013: 1st place among the Computer Science and Engineering category at the Annual Engineering Senior Design Projects Poster Competition held at AUS.
  • Student(s): Arwa Awan, Hiba Riaz, Marina Rofail and Riham Abdel
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: Low-Cost Clickers for Developing Countries.
  • Mar-2013: 1st place at the Gulf Programming Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Omar Al Muhairi, Abdul Rahim Haddad, and Mohamed Amer
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
  • Apr-2013: 3rd place at the Emirates Foundation Think Science Competition.
  • Student(s): Humaid Yousif Al Ali and May Hamad Al Merri
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Imran Zualkernan
  • Project Title: iBump - Accident Auto-Detect System.
  • Feb-2013: 4th place at the 2011-2012 Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) Student Research Award Competition.
  • Student(s): Shamma Al Qassim, Madhumeta Ganesh, Shaheen Khoja and Meher Zaidi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Effective Mobile Platform for Detecting Sleep Apnea.
  • May-2012: 2nd place at the Microsoft Imagine Cup UAE Competition.
  • Student(s): Shamma Al Qassim, Mahdumeta Ganesh, Shaheen Khoja and Meher Zaidi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Sleep Apnea Monitor (SAM).
  • May-2012: du Mobile Development Award.
  • Student(s): Shamma Al Qassim, Mahdumeta Ganesh, Shaheen Khoja and Meher Zaidi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Sleep Apnea Monitor (SAM).
  • May-2012: 3rd place at IEEE UAE Student Day (Senior Design) Competition held at HCT.
  • Student(s): Shamma Al Qassim, Mahdumeta Ganesh, Shaheen Khoja and Meher Zaidi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Sleep Apnea Monitor (SAM).
  • Apr-2012: 2nd place at 7th National Mobile Contest organized by Khalifa University and Khalifa Fund.
  • Student(s): Shamma Al Qassim, Mahdumeta Ganesh, Shaheen Khoja and Meher Zaidi
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Sleep Apnea Monitor (SAM).
  • Mar-2012: 1st place at the Gulf Programming Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Omar Al Muhairi, Kareem Habib, and Munir Bahderi
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah and Dr. Gerassimos Barlas
  • Nov-2011: The Extreme Programming Award at the 14th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - Arab Collegiate Programming Contest held at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
  • Student(s): Omar Khalifa Al Muhairi, Ahmed Tarek El Sayed and Abdul Rahim Haddad
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah, Dr. Gerassimos Barlas and Dr. Khaled El-Fakih
  • Apr-2011: 1st place at the Gulf Programming Contest held at University of Shariah.
  • Student(s): Nour Nour, Omar Al Reyami, and Omar Al Muhairi
  • Coaches(s): Dr. Ghassan Qadah
  • May-2009: 3rd place at the Mobile Application Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Ali Al-Shami, Ibrahim Al-Midfa, and Rami Moutassem
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: Locate-ME - Efficient Wi-Fi Based Tracking System.
  • Dec-2009: 1st place in the student poster competition at the Fifth International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, organized by UAE University.
  • Student(s): Sarah Amiri, Noor Al Jawhari, and Elaheh Askari
  • Advisor(s): Dr. A.R. Al-Ali, Dr. Assim Sagahyroon and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Project Title: Wireless RFID Controlled Parking Lot.
  • May-2009: 3rd place at the Made in UAE Competition held at the American University in Dubai.
  • Student(s): Sarah Amiri, Noor Al Jawhari, and Elaheh Askari
  • Advisor(s): Dr. A.R. Al-Ali, Dr. Assim Sagahyroon and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Project Title: Wireless RFID Controlled Parking Lot.
  • May-2008: 1st place at the Mobile Application Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Syed Zahidi, Mariam Ahmed, and Noor Al-Nazli
  • Advisor(s): Dr. A.R. Al-Ali, Dr. Assim Sagahyroon and Dr. Fadi Aloul
  • Project Title: Two Factor Authentication Using Mobile Phones.
  • Nov-2007: 3rd place at the "Made In the Arab world competition.
  • Student(s): Nada R. Aji, Amin A. Al-Zarouni, and Nassar H. Fakhro
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. A.R. Al-Ali
  • Project Title: Tracking Lost Kids using RFID.
  • Nov-2007: 1st place at the Best Student Poster Competition in the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, organized by UAE University.
  • Student(s): Nada R. Aji, Amin A. Al-Zarouni, and Nassar H. Fakhro
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. A.R. Al-Ali
  • Project Title: Tracking Lost Kids using RFID.
  • May-2007: 2nd place at the Mobile Application Contest held at Khalifa University.
  • Student(s): Nancy Salem, Omar Al-Omar, and Sahar Shehada
  • Advisor(s): Dr. Fadi Aloul and Dr. Assim Sagahyroon
  • Project Title: M-Stock: Efficient Stock Monitoring for Mobile Users.