Title

From Vision to Impact: Building AI and Drone Capabilities at the EIVS Lab

Abstract:

This talk shares the story of the EIVS lab, a hub for educators, scholars, and enthusiasts of advanced technologies, including unmanned vehicles. The talk will showcase how the EIVS lab helped build capacity at the College of Engineering in both drones and AI. Furthermore, the talk will showcase some of the success stories.

Biography:

Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University. Ahmed holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University – USA, a Master of Information Science in Internetworking from the University of New South Wales – Australia, and a Bachelor in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University – Oman. Ahmed has over 20 years of academic experience. He is a senior IEEE member, the founder of the IEEE Oman Computer Chapter, and the current Chair of the IEEE Oman Section. He is the current Chair of the Committee for Artificial Intelligence Experts, under the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology. Ahmed has published journal and conference papers in the areas of Computer Architecture, Reconfigurable Computing, Embedded Systems, Digital Logic, Wireless Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and Unmanned Vehicle Systems. He has co-founded the Embedded & Interconnected Vision Systems Laboratory, a unique and one-of-a-kind laboratory in the region. He is a two-time recipient of the National Research Award in the ICT sector. Sultan Qaboos University recognized him with the Best Teacher and Researcher Awards. Ahmed’s recent focus is on Artificial Intelligence, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Embedded Vision Systems, and designing hardware accelerators to speed up the performance of such systems.