2025/2026Language & speech AI
Building models that understand, transcribe, and summarize Arabic and English, from large language models to speech recognition built for real-world conversations.
- LLMs
- Arabic NLP
- Speech recognition
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Where intelligence meets rigor.
We study the foundations of artificial intelligence — from language and perception to reasoning and alignment. Open research, published freely, built for the world.
2025/2026
Our research at a glance
A quick look at our publications, research areas, and academic impact.
- +1
- Published papers
- 03
- Papers under review
- 04
- Research domains
- x2
- University funded
Focus area
Where we focus our work.
Computer vision & video analytics
Turning everyday camera feeds into useful insight through detection, tracking, and recognition models designed to run reliably on existing infrastructure.
- Object detection
- Video analytics
- Edge AI
AI & emerging technologies
Exploring the next wave of AI, from large language models and multimodal systems to transformer-based NLP that understands sentiment and intent at the aspect level.
- LLMs
- NLP
- Multimodal AI
Trustworthy & efficient AI
Making AI smaller, faster, and safer through model compression, security, and explainability, so systems stay accurate, transparent, and affordable to deploy.
- Model compression
- AI security
- Explainability
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Published articles
Latest from the lab.
Computer vision
A Survey of Computer Vision Applications in Industrial Environments
A systematic review of 146 studies on computer vision in industry, covering defect inspection, worker safety, logistics tracking, and robotics.
- Review article
- Abdullah AlbanyanSep 2026
- Reem Abdel-SalamSep 2026
- Abdulrahman AlabduljabbarSep 2026
Our team
The researchers behind the work.
Dr. Abdullah Albanyan
AI Research Lead
Research strategy, lab direction, partnerships, funding acquisition, and research oversight
Dr. Abdulrahman Alabduljabbar
Research Director
Research planning, funding and grants, scientific guidance, and publication oversight
Eng. Reem Abdel-Salam
AI Researcher
Research execution, experiments, data analysis, model development, and scientific writing
Eng. Abdulhadi
AI Technical Advisor
Technical consultation on data, AI technologies, tools, and research infrastructure