A graduate student at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) College of Science and Engineering (CSE) was honoured for his innovations in security screenings at the 11th International Invention Fair in the Middle East (IIFME), hosted by the Kuwait Science Club.
Ali Hassan Al Rashid, enrolled in the Computer Science and Engineering PhD programme at CSE, received the 11th IIFME Award, and secured three gold medals and one silver medal for his smart detection inventions at IIFME.
Al Rashid was recognised for four inventions: a Smart Security Investigator, a device which is able to detect people under the influence of narcotics and carrying infectious diseases at airports; a Smart Vest that is able to read the biometric information of construction workers to determine if they are fatigued to prevent injury on the job; an Automatic Detection for Dangerous Materials in X-Ray Scanners, which provides a new method for detection of hazardous materials and substances in baggage; and a Mobile Inspector Robot used for airport surveillance to detect explosives, counterfeit money and fake documents.
The IIFME is one of the largest specialised invention fairs in the Middle East. This year, the award was held under the patronage of the Amir of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.