Technology With Heart is What We Need:The Role of AI and Deep Tech Towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability | Mustafa Mousa

Technology With Heart is What We Need:
The Role of AI and Deep Tech Towards
Urban Resilience and Sustainability

Mustafa Mousa
Co-founder & CEO, Sadeem Technology

Mustafa is a cofounder and CEO of the startup company, Sadeem, the world's first multi-patented flood information system to save lives and resources in real-time. Mustafa is a PhD holder from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Electrical Engineering and a control system engineering graduate of King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (top of the class). He has an expertise on instrumentation, flood detection and machine learning gained in KFUPM, KAUST and the department of transportation engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Mustafa started his entrepreneurial life with a joint diploma in Entrepreneurship between UC Berkeley and KAUST. In 2019, Mustafa became a certified strategy and business development and execution professional provided by the KPI institute, and in the same year, he became an accredited Small and Medium businesses consultant by the Association of Accredited Small Businesses Consultants (AASBC).

He helped Sadeem to raise seed and growth funding (+2.6M USD funds), as well as the expansion of Sadeem's operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico and the United States. In addition, Mustafa acquired several personal and professional honors and accolades through his career. For instance, he helped Sadeem to become the best IP-based startup in 2016 (In KAUST), best global startup in GITEX 2017 (In UAE), 1st place winner in ArabNet's event in 2018 (In Riyadh), as well as getting the award of the best entrepreneur in 2018 by Oqal in their 27th annual meeting (In Riyadh) (Prize money +200k USD)

Wireless Sensing Systems Company

Sadeem provides smart city solutions worldwide, saving lives and resources in real-time. Being the global leader in urban flood & traffic monitoring with a multi-patented technology that combines a sensor network, mobile applications and a visualization platform.

Sadeem was founded with one intention: to save lives using technology that creates safe, smart, sustainable cities. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, our international team of scientists, developers, and engineers bring a wealth of expertise to every one of our smart solutions.

Sadeem’s multi-patented technology provides wireless sensing systems that monitor air pollution, traffic, and flooding. We utilize solar powered sensor networks, machine learning based software, mobile applications, and visualization platforms to provide critical geographic information system (GIS) data and alerts cities can use to prepare for emergencies, address climate uncertainty, and design strong urban resilience plans.

From our beginnings as a small start-up at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2010, Sadeem is now recognized as a respected leader in providing smart city solutions around the world.