QSTP’s Meet The Expert session highlights homegrown smart solutions advancing national strategies

QSTP’s Meet The Expert session highlights homegrown smart solutions advancing national strategies

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ‘Meet the Expert’ series, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation, recently hosted a workshop to discuss the role of locally-designed innovative solutions, using Artificial Intelligence (AI), in helping realize Qatar’s national strategies and ambitions.

Featuring experts from QSTP’s member company, Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), the session shed light on cutting edge technologies and products created by QMIC to advance intelligent mobility and enable smart spaces in Qatar.

During the session, Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya, CEO and Executive Director of QMIC, explained how the leading national innovations center has been using its competencies in Internet of Things (IoT), AI, Embedded Sensing, and Location Intelligence to tailor-make a range of digital platforms and smart products in order to support national priorities across areas such as transport and infrastructure, events and tourism, energy and environment, and defense and security. For example, during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM last year, the Wain Mobile Application allowed over 150,000 users to enjoy smart navigation, real-time traffic information, dynamic maps, updates on parking information, and speed camera alerts.

Further explaining QMIC technologies, Dr. Fethi Filali, Director of Technology & Research, QMIC, drew attention to the locally-built, AI-driven traffic services