Capt. Hazeem Alsuwaidi

Captain Hazeem Alsuwaidi is an Assistant Explosives Expert in the Explosives Security Department at Dubai Police, where he leads the Dubai Police Bomb Data Center (DPBDC). The Center collects and analyses explosives incident data to produce actionable security intelligence. He holds an M.Sc. in Explosive Ordnance Engineering from Cranfield University and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Sharjah. His expertise covers explosives incident analysis, IED threat intelligence and explosives security. He has extensive international experience and represents Dubai Police in the International Bomb Data Center Working Group (IBDCWG), where Dubai is a full member. Captain Hazeem led the development of BlastWatch, an in-house explosives incident intelligence platform tracking incidents worldwide. It is the first platform of its kind in the region and the first globally in Arabic. He contributes to inter-agency intelligence-sharing initiatives, has published research