Dr. Arif Alhammadi

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi is currently serving in Khalifa University of Science Technology (KU) as the Executive Vice President.

He has been at KU since its inception in 2007 where he was the founding interim president from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, he was the President of Etisalat University College, which merged with KU in 2007.  

Dr. Al Hammadi is a member of the UAE Scientists Council, the founding chair of the steering committee of the UAE graduate research conference (UAE_GRC), the founding chair of Khalifa Innovation Center (KIC), and the chair of the scientific committee at the UAE Thinkers initiative.    

He has chaired a number of scientific conferences and competitions and has a number of publications in scientific conferences and journals, and has experience in teaching and research in several fields, including artificial intelligence and computer networks.

He has a PhD degree in Telecommunications, which he obtained from Queen Mary University of London (2000) and a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering (with Honors) from Khalifa University (Etisalat College of Engineering) - UAE (1994).

As a cycling enthusiast, Dr. Al Hammadi is also a board member of Abu Dhabi Cycling Club.