Now out in Communications of #ACM #CACM "AI-Driven Disaster Response and Displacement Monitoring" w/ @ingmarweber.de @ferdaofli.com & others The article features 2 case studies from #ArabWorld highlighting the potential of #AI in #DisasterResponse & #DisplacementMonitoring dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

I'm excited to share that I've been promoted to Principal Scientist at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). Deeply grateful to my colleagues, collaborators, and mentors who have supported me along the way. Looking forward to pushing further the boundaries of AI for social good and beyond.

RWDS dataset is now available online. Check out the links below and let us know if you have any feedback.

1/ 🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆! 🌍🛰️ We’re excited to announce that our paper "𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆" has been 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 #CVPR2025! 🎉 A 🧵

Happy to be recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer for #CVPR2025. Grateful for the opportunity to contribute, and I'll continue doing my best to serve the community at the highest level. #AcademicLife

Now out in Scientific Data: "VME: A Satellite Imagery Dataset and Benchmark for Detecting Vehicles in the Middle East and Beyond" If you're working on satellite imagery, check out the dataset and paper at www.nature.com/articles/s41... Work led by Noora Al-Emadi @ Qatar Computing Research Institute