Dr. Hamdi Altaheri

Hamdi Altaheri

PhD | Senior IEEE Member | Postdoctoral Scholar | AI Researcher

Professional Experience

2024 – 2025

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, University of Waterloo, Canada

Developing EEG–LLM integration project for next-gen brain signal decoding using self-supervised learning and foundation models.

2022 – 2024

Adjunct Professor/Lecturer

College of Applied Computer Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Courses: Discrete Math, Data Structures, E-business, Computer Networks.

2019 – 2024

Researcher

Center of Smart Robotics Research, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Developed AI solutions in brain–computer interfaces, Arabic sign language recognition, computer vision, automated harvesting, robotics, and crowd analysis.

2018 – 2020

Teaching Assistant

Computer Engineering Dept., CCIS, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Tutorials for courses in Digital Signal Processing and Speech Processing.

2017

Pilot (Drones)

Hajj Crowd Management Project, Senseta Inc., USA — Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Operated drones and real-time monitoring systems to support crowd analytics during Hajj 2017.

2012 – 2014

Teaching Assistant

Software Engineering Dept., College of Engineering and IT, Taiz University, Yemen

Lab sessions and tutorials for courses in Software Engineering and Information Technology.

2010 – 2011

Researcher

College of Engineering and IT, Taiz University, Yemen

Engaged in research and development projects focused on embedded control systems.

Education

2019 – 2024

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | GPA: 5.0 / 5.0

Thesis: "Attention-based deep learning techniques for decoding motor imagery EEG brain signals"

3 articles in top 5% ISI journals 4 university awards 2 Highly Cited Papers
2015 – 2019

MSc in Computer Engineering

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | GPA: 4.93 / 5.0

Thesis: "A Vision System for Date Harvesting Robot"

122k+ dataset downloads 260+ system citations
2005 – 2010

Bachelor's in Software Engineering

Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen | Honours Degree | Rank: 1st / 64

Graduation Project: "Universal Control and Security System"

National Award from President of Yemen Best Graduation Project Award

Publications

25+
Publications
2189
Citations
15
h-index
3
Top 5% Journal
2
Highly Cited
2
Patents
2
Datasets

Featured Publications

Recent Publications

Patents

2024 Robotic System for Harvesting and Maintaining Date Palms

U.S. Patent No. 11910751

2019 Tree harvesting tool

U.S. Patent No. 10485171

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Awards & Recognition

2025
International Recognition

Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide

Stanford University & Elsevier

2024
University Award

Best Scientific Paper Award (1st Place)

Scientific Forum, King Saud University

2024
University Recognition

Certificates of Appreciation

DSR–KSU for publishing in top 5% ISI journals

2023
College Award

Best PhD Paper Award (1st Place)

College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University

2022
University Award

Best Scientific Paper Award (1st Place)

Scientific Forum, King Saud University

2012
National Award

Medal of Excellence

President of the Republic of Yemen

2010
National Award

Award in Engineering Sciences

President of the Republic of Yemen (one prize awarded annually)

2010
University Award

Best Graduation Project Award (1st Place)

Engineering and Computer Sciences, Taiz University

Professional Memberships

Since 2025 Senior Member, IEEE
Since 2022 Member, IEEE Computer Society
Since 2020 Member, Saudi Computer Society
Since 2019 Member, IEEE
Since 2014 Member, Internet Society (ISOC)

Resources & Training

Get in Touch

Direct Contact

Email (University) haltaher@uwaterloo.ca
Email (Personal) hamdi.altahery@gmail.com

Location

Current Position

Centre for Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, Canada