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Computer Engineering · King Saud University

Abdulrahman
Alduraibi

Defense Technology · Computer Vision · Embedded SystemsBuilding toward Saudi Arabia's sovereign tech base.

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About

I'm a Computer Engineering student at King Saud University working at the intersection of defense technology, computer vision, and embedded systems.

Most of what I know, I learned by building. Two registered patents. Gold medals at Geneva Inventions 2025 and ITEX 2024. Most recently, 2nd place nationally at Defensethon 2026 with Siyaj — a distributed counter-drone perimeter my teammate and I designed and built in three weeks on about $455 of parts.

I care about the why underneath systems — the mechanics below the abstraction — and I work end to end: architecture, hardware, firmware, vision models, integration. Right now that means an AI drone-tracking gimbal running on a Jetson Orin Nano, and RAPTOR, a solo smart-targeting project.

I'm president of the AI Club at KSU and a core engineer at Resha, an early-stage startup. Long term, I'm building toward Saudi Arabia's sovereign defense technology base under Vision 2030.

Projects

Flagship2nd Place · Defensethon 2026

Siyaj · Distributed Counter-UAS Perimeter System

A swarm of low-cost autonomous ground robots that detect, classify, and recommend engagement against hostile drones at 1 km standoff from critical infrastructure — with a human authorizing every shot.

The Problem

Saudi air defense (THAAD, Patriot, NASAMS) was built for ballistic missiles and crewed aircraft. The threat that has repeatedly reached Saudi infrastructure — Abqaiq 2019, Ras Tanura 2026 — is cheap loitering munitions flying at 50–500 m: under high-tier radar coverage and outside the economics of kinetic interceptors. Siyaj adds the missing layer between point defense and the asset.

How It Works

Each node is a small tracked ground robot with three independent sensing channels — vision (YOLOv8 classifier trained on Sammad, Qasef, Mohajer, and Shahed-136 platform families), 24 GHz mmWave radar (HiLink LD2450), and RF detection (Flipper Zero, 300–900 MHz + nRF24L01+, 2.4 GHz). Nodes coordinate over a peer-to-peer mesh with target handoff and deduplication. Engagement is never autonomous — the system stops at the trigger and waits for a human operator.

95.2%

mAP@50

94.0%

Precision

93.4%

Recall

<5s

Detect → Recommend

$455

COTS parts · 3 weeks

Raspberry Pi 5YOLOv8Python asyncioWebSocketHiLink LD2450Flipper ZeronRF24L01+MG996R ServosL298N3D-Printed Mounts

Team: Abdulrahman Alduraibi (hardware integration, domain research, presentation) · Meshari Alsughayyir (software, computer vision, sensor fusion)

In active development

RAPTOR · Smart Targeting System

A solo smart-targeting system for unguided munitions, owned end to end from architecture through prototyping. Started February 2026. No specs published yet — this is active research.

In active development

AI Detection & Tracking Gimbal

End-to-end vision-to-actuation pipeline: detection → tracking → gimbal actuation. A camera sees a target; the system moves to follow it. Started May 2026.

Jetson Orin NanoAndroid CameraComputer Vision

April 2026

Custom Fixed-Wing Drone

Fixed-wing drone engineered from scratch — airframe build, wiring, and flight-controller configuration.

SpeedyBee F405M10Q GPSFixed-Wing Airframe
Gold Medal · Geneva 2025Gold Medal · ITEX 2024Patent-backed

HospitalLink · IoT Emergency Resource Optimization

Eliminates ambulance diversion by tracking hospital bed availability in real time. Custom low-power sensor network using Arduino-based microcontrollers and LoRa communication, designed to keep operating through power outages.

99.2%

Sensor accuracy (lab trials)

70%

Projected reduction in ambulance diversion

ArduinoLoRaIoT Sensor NetworkReal-time Tracking

Lead Engineer & Inventor

Hardware Reverse-Engineering

Reverse-engineered a valved-exhaust control board for a modified high-performance vehicle — board-level diagnostics and hardware analysis.

Awards & Honors

01

2nd Place — Defensethon 2026

National defense engineering hackathon · Tuwaiq Academy · GADD · NCMS · Ministry of Education

02

Gold Medal with Special Commendation — Geneva International Inventions Exhibition

2025

03

Gold Medal — ITEX World Young Inventors Exhibition

2024

04

Double Award — Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF)

05

Two Registered Patents

Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property

06

1st Place — Munafis Innovation Competition

2023

07

Best Engineer Award — Future Science Challenge

International robotics competition

08

Honored by HRH the Governor of Riyadh and H.E. the Minister of Education

Contributions to national innovation

Skills

Computer Vision & AI

YOLOv8 / UltralyticsObject DetectionMulti-class ClassificationSensor FusionDataset Curation & TrainingVision-to-Actuation Pipelines

Embedded Systems & Hardware

Jetson Orin NanoRaspberry Pi 5Arduino24 GHz mmWave RadarRF Detection & Signal AnalysisFlight Controllers & GPS ModulesPWM Motor ControlPan-Tilt Servo SystemsPCB & Wiring DiagramsCircuit Prototyping3D Printing / CAD

Software & Systems

Pythonasyncio / Concurrent ProgrammingC++WebSocket / Real-time SystemsGPIO Programming (gpiozero, lgpio)Mesh NetworkingGit / GitHub

Domain

Counter-UAS (C-UAS) SystemsDefense TechnologyCritical Infrastructure ProtectionAutonomous SystemsHuman-in-the-Loop DesignTRL AssessmentVision 2030 / GAMI / NCMS Landscape

Experience

Core Engineer — Resha

Early-stage startup · Riyadh · Present

Core engineering team member; working across product strategy and engineering execution.

Intern Instructor — Tuwaiq Academy

Riyadh · 2022–2023

Taught electrical circuit analysis and computer fundamentals; mentored students building Arduino-based prototypes.

President — AI Club, KSU

King Saud University

Built the club from scratch: organizational structure, direction, and standards. Secured a partnership with Wakeb (Saudi AI, autonomous systems, UAV company). Leading the top 20 students from the common first year.

Education

B.S. Computer Engineering

King Saud University · 2025–2029

Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Oxford Royale Academy · Oxford, UK · Summer 2024

A* · 93/100 · Highest distinction

High School Diploma

Alnoor International School

Valedictorian · Rank 1

Contact

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Open to defense-sector collaboration, research, and opportunities aligned with Vision 2030.

Alduraibi123@gmail.comLinkedInX / TwitterWhatsApp @Dah0my