Prof. Anis Koubaa

Prof. Anis Koubaa

Full Professor of Computer Science & Software Engineering · Founding Director, AlfaisalX Center for Cognitive Robotics & Autonomous Agents · Agentic AI, Robotics & Arabic LLMs · Stanford Top 2% Scientist

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Patents
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Books
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Recognition & 2026 Highlights

Stanford Top 2% Scientists Worldwide
Consistently ranked among the world's most-cited scientists.
ACM Computing Surveys 2026
"ROS 2 in a Nutshell: A Survey" — IF 28.0, ranked #1 of 147 journals in CS Theory & Methods.
Saudi Premium Residency
Exceptional Talents Category — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Hameed Shoman Award
Arab Researchers — Robotics & Automation (2024).
Founding Director, AlfaisalX
Center for Cognitive Robotics & Autonomous Agents, Alfaisal University.
First MS Graduate — June 2026
Ms. Reema Alduhayan — DERMORAG: Agentic Visual RAG for Dermatology.
Boeing Engineering Competition 2026
1st Place (both supervised capstone teams) + Top PSDSARC Project Award.
Senior Fellow — HEA (SFHEA)
Higher Education Academy · Rector Teaching Award · 30,000+ ROS learners in 150+ countries.

Professional Experience

2025 - Present

Founding Director, AlfaisalX Center for Cognitive Robotics & Autonomous Agents

Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2024 - Present

Full Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering

College of Engineering, Alfaisal University

2025 - Present

Founding Member, MUST University

New private Tunisian university delivering North American-style programs in Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, AI, and Cybersecurity

2019 - 2024

Aide to President for Research Governance & Director of Research

Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia — led the strategy that took PSU from unranked to Top 3 in Saudi Arabia, established 24 research labs, delivered 750% increase in research output

2024 - Present

Founder and Leader of ArabianLLM Project (ArabianGPT)

2023

Founder of Innovation Center & Consultant for Neom

Prince Sultan University & Neom Tonomous Project

2017 - 2024

Full Professor & Director of Robotics and IoT Lab

Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

2016 - 2019

Robotics R&D Consultant

Gaitech Robotics, China

2012 - 2017

Associate Professor

Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

2011 - 2012

Associate Professor and IT Strategic Planning Consultant

CCIS-Al-Imam University, Saudi Arabia

2006 - 2011

Assistant Professor

CCIS-Al-Imam University, Saudi Arabia

2006 - 2024

Senior Researcher

CISTER Research Unit at ISEP/IPP, Portugal

2005 - 2006

Post-Doc Researcher

CISTER Research Unit at ISEP/IPP, Portugal

2004 - 2005

Assistant Professor

University of Nancy I / IUT Nancy Brabois, France

2001 - 2005

Lecturer

National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL)

Education

PhD in Computer Science

National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL), INRIA Lorraine, France

2001-2004

Master in Computer Science

University of Henri Poincaré Nancy I, France

2000-2001 | Rank: 9th/60

Engineering Degree in Telecommunications

Engineering School of Telecommunications of Tunis (Sup'Com)

1997-2000 | Rank: 3rd/27

Featured Talks

Upcoming

The Rise of Autonomous Intelligence

Unleashing the Power of Generative AI Agentic Workflows in Business Transformation

April 26-27, 2025
Hammamet, Tunisia
DiCES-N Workshop
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Get in Touch

Direct Contact

Email (Professional)
akoubaa@alfaisal.edu
Email (Personal)
anis.koubaa@gmail.com
Office
+966 11 xxx xxx

Location

Main Office

AlFaisal University

College of Engineering

Department of Software Engineering

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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