Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence and
Robotics, Computer Science and Software Engineering - (CIT)

From pioneering new technology to publishing insightful research publications for academic journals, Dr Fady Saeed Alnajjar’s work on human behavior analysis and robotics is revered the world over. Since joining UAEU in January 2016 the assistant professor of artificial intelligence and robotics in the department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has published more than 50 research papers and worked on countless collaborative projects that push the boundaries of science and technology.

Passionate about developing advanced and smart technologies to enhance peoples’ quality of life, Dr Fady’s research insightfully explores, among other theories, autonomous machines, neural computational approaches, adaptive controllers, learning and memory, behavior adaptation and recovery, artificial cognition, robotics, and neuro-rehabilitation. His specialist areas, meanwhile, range from neural dynamics to motor learning and memory.

Notable collaborations for the assistant professor include his partnership with Al Ain Hospital, a project that examined the autism spectrum and learning disorders, and Abu Dhabi Police, a project for which the assistant professor is building a bomb disposal avatar robot. Dr Fady’s reach also extends overseas. The robotics enthusiast is currently working with the University of Michigan in the US and Nagoya University in Japan to build a prosthetic arm. Additionally, he regularly visits the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan to further his research into post-stroke assessment tools and rehabilitation systems and is also partnering with the Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology in Sydney on the development of a self-rehabilitation tool for stroke patients.

Aside from being an assistant professor at UAEU’s College of IT, Dr Fady is a member of the European 5 Years Project entitled Smart Wearable Robot With Bioinspired Sensory-Motor Skillsas well as the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS), the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society UAE Chapter and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. Outside the classroom the UAE-born scientist, who spent a number of years living in Japan before returning to the Emirates, enjoys camping, swimming and aikido.