I'm a software engineer at EDGE in Abu Dhabi and I lead Kanban Studios. I build applied AI, robotics, digital twins and games, and I like taking a prototype all the way to software people can actually use.
| Now | Where |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer, Industry 5.0 & Emerging Technologies | EDGE · BRIDGE · since Nov 2025 |
| Leading the studio: software and AI for UAE businesses, plus Team Kanban, its hackathon squad | Kanban Studios |
| BSc Software Engineering · undergraduate researcher | Al Ain University |
| Global AI Delegate to the UAE | Global Alliance for AI · since Jun 2026 |
| Organiser, DevFest Abu Dhabi 2026 | Google Developer Groups Abu Dhabi |
| Certified Innovator (VIA26) and Certified Trainer | Google for Education |
| Project | What it does | Built with | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanban Agents | No-code 3D office playground for designing and running Gemini-powered agent teams | Three.js · WebGPU · React Flow · Gemini | Live |
| IntentGate Z | Gateway on IBM LinuxONE that checks AI agent actions against signed human intent | IBM LinuxONE · Telum NNPA · React · Three.js | IBM Z Datathon 2026 |
| AeroHalo | Predictive airside safety: flags vehicle-to-aircraft collisions seconds before they happen | React Three Fiber · edge AI · computer vision · Arduino UNO Q | 🥇 INSPIRE ’26 |
| DAPPER | Deadline-aware scheduler placing each robot perception frame on board, at the edge or both | Python · edge offloading · pytest | 📄 IEEE FMEC 2026 |
| Encirra | Digital twin that simulates cascading power-water failures and verifies safer urban recovery plans | pandapower · EPANET (WNTR) · React Three Fiber | IEEE NEECON 2026 |
| AquaTwin | Physics-informed digital twin recommending safety-checked operating strategies for desalination plants | Next.js · gradient-boosted trees · conformal prediction | KU × UNESCO Water Hackathon |
| CONTINUA | Predictive connectivity prototype keeping a rover's control, telemetry and video alive across networks | TypeScript · Next.js · Python · network simulation | EDGE Challenge ATP2026 |
| Rafeeq | Autonomous TIAGo Pro robot that finds, grasps and delivers library books in simulation | ROS 2 · TIAGo Pro · Python · Docker | Emirates Robotics Competition 2026 |
| BeBTR | On-device computer vision that coaches exercise form and flags injury risk live | computer vision · pose estimation · on-device AI | 🥇 Smart Health Hackathon |
| KanDelta | Shows brands and creators where video audience response outpaces creator supply | Next.js · TypeScript · Oriane | 🥇 Oriane × Replit |
| The Twelfth Stamp | Psychological horror across eleven countries, playable in a browser, on Quest 3 or in PC VR | Unity 6 · C# · WebXR · OpenXR | Play on itch.io |
| SKYFOLD | Nonviolent puzzle-adventure for PC and Quest 3 VR about repairing a miniature coastal city | Unity 6 (URP) · OpenXR · C# | PC · Quest 3 |
Every build, ranked by complexity, with demos and videos: kanbanstudios.com/awaiz
22 competition wins by my own count across 30+ hackathons. These are the documented ones.
| Result | Event | Build | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | 1st place | AI Everything Abu Dhabi Hackathon · Alibaba Cloud, Qoder & ZAKA · Oct 2026 | UnderGrid |
| 🥇 | 1st place | INSPIRE ’26 Arduino UNO Q Hackathon · IEEE SSCS AUS · University Track, 100+ teams · Sep 2026 | AeroHalo |
| 🥇 | 1st of 48 teams | Oriane × Replit Hackathon · with Team Kanban · Sep 2026 | KanDelta |
| 🥇 | 1st place | Replit × IEC Buildathon · MBZUAI Incubation & Entrepreneurship Center · Jun 2026 | Starkz AI |
| 🥈 | 2nd place | Safe AI Cup 2026 · University of Dubai · University Track · Jun 2026 | BridgeLab AI |
| 🥈 | 2nd place | Universities Hackathon: Farm to Market · Ministry of Climate Change & Environment · Apr 2026 | SooqRoot |
| 🥇 | 1st place | Smart Health Hackathon · Department of Health Abu Dhabi & startAD · AED 20,000 · Apr 2025 | BeBTR |
| 🥇 | 1st place | CTRL Game Jam · Abu Dhabi Gaming · AED 30,000 · Nov 2024 |
More documented results and recognitions
| Result | Event | Build | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥉 | 3rd place | Cyberthorn 2026 · Creative Lab, BITS Pilani Dubai · Oct 2026 | AURO/GEN A30 |
| 🎬 | Best Film Award | AI Microfilm Challenge Dubai 2026 · UAE AI Builder Community & Vidu AI · Oct 2026 | No Rush |
| 🏆 | Winner | Hult Prize 2026 · university round | EcoLens AI |
| 🥉 | 3rd place | c0mpiled-2 UAE Hackathon · Transpose Platform at Yas Marina Circuit · Feb 2026 | DeedFlow |
| 🥇 | 1st place | Heritage Innovation Hackathon · Al Ain University & Sandooq Al Watan · Nov 2025 | Heritage Pearl Quest 3D |
| 🌟 | Most Promising Idea | NASA Space Apps Challenge Dubai 2025 · international nominee · Nov 2025 | Meteor Madness |
| 🥇 | 1st place | EDGE Industry Challenge 2025 · Make it in the Emirates · May 2025 | FalconPatrol AI |
| 🥉 | 3rd place | Digital Transformation Hackathon · Zayed University with Dubai Customs · Feb 2025 | DocuMaster |
| 🏆 | Best Overall Game | UAE Game Makers Game Jam 2024 · Endless Studios, Tawazun Council & SPACE42 · Oct 2024 | Falcon’s Odyssey |
| 🎖️ | Top 16 | JetBrains × 42 Abu Dhabi Student Hackathon · Oct 2026 | PluginFence |
| 🎖️ | Top 12 | BitNBuild UAE by GDSC · Sep 2026 | OverSight |
| 🎖️ | Finalist | Global Build Challenge · Bridge the Gap track · Apr 2026 | Common Ground |
| 🎖️ | Top 170 of 4,710 | Create Apps Championship · Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy · Feb 2026 | XPBridge |
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Keeping Engineers in the Loop: Explainable Requirement Defect Screening Across Software Requirements Specifications
IEEE HCARE 2026, co-located with RE’26 in Montréal · published · with Mohammad Umer, supervised by Dr Khubaib Amjad Alam
9,165 requirements screened: 0.855 accuracy and 0.891 macro-F1, with explanations an engineer can check.
Paper · Reproducibility package -
DAPPER: Deadline-Aware Edge Perception for Mission-Critical Robots under Dynamic Network Conditions
IEEE FMEC 2026, the 11th Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing · accepted · with Dr Khubaib Amjad Alam
Places each robot perception frame on board, at the edge or both, to meet its deadline.
Project page · Code
I'm open to conversations with engineers, researchers, founders and teams working on applied AI, robotics, digital twins and Industry 5.0, especially products that need to ship, not just demo.
