"Sabah Al-Ahmad for Talent" Concludes "AI: From Idea to Application" Program - Sarmad

The Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity, one of the centers under the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, in collaboration with CODED Academy, concluded the program “AI from Idea to Application – AI for Programming.” The program, which lasted three weeks of intensive training in programming, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies, was attended by 30 Kuwaiti youth.

In a press statement on Monday, the Center announced that the closing ceremony featured presentations of the projects developed by participants during the program. These projects focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and programming technologies to develop digital solutions addressing various daily challenges and needs. The event also included honoring participants and announcing the winning projects in the final stage. The Center added that the program equipped participants with practical skills in programming and app development, alongside the use of artificial intelligence, generative AI, data, cybersecurity, and automation tools, enabling them to transition from the idea development stage to building practical digital projects and applications.

During the final stage, participants refined their ideas and transformed them into technical projects before presenting them to a panel comprising representatives from the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity and industry experts. The top ten projects were selected to participate in the Demo Day event. The competition results saw the “Nema” team take first place, comprising Hussein Al-Wazzan, Hussein Saad, Othman Jamal, and Mubarak Al-Safran. The “Nema” project is a digital platform designed to convert traditional refrigerators into smart systems that help monitor food products and their expiration dates. The platform allows users to register products by scanning barcodes, displaying them in the system, and specifying or estimating expiration dates when specific dates are unavailable.

The Center explained that the project includes a system that alerts users when product expiration dates are approaching and suggests recipes to utilize food before it spoils. It also features a donation option for products no longer needed by the user, and a points-based incentive system that encourages the efficient use of food products and helps reduce waste. The “Jar’a” team came in second place, comprising Ali Al-Bushra, Hamad Al-Masri, Wadha Al-Falah, and Mohammed Al-Jarri. The “Jar’a” project offers a digital system for managing medications, recording doses, and tracking them, utilizing artificial intelligence through intelligent agents to help organize dosage plans, analyze medication-related information, and alert users to potential drug interactions. The project aims to reduce human errors and improve medication monitoring.

The third place was awarded to the “KuwaitSat-1 Mission Hub” team, comprising Hind Al-Fadli, Dana Al-Ansari, Mariam Madouh, and Rutayef Al-Kandari. Their project involves developing a website aimed at supporting scientific research by leveraging visual data provided by the KuwaitSat-1 satellite. This enables the use of data to support studies and scientific research, as well as the development of data-driven applications. The program also provided participants with the opportunity to obtain four international certifications in artificial intelligence, generative AI, cybersecurity, and security and compliance from global technology firms, including Anthropic, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Cisco, with exam fees and certification vouchers covered as part of the program.

Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity announced that the top three teams received free training seats at one of the general training camps offered by the CODED Academy, in recognition of their projects and outputs during the program. It noted that organizing the “AI: From Idea to Application” program aligns with the center’s efforts to support Kuwaiti talent, enhance the capacities of youth in scientific and technological fields, and provide practical training programs that help them acquire modern skills and apply them to develop technological solutions and projects.