Abdullah Khamis, Ph.D.

Abdullah Khamis, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience in various roles related to artificial intelligence, data analytics, and data science.

From September 2016 to the present, they have served as the Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics at Salla E-Commerce Platform.

Starting from January 2016, they worked at a company (name undisclosed) where they held multiple positions. From July 2017 to December 2019, they were the Director of Data Science. Prior to that, from January 2016 to June 2017, they served as the Data Science Manager. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Consultant of AI at the same company.

From 2009 onwards, they worked at the Islamic Development Bank. Abdullah initially joined as the IT Advisor for the CEO of ICD, where they were responsible for analyzing, reviewing, and evaluating systems and web portals, and providing recommendations to the CEO. Abdullah also worked as an IT Manager for the UCGC Company and worked on enhancing the IT systems of partner companies. Their tenure at Islamic Development Bank did not specify an end date.

Additionally, Abdullah Khamis has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Business & Technology from June 2016 to the present.

In 2019, they co-founded AIDM and held the position of CEO until July 2022.

Prior to their other roles, Abdullah Khamis worked at Futures Business Development from May 2006 to December 2008 as a Data Mining and Modeling Specialist. In this role, they worked on various research projects related to machine learning and developed smart systems/models for stock market forecasting. Abdullah also implemented and configured distributed and parallel computing software infrastructure on the cluster during their tenure.

Overall, Abdullah Khamis has extensive experience in AI, data analytics, and data science, with a focus on e-commerce, consulting, IT advisory, education, and stock market forecasting.

Abdullah Khamis, Ph.D. completed their education in computer science at various institutions. Abdullah earned their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from King AbdulAziz University in 2006. Afterwards, they pursued a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the same university, completing it in 2010. During this time, they also obtained a certification in Business Analysis from Learning Tree International in July 2010.

In 2010, Abdullah enrolled at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) and embarked on their journey to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science. Abdullah successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertation in 2015. In the same year, Abdullah also completed The Oxford Advanced Finance Program at the OXFORD Management Centre, and obtained certifications in XSEDE HPC Workshop: OpenMP and XSEDE HPC Workshop: MPI from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

In 2013, Abdullah received a certification in XSEDE HPC Workshop: OpenACC from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. In 2014, they obtained a Leadership Challenge Certificate from Wiley-Blackwell and completed the KAUST-UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Certificate at UC Berkeley. Abdullah further enhanced their entrepreneurial skills by attaining a Cornell Business Entrepreneurship Certificate from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University in 2011.

Continuing their educational pursuits, Abdullah obtained a Blockchain Certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019. Additionally, they undertook studies in Fintech at the University of Oxford in 2018-2019, although the specific degree achieved was not specified.