Director of @KINDI_QU, Exec. Director of @QmicQatar, Assistant Prof. @QatarUniversity
D.Eng @waseda_univ,
Robotics x XR x HCI, #robotic_appendages,
@cutieroid
🚨 Call for Papers - H-STAR Workshop @ IEEE RO-MAN 2026 🚨
We are pleased to invite submissions to the Human State-Aware Robotics (H-STAR) Workshop, held at IEEE RO-MAN 2026 (@ieeeroman) in Kitakyushu, Japan 🇯🇵.
We welcome contributions on human-aware robotics, multimodal sensing, human state estimation, adaptive learning, and real-world HRI systems, bridging the gap between perception and adaptive robot behavior.
📄 Submission format: 2–4 page extended abstract
📅 Deadline: 29 June 2026
📍 Workshop date: 24 August 2026 (tentative)
Join us in advancing the future of human-centered and adaptive robotics.
🔗 More info & submission: https://t.co/KTyLCvhjKh
📢 Call for Papers!
Submit your work for the H-STAR 2026 Workshop at @ieeeroman on Human State-Aware Robotics and Embodied Intelligent Systems!
📷 Deadline: June 29 📷
Submission: https://t.co/m7BR4DMGbw #HSTAR2026#ROMAN2026#Robotics#AI#HRI
Excited to announce the first H-STAR Workshop at ROMAN 2026, bringing researchers and industry together to transform multimodal human data into intelligent, adaptive robot behavior. 🧠🤖
📍 Kitakyushu, Fukouka, Japan
📅 Aug 24, 2026
🗓 Submit by June 29 → https://t.co/T4krpcA9Fq
@H_STAR_Workshop@ieeeroman
#AI #Robotics #HRI #ROMAN2026
H-STAR Workshop at RO-MAN 2026 brings together researchers and industry to explore human-aware robotics, multimodal data, and adaptive behavior in real-world HRI.
📍 Kitakyushu, Japan
📅 24 Aug 2026 (tentative)
Details: https://t.co/IIZikBX0XH
#AI#Robotics#HRI#ROMAN2026
I am very honored to announce my appointment as the Director of @QMIC, Qatar's premier Research, Development & Innovation center, and the first of its kind in the Arabian Gulf since 2009. 🇶🇦
Deep gratitude to every colleague, partner, and mentor who has been part of my journey. This would not have been possible without you.
Looking ahead, I am committed to taking QMIC to new heights, expanding into Smart City Systems and Embodied Intelligent Systems, and pushing the boundaries of AI-driven, Qatar-grown innovations.
Let us innovate the future together!
#QMIC #Qatar #Innovation #SmartCities #EmbodiedIntelligence #AI #ResearchAndDevelopment
يسر قطاع البحث والابتكار أن يعلن أنه قد تم تعيين د/ محم�� السادة ، مديرًا لمركز قطر للابتكارات التكنولوجية
The Research & Innovation sector is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Al-Sada, as Director of Qatar Mobility Innovation Center
The Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) is proud to announce the signing of an MoU with NAAAS Holding Group strengthening strategic partnerships and driving innovation in Qatar.
This collaboration focuses on advancing technology and supporting solutions that address local needs.
This partnership marks the beginning of long-term cooperation to deliver impactful and future-ready solutions.
@RMalsada3@naaasholding
#Innovation #Partnership #Technology #Qatar
يفخر مركز قطر للابتكارات التكنولوجية (كيومك) بالإعلان عن توقيع مذكرة تفاهم مع مجموعة ناس القابضة، وذلك في إطار تعزيز الشراكات الاستراتيجية وتطوير الابتكار في دولة قطر.
تركّز هذه الشراكة على تطوير التكنولوجيا ودعم الحلول التي تلبي الاحتياجات المحلية.
وتمثّل هذه الاتفاقية بداية تعاون طويل الأمد يهدف إلى تقديم حلول مؤثرة وجاهزة للمستقبل.
#الابتكار #الشراكة #التكنولوجيا #قطر
QMIC visited Huawei Headquarters in Doha 🇶🇦🤝 to connect with the team and explore potential future collaboration with @Huawei_ME.
Insightful discussions around AI Cloud, AI Compute, and shared innovation priorities, looking ahead to a smart future together 🚀
#QMIC#Huawei #AI #Innovation #QatarTech
It was a pleasure visiting PIX Moving and signing the MoU together. Many thanks to @thepixmoving team for the warm hospitality and for hosting me at their factory in Chigasaki, Japan.
Looking forward to what we can build together in smart mobility, in Qatar and beyond!
#QMIC #PIXMoving #SmartMobility #MobilityInnovation #AppliedRAndD #IndustryCollaboration #Qatar #Japan
QMIC & @thepixmoving 🤝🚌 to develop and test smart mobility solutions in Qatar, focused on applied R&D ⚙��🧠, infrastructure readiness 🏗️, and local capability 🇶🇦.
During the #ArabCup2025 🇶🇦
@QmicQatar successfully deployed its Smart Parking Management System, in coordination with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar.
The system contributed effectively in the organization and management of parking operations throughout the tournament.
The system is fully developed in Qatar and is a national solution that has proven its reliability across several major events in the country, most recently the Arab Cup.
It leverages AI and machine vision through a wireless camera network system, proudly developed in Qatar.
Press release:
https://t.co/Mmna36kZWa
#ArabCup2025 #QMIC #SmartParking #AI
خلال #كأس_العرب2025 🇶🇦
نجح @QmicQatar في نشر نظام إدارة المواقف الذكي، وذلك بالتنسيق مع اللجنة العليا للمشاريع والإرث في دولة قطر.
ساهم النظام بفاعلية في تنظيم وإدارة عمليات المواقف طوال فترة البطولة.
النظام مطوّر بالكامل في قطر ويُعد حلًا وطنيًا، وقد أثبت موثوقيته في عدد من الفعاليات الكبرى في الدولة، كان آخرها كأس العرب.
يعتمد النظام على تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي والرؤية الحاسوبية عبر شبكة كاميرات لاسلكية.
#كأس_العرب #كيومك #ابتكار_قطري #ذكاء_اصطناعي #رؤية_حاسوبية
#arabcup2025 #AI
https://t.co/eM6KLK5FyC
We are proud to announce the successful deployment of our #SmartParking Solution during #ArabCup2025 . With zero downtime and 960+ hours of support ☑️
Together, we're building a smarter, more connected Qatar! 🇶🇦
@qataruniversity@RoadtoQatar_en
海外の目からみたiREX2025のレポート記事
中国製のダンスするロボットが多数展示されていたと述べる一方で日本のお家芸である産ロボ分野はAIとの統合でより強くなっていくだろうという論調
iREX 2025: From programmed to perceptive https://t.co/AJ8zqhc4Lx
🤖 iREX 2025 – Tokyo Big Sight 🇯🇵
It was awesome to explore the latest and greatest in robotics and intelligent systems.
One of the most noticeable advancements this year was the wide availability of humanoid robots from various manufacturers, especially Chinese companies, which leverage various locally built QDD motors.
I shared some images and highlights from the innovations that stood out to me.
Tokyo once again demonstrated its strong vision for the future of robotics and automation.
#iREX2025 #Robotics #AI #Humanoids #Automation #Innovation #Tokyo
We were pleased to host a delegation from South Korea at QMIC.
A great opportunity to exchange perspectives, discuss potential areas of collaboration, and highlight the innovation taking place here in Qatar.
We look forward to continuing these conversations in the future
سعيد بأن تكون صحيفة الشرق القطرية جزءًا من تغطية الكلمة الافتتاحية التي ألقيتها في مؤتمر MWC25 تحت عنوان:
"إلهام الصناعة: التكنولوجيا، والتحول، وقواعد النمو الجديدة"
شكرًا لكل من يدعم مسيرة الابتكار وصناعة مستقبل أكثر ذكاءً.
#mwc25#QMIC
I’m honored to be joining MWC Doha 2025 as a keynote speaker, presenter at a Master Class, and a panelist this week.
🎤 Keynote
Industry Ignited: Technology, Transformation & the New Rules of Growth
🗓 26 November 2025
🕛 12:00 – 13:00 AST
📍 MWC Main Stage
🤖 Master Class (Along Side Dr. Faisal Al-Jaber)
Robotics & Embodied Intelligence Systems
🗓 25 November 2025
🕝 02:30 – 03:00 PM
📍 Qatar University Booth
💬 Round Table Discussion
Governance for Smart Societies: Policy, Trust, and Urban Data
🗓 26 November 2025
🕘 09:00 – 10:45 AST
It’s a privilege to represent Qatar University and contribute to a global dialogue on the future of technology, governance, and innovation.
(https://t.co/lLbabFq9E1)
#MWC25
Meta just dropped SAM 3D, but more interestingly, they basically cracked the 3D data bottleneck that's been holding the field back for years.
Manually creating or scanning 3D ground truth for the messy real world is basically impossible at scale.
But what if you just have humans rank model outputs? Route the weird edge cases to actual 3D artists to model, loop it back in. Suddenly you can annotate like a million images.
It's basically RLHF for 3D reconstruction. Synthetic data is pretraining, real world ranking is alignment. They borrowed the whole damn playbook and it actually works.
Two models - one for objects/scenes, one for humans. They're already shipping it in FB Marketplace so you can see if that lamp or chair looks good in your room before buying.
Also they're releasing everything - models, code, their human body rig under commercial license. And they built an eval set of actual messy real-world images to help bridge the sim-to-real gap.
The data engine thing is the most interesting though. 3D has been bottlenecked by ground truth forever. If verification scales easier than creation, suddenly the whole game changes.