Tarek Taha
Lead Robotics Lab at University of Dubai
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolTarek Taha is a seasoned robotics and AI leader with 20 years of experience, currently heading the Robotics Lab at Dubai Future Labs and serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Dubai. He has led R&D and technical teams across industry and academia—from postdoctoral research at Khalifa University to product-focused engineering roles—bridging novel research with deployable autonomous systems. His expertise spans autonomous exploration, navigation and mapping, robot perception, and assistive robotics, with a track record of turning cutting-edge research into real-world products. Trained through a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney and executive programs at MIT, he combines deep technical rigor with commercialization know-how. Notably, he remains a hands-on roboticist and technology enthusiast who prioritizes practical deployment and interdisciplinary collaboration across the UAE innovation ecosystem.
20 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Master of Engineering (MEng) at University of Technology, SydneyBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Eastern Mediterranean UniversityMIT Professional EducationGraduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation, Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation at Australian Technology Network
English, Arabic
Github Skills (98)
ros10
mavlink9
autopilot9
server-core9
px49
rover9
backbonejs9
federated9
ros-node9
php9
jstree9
drones9
owncloud9
file-sharing8
javascript8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kucars/indoor_uav_control
Nov 2014 - Sep 2015
Contributions:18 commits, 10 pushes in 9 months
kucars/kuri_mbzirc_sim
Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:27 commits, 21 pushes in 11 months
simulatorsimulation
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