Munir Eldesouki

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About Munir Eldesouki

H.E Dr. Munir M. Eldesoukiis currently the President of KACST. His 22 years of experience span the spheres of government, R&D, technology, and Innovation, where he played influential roles at different levels as seasoned researcher, inventor and leader setting national strategies, driving execution and shaping R&D, innovation and ICT & Digital ecosystems of Saudi Arabia. Previously, H.E. Dr. Eldesouki held various C-level positions in the Saudi government. Where he was the Assistant Minister of ICT, the Deputy Minister of Planning and Development at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), as well as the Senior Advisor in establishing new government entities and vision 2030 programs. In addition, H.E. Dr. Eldesouki had led several research institutes and programs with international collaborators from the US, UK, Switzerland, Canada, China, South Africa, Belarus and others from both private and public sectors. He also managed a number of national institutes and centers related to innovation, material science, and nanotechnology. He has also headed or was a member of many national-level committees such as the Executive Committee for the Digital Collaboration Organization, and the Vice Chair of the Governing Board for Global Research Council. In addition to his membership in other national boards including Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award to honor inventors and talented individuals, Chairman for the Board of Trustees of Almari Award for Scientific Innovation, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in KSA in affiliation with the WEF, and member of the following boards of directors: the Saudi Space Agency, Hevolution Foundation, the King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity (Mawhiba), the King Salman Science Oasis, the General Organization for Military Industries, the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, and the Saudi Business Center, and the Saudi Center for Competitiveness.In recognition of his scientific excellence, he received several scholarships and awards such as the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit Excellence Medal of the First Class, the King’s Prize for Inventors, the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada scholarship. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

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Munir Eldesouki Work Experience Details
  • King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology
    President
    King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology
    Saudi Arabia
  • King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology
    President
    King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology Apr 2021 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa
  • National Academy Of Inventors
    Fellow
    National Academy Of Inventors Dec 2023 - Present
    Tampa, Florida, Us
  • C4Ir Ksa
    Chairman
    C4Ir Ksa Aug 2021 - Present
    Al Raed, Riyadh, Sa
    The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia is a do tank to advance the benefits of 4IR in Saudi Arabia through the development and implementation of practical and adaptive protocols for the governance of emerging technologies.C4IR KSA is one of many WEF Affiliate centers around the globe that form the C4IR Network, connecting centers across the globe to catalyze international collaborative efforts towards concrete multi stakeholder output for the development and testing of scalable technology governance frameworks.
  • Global Research Council
    Vice Chairman Of The Governing Board
    Global Research Council Apr 2021 - Present
    Member of the Governing Board of the Global Research Council, Vice Chairman of the Board, and head of the MENA region.
  • Hevolution Foundation
    Member Of The Board Of Trustees
    Hevolution Foundation Mar 2022 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa
  • Premium Residency Center | مركز الإقامة المميزة
    Board Member
    Premium Residency Center | مركز الإقامة المميزة Jan 2023 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa
  • King Abdullah City For Atomic And Renewable Energy K●A●Care
    Board Member
    King Abdullah City For Atomic And Renewable Energy K●A●Care Nov 2022 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa
  • وكالة الفضاء السعودية | Saudi Space Agency
    Board Member
    وكالة الفضاء السعودية | Saudi Space Agency Apr 2021 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa, Sa
  • King Salman Science Oasis
    Board Member
    King Salman Science Oasis Apr 2021 - Present
  • General Organization For Military Industries
    Board Member
    General Organization For Military Industries Apr 2021 - Present
  • The General Authority For Survey And Geospatial Information
    Board Member
    The General Authority For Survey And Geospatial Information Apr 2021 - Present
  • Mawhiba
    Board Member
    Mawhiba Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
    Riyadh, Sa
  • Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia
    Assistant Minister
    Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia Feb 2020 - Jan 2022
    Riyadh, An Nakhil, Riyadh, Sa
  • Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia
    Deputy Minister For Development & Planning
    Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia Mar 2018 - Feb 2020
    Riyadh, An Nakhil, Riyadh, Sa
    In charge of strategic planning, policies & studies, advisory & special projects, EPMO, VRO, international & government partnerships, as well as organizational excellence. Successfully completed the Kingdom’s ICT sector strategy and updated the ICT ACT, and the Post ACT. Currently co-chairing the Digital Economy Task Force under the Saudi G20 Presidency.
  • Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia
    Senior Advisor To The Minister
    Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology Of Saudi Arabia Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
    Riyadh, An Nakhil, Riyadh, Sa
    Acted as Chief of Staff and adviser to the minister in charge of building an executive advisory team as well as delivering on special projects related to requests from upper government on innovation and governance.
  • National Competitiveness Center (Ncc)
    Board Member
    National Competitiveness Center (Ncc) Apr 2019 - Jan 2022
    The National Competitiveness Center aims at improving and developing the competitive environment in the Kingdom, improving the Kingdom's ranking in international indicators and reports, and studying the obstacles facing the private sector, analyzing them and proposing solutions and initiatives to address these obstacles.
  • National Companies Promotion Program
    Board Member
    National Companies Promotion Program Sep 2018 - Jan 2022
    A Vision 2030 VRP that incentivizes more than 100 national companies that are promising regionally and internationally to strengthen and consolidate their status. This will reflect positively on KSA’s image and its economic strength. Likewise, the program will increase local production, increase the productivity and diversity of the economy, grow small and medium companies, and create new job opportunities.
  • Mcmaster University
    Adjunct Faculty Member
    Mcmaster University May 2016 - Apr 2021
    Hamilton, Ontario, Ca
    Five year appointment from the school of Biomedical Engineering. Co-supervising PhD students in the areas of biophotonics and laser physics.
  • Saudi Business Center (Sbc)
    Board Member
    Saudi Business Center (Sbc) Nov 2019 - Feb 2021
    The Saudi Business Center (SBC) is a Saudi government center created by the Council of Ministers in April 2019. It is linked organizationally to the Council of Economic Affairs and Development and is one of the initiatives aimed at improving the business environment in Saudi Arabia. It unifies business procedures and prevents investors from needing to work with several government agencies by obtaining a single licenses from one gateway, a one-stop-shop.
  • The King Prize
    Member Of The Board Of Trustees
    The King Prize Oct 2015 - Oct 2019
    Appointed by the Council of Ministers for a four year post as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award to honor inventors and talented individuals. www.kingprize.sa
  • Serene Sensors Inc
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Serene Sensors Inc Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
    Mississauga, Ontario, Ca
    Serene Sensors Inc. is on a passionate campaign to bring greater clarity to your tap water. With technology five years in the making, the company was founded with the purpose of providing meaningful and accessible water knowledge for everyone. We hope you share in our vision in developing water knowledge to improve our lives.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1507799655/the-water-shield-a-revolutionary-tap-water-analyze?ref=504r9hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DoLKe6R0Ps
  • 4Sighted
    Founder
    4Sighted May 2010 - Mar 2018
    Hamilton, On, Ca
    4SIGHTED is a Riyadh/Toronto based technology consulting, design, and technology services company. "Seeing the future by inventing it," is the 4SIGHTED company mantra, whereas the company name implies; we use our vision to help our clients create the future through innovative ideas enabling them to become high-performance businesses.Building on digitization in new and unanticipated ways, with disruptive and innovative technologies, such as advanced sensors and Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and robotics, virtual and augmented reality, nanotechnology and advanced materials, 3D printing, energy storage, and quantum computing. We are leading our partners through the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), with dynamic, open-source digital fluency. Reshaping businesses, creating new jobs, and advising on new educational systems.
  • The Executive Office Of H.E. Ahmed Al-Khateeb
    Senior Adviser & Chief Of Staff
    The Executive Office Of H.E. Ahmed Al-Khateeb Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
    - First adviser to H.E. Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister Adviser at the General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers, leading all HE's files, projects, and operations. Built and operated the Executive Office from scratch, going from 1 employee to over 40 in less than 3 months to manage the minister’s entire portfolio with a second location in Jeddah and setup the executive PMO and reporting dashboard. - Represented the minister in several meetings and committees and attended several meetings with HRH Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.- Managed the establishment of the newly announced Dirreya Gate Development Authority.- Acted as CEO of the General Entertainment Authority.- Managed the new strategy of the Saudi Fund for Development. - Launched one of the Vision 2030 programs (Quality of Life) and created the VRO and hired the establishment team.- Supported the team that worked on creating the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) as well as the team that created the Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI). - Managed several projects internally and in collaboration with the top management consulting firms covering a wide spectrum, including political, economic, development, entertainment, and real-estate.
  • Cesium Watches
    Founder And Watch Designer
    Cesium Watches Aug 2012 - Jan 2018
    Cesium Watches, "A symbol of Accuracy" for exclusive high-end Swiss-made mechanical watches that are designed and assembled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by a Saudi designer. My watches are currently exclusive and are offered to a select group. Cesium has produced over 27 unique watches that have all been customized to the taste of the person wearing them with their name or initials displayed delicately on either side of the watch.
  • Kacst
    Associate Professor
    Kacst Dec 2014 - Jan 2017
    Riyadh, Sa
    Worked in the field of photonics and electronics as part of the nanotechnology center.
  • Kacst
    Executive Director Of The Materials Science Institute
    Kacst Apr 2014 - Jan 2017
    Riyadh, Sa
    In charge of one of the largest institutes at KACST, managing six national centers with +350 employees, including 55 PhD holders. Representing KACST in national/international committees, in addition to the Bureau of Experts, Shura Council, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mawhiba, as well as the Advisory Board for the Collage of Science & General Studies (COSGS) at Alfaisal University where I contributed to the establishment of the Master of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (MNT) program. Successfully negotiated, completed and executed projects with international collaborators from the US, UK, Switzerland, Canada, China, South Africa, and others from both private and public sectors. Created the institute PMO that currently manages more than 80 active projects.
  • Kacst
    Director Of The Kacst-Kaust-Ucsb Solid-State Lighting Program
    Kacst Dec 2012 - Jan 2017
    Riyadh, Sa
    Created and headed the joint solid-state lighting 5 year collaboration program that aims to rationalize energy consumption in the Kingdom by using state-of-the-art solid-state lighting technologies based on LED and laser lighting. The program is in collaboration with the 2014 Nobel Prize Award winner for physics, Prof. Shuji Nakamura.
  • Kacst
    Director General Of Innovation And Industrialization
    Kacst Nov 2015 - Oct 2016
    Riyadh, Sa
    In charge of shaping innovation and R&D commercialization, including managing industrial engagements, business development, IP generation, protection and management. Proposed a new organizational chart for innovation and industrialization (i2i) with a complete commercialization process. Representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the G20 as part of the Innovation Task Force (ITF). Appointed by the Council of Ministers for 4 years as Member of the Board of Trustees in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award to honor inventors and talented individuals and headed the committee in charge of increasing the quality of the award from all aspects with representation from various stakeholders. Successfully created the KACST/Sabic research partnership and launched the steering committee. Appointed as Steering Committee Member of the Saudi Arabia Advanced Research Alliance (SAARA) a partner-based collaboration between six organizations, Saudi Aramco, KACST, KAUST, KFUPM, Taqnia, and RTI International, as well as a Steering Committee Member of KACST/KAUST executive strategic committee.
  • Kacst
    Assistant Professor
    Kacst Feb 2011 - Dec 2014
    Riyadh, Sa
    Researcher of photonics and microelectronics.
  • Kacst
    Director Of The National Center For Nanotechnology
    Kacst May 2013 - Apr 2014
    Riyadh, Sa
    The National Center for Nanotechnology Research. Doubled research and infrastructure funding (over 700 million SR), created, staffed, and trained the PMO of the center and organized and collected information for all previous and running projects. Created service broachers and cost estimation models for all center services to implement an employee bonus system in a governmental sector. Created and headed the joint solid-state lighting 5 year collaboration program that aims to rationalize energy consumption in the Kingdom by using state-of-the-art solid-state lighting technologies based on LED and laser lighting. Participated and headed more than 11 committees to increase operational efficiency at KACST such as evaluating employee performance and creating job descriptions and prioritization & optimization of investments for scientific equipment purchase.
  • Kacst
    Director Of The Kacst-Ibm Nanotechnology Center Of Excellence
    Kacst Jun 2012 - Apr 2014
    Riyadh, Sa
    http://www.nce-kacst-ibm.orgKACST-IBM Nanotechnology Center of Excellence, managed project operations in IBM Zurich, Yorktown and Almaden in the fields of renewable energy. Renegotiated the IP agreement transferring ownership of more than 20 patents to KACST. Cut operation cost and budgets by more than 40% and optimized working and collaboration model.
  • Kacst
    Head Of The Photonics Systems Department
    Kacst Feb 2012 - May 2013
    Riyadh, Sa
    Lead researcher in the area of photonics and electro-optical systems for the military forces. Technical Program Chair for the 2nd Saudi Conference on Electronics, Communications, and Photonics (2013) with more than 110 speakers/presenters. Successfully negotiated, completed and executed projects with international collaborators from the US, Turkey, South Africa, Belarus, and Egypt.
  • Kacst
    Researcher
    Kacst Jun 2002 - Jan 2011
    Riyadh, Sa
    Computer and Electronics Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,- Designed a prototype device for detecting the red palm weevil- Completed a joint project between KACST and Al Imam Mohammed bin Soud University on a children's language database- Completed a joint project between KACST and IBM for Arabic speech recognition- Worked on Palm OS and windows CE application development, in addition to Java mobile phone applications, VHDL/Verilog programming for FPGA design, C++ programming, Java programming and database design using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Aug 2010 - Nov 2011
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, and the Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, worked on developing low-cost, portable focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) systems for tumor treatments, reduced system cost by over 70%.
  • Mcmaster University
    Research Assistant
    Mcmaster University Jan 2004 - Oct 2010
    Hamilton, Ontario, Ca
    Teacher assistant and graduate research assistant
  • King Fahad University Of Petroleum And Minerals
    Teacher Assistant
    King Fahad University Of Petroleum And Minerals Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
    Dhahran, Eastern Province, Sa
  • Ge Healthcare
    Summer Training
    Ge Healthcare Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
    Chicago, Us
    Two months training as a field engineer on medical systems,mostly Computerized Topography (CT-Scan) - Assisted in assembling three CT units in different locations- Gained fair knowledge of medical systems, which were mostly UNIX based - Work locations covered the whole central region
  • Kacst
    Summer Training
    Kacst May 1999 - Aug 1999
    Riyadh, Sa
    Two months training in electronics laboratory - Gained fair knowledge of Microchip microcontroller units- Completed a research and presentation on Simplifying Electronic Circuits Design Using Microcontroller Units

Munir Eldesouki Skills

Embedded Systems Semiconductors Matlab Electronics Sensors Research Project Management Microcontrollers Electrical Engineering Nanotechnology Rf Cmos Ic R&d Start Ups Team Leadership C Project Planning Management Analog Market Research Signal Processing Asic Integrated Circuit Design Engineering Competitive Analysis Strategic Planning Analysis Leadership Labview Science Entrepreneurship Business Strategy Contract Negotiation Project And Operations Management Business Development Systems Engineering Data Analysis Technology Implementation Product And Application Development Enterprise Resource Planning Ip Management Cross Functional Leadership And Collaboration Resource Alignment And Optimization Team Motivation And Management Client/partner Relationship Management Strategy

Munir Eldesouki Education Details

  • Mcmaster University
    Mcmaster University
    Electrical And Computer Engineering
  • Mcmaster University
    Mcmaster University
    Engineering Entrepreneurship And Innovation
  • Mcmaster University
    Mcmaster University
    Electrical And Computer Engineering
  • King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals - Kfupm
    King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals - Kfupm
    Electrical Engineering

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