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Applied AI in the Arab World: Regional Advances, Strategies, and Real-World Impact

Rami Qahwaji (University of Bradford, UK), Waleed Al-Nuaimy (University of Liverpool, UK), Majid Al-Taee (University of Liverpool, UK), and Kasim Al-Aubidy (Tishk International University, Iraq)
Projected Release Date: July, 2026 | Copyright: © 2027 | Pages: 525

Publication Status: Coming Soon
ISBN13: 9798260001462
ISBN13 Softcover: 9798260001479
EISBN13: 9798260001486
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-2600-0146-2

Description:

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life across the Arab world, influencing how people work, learn, communicate, and access services. Governments, businesses, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations throughout the region are investing in AI technologies to support innovation, economic diversification, and digital transformation. As AI applications continue to expand, they are creating new opportunities to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and address complex social and economic challenges. At the same time, the rapid adoption of AI raises important questions related to ethics, governance, workforce development, cultural considerations, and equitable access to technology. High-quality applied AI research and real-world systems are emerging across the region at an accelerating pace yet remain underrepresented in mainstream international AI literature.

Applied AI in the Arab World: Regional Advances, Strategies, and Real-World Impact provides a durable scholarly reference that captures both the breadth and depth of applied AI developments in the Arab world. This book presents technical innovations, applied systems, strategic frameworks, and case studies from across the Arab world that showcase emerging applied AI research and deployed systems from the Arab world and the wider Middle East. Covering topics such as governance of MENA Universities, Arab World financial ecosystems, and regional challenges, this book is an indispensable academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, business leaders, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, educators, academic administrators, international organizations, development agencies, policymakers, and more.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Arab World Financial Ecosystems
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Governance of Generative AI
  • Grounded Theory
  • Healthcare Robotics
  • Keratoconus Diagnosis
  • Low-Cost Data Science
  • Machine Learning
  • MENA Universities
  • Refugee Settlements
  • Regional Challenges
  • Smart Energy Systems

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Rami Qahwaji is a Reader in Visual Computing at the School of Computing, Informatics and Media at Bradford University (UK). Dr. Qahwaji received a first class BSc honours degree in Electrical Engineering, followed by an MSc in Control and Computer Engineering, and a PhD in Computer Vision Systems in 2002 from the University of Bradford. He is the principal investigator 2 major EPSRC grants (EP/F022948/1) and (GR/T17588/01) and also involved in 2 small EPSRC grants. He has done consultancy work for Hines Engineering Ltd, which was funded by Yorkshire Forward. He is also involved in research activities funded by the EU COST action ES0803, where he is the work package (WP) manager for WP142, and by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) (Bern, Switzerland). He has around 85 refereed publications including 2 edited books, 8 book chapters and 25 journal papers. In addition, he has around 32 invited talks and conference presentations and 11 PhD completions. He is Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of various professional organisations, and has refereed research proposals for different national and international grant awarding bodies. He is also a reviewer for several international journals and conferences and he is the conference Co-Chair for the International Conference on Cyberworlds 2009 (UK) and also (CSAA09) (Egypt).

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