Abu Dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, has inaugurated the Khalifa University Research and Innovation Exhibition 2025, which features more than 100 projects, as part of UAE Innovates 2025. H.H. Sheikh Hamed was accompanied by Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Sarah Musallam, Chairperson of the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), Hassan Ahmed Al Hosani, CEO of Bayanat, Mohammed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government, Major General Thani Butti Al Shamsi, Director of Saif Bin Zayed Academy for Police and Security Sciences, Homaid Al Shimmari, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, and Prof Ebrahim Al Hajri, President of Khalifa University.
According to Emirates News Agency, H.H. Sheikh Hamed was briefed on the innovative projects and technology solutions distributed across the event's three zones: Research, Industry applications, and Startups, under the Khalifa University Enterprises Company (KUEC). He attended a pitching session for a startup focusing on neuromorphic technology. Stakeholders from the public and private sectors, academia, industry, and international partners interacted with Khalifa University researchers at the themed demonstration zones. These zones showcased projects like a Lunar Rover, Kumrah AI, the Emirati Reference Genome Project (ERGP), 6U CubeSat, Golde, Frugal 3D-Bioprinter, Biocatalysis on chip platform, Study of Polar Sea Ice, SAVE Software, and graphene-based hydrogen tank filament winding.
Industry applications project themes covered healthy longevity, energy transition, pervasive digitalisation, sustainable secure society, and advanced materials and manufacturing/health. Notable projects included the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Food Pricing Dynamics, AgriTech 4 for viable and sustainable farming in the UAE, a 3D-Printed Solar Absorber, Vision-Based Flare Analytics, and The Biomedical Science Discovery (BISDI) Programme.
Also on display were developments such as numerical tools for the origin and magnitude of radioactive release identification (Rad-ID), a study titled Towards Enhanced Nuclear Reactor Safety, LLMs for Utility Sector Customers and Anomaly Detection for Utility Meters, a Mangrove-mimicked Solar Desalination Device, fast chargers for electric vehicles, the Cancer Multi-Omics Atlas: A Platform for Precision Oncology, and IgenRare: AI Assistant Tool for Rare Genetic Diseases for early diagnoses and management.