Dr. Tarek Taha

Tarek Taha is the Director of the Robotics Lab at Dubai Future Labs, bringing more than 20 years of experience in robotics, autonomous systems, machine vision, and artificial intelligence across industry and academia. He holds a PhD in Robotics and Mechatronics from the University of Technology Sydney and has held senior research and engineering roles in Australia and the UAE. Throughout his career, he has led R&D teams in developing advanced robotic and autonomous systems for real-world applications, with expertise spanning robot autonomy, perception, navigation, mapping, human-robot interaction, and machine learning. He has also contributed to the development and deployment of autonomous aerial and ground systems, as well as innovative robotics technologies for inspection, exploration, and human-robot collaboration. Taha has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and holds over 20 patents covering autonomous aerial systems, robotics, machine vision, navigation, and rela