The Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering in Umm Al-Qura University, and the Director of the Technical Innovation Center in Wadi Makkah Company, Anas Mohammad Saleh Basalamah has obtained Okaz Innovator Award for the year 1437H. 

 
The Award  aims at honoring the owners of innovative ideas who were able to establish an innovative work models and  turn their ideas into  tangible products, and then to a startup.

Dr. Anas Basalama in brief: 

-    Assistant Professor in the department of computer engineering, UQU.
-    Director of Technical  Innovation Center in Wadi Makkah Company.
-    Technical Director and Co-Founder of NaviBees Company.
-    Technical Director and Co-Founder of Smart Cities, Aviros.
-    Co-Founder of Technical  Innovation Center in Wadi Makkah Company. 
-    Obtained  master and doctoral degrees from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan in 2006 and 2009 respectively.  
-    Worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Tokyo, Japan, and Minnesota, USA Universities in 2009 and 2010 respectively. 
-    Obtained master, and doctoral studies scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education, and Fulbright Honorary Scholarship to visit USA. 
-    Obtained Science and Innovation Award for the students on scholarship in Japan.  
-     Obtained the Award of the best scientific paper from  Telecommunication Progress Organization in Japan. 
-    Published many researches in scientific journals and significant conferences. 
-     Registered a number of patents. 
-    Interested in the following fields; Smart Cities, Ubiquitous Computing and the Internet of Things.