Anis Koubaa
Full Professor at Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
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Top SchoolAnis Koubaa is a Full Professor and research leader based in Riyadh with 11 years of senior academic and innovation-management experience, recently appointed at Alfaisal University after a decade shaping robotics and IoT research at Prince Sultan University. He blends deep academic credentials (PhD in Computer Science) with hands-on robotics and ROS development, contributing open-source ROS navigation and perception code that demonstrates both control and vision expertise. As founder of the ROS Community in Tunisia and former Director of Research & Innovation centers, he routinely translates research into practical UAV and robotics applications and consults for industry. A prolific indexed researcher and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he also chaired the ACM chapter in Saudi Arabia, showing a sustained track record in community building and research governance. Less obvious: his career spans both European research collaboration (CISTER/INESC-TEC) and regional capacity building, positioning him as a bridge between global embedded-systems research and applied robotics innovation in the Middle East.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering Degree in Telecommunications, Networking Specialization, Engineering Degree in Telecommunications, Networking Specialization at SUP'COMPhD in Computer Science, Graceful Degradation of Quality of Service using (m,k)-firm Constraints, PhD in Computer Science, Graceful Degradation of Quality of Service using (m,k)-firm Constraints at Institut national polytechnique de LorraineMaster in Computer Science, Performance Evaluation of Ethernet Networks using Queuing Theory, Master in Computer Science, Performance Evaluation of Ethernet Networks using Queuing Theory at University Nancy I
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Github Skills (12)
opencv10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
python10
ros10
operating-system10
navigationbar8
computer-vision8
navigation-drawer8
navigationview8
keras6
classification6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aniskoubaa/ros_essentials_cpp
Jul 2018 - Oct 2020
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:37 commits, 30 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Anis contributed to the development of a ROS (Robot Operating System) based project, modifying C++ code for robot navigation and control within a free space environment. They implemented functionalities like robot movement, rotation, and square path execution, demonstrating practical application of ROS essentials. Additionally, the user worked on Python scripts for OpenCV-based image processing tasks. The contributions span both the robot control and perception aspects of the project.
aniskoubaa/psu-car-dataset
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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