Summary
Mourad Mars is an AI researcher and assistant professor with over a decade of experience building academic programs and AI platforms, currently teaching and architecting AI solutions at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah. He holds a PhD in AI/NLP from Université Grenoble Alpes and has blended research, teaching, and hands-on engineering across universities and industry roles since 2006. As a former department head and technical reviewer for Packt, he bridges rigorous scholarship with practical technical communication and curriculum leadership. His background spans NLP research, web and software engineering, and academic program management, enabling him to translate complex AI research into deployable platforms and course material. Notably, his career path reflects sustained international experience across France, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, which informs a global perspective on AI education and deployment.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer sciences, Bachelor, Computer sciences at Université de Monastir
Phd, AI / NLP, Phd, AI / NLP at Université Grenoble Alpes
English, French, Arabic