AI Engineer in Riyadh

Rana AlSayyari

About me

I learn by building working AI prototypes, and I enjoy both sides of new technology: getting it to work, and teaching and sharing it with others. My favorite part is seeing my work helping people.

Computer visionNLPLLMsAI agents

Experience

2025 – now

AI Specialist, Research & Development

NCGR, Riyadh

I keep NCGR teams ahead of new technology: I research what's coming, build AI prototypes to test it, and help teams use it in their work.

2023 – 2024

AI Validator

PIF-owned Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence

Where it all started. Alongside my studies, I validated computer vision model outputs for the Visual Pollution Platform, a Smart Cities initiative in five Saudi cities. Seeing an AI help make streets better for the people is what drew me into AI.

Selected work

Graduation project

Raqeeb

At a big event, an overcrowded hall can turn dangerous fast. Raqeeb uses the venue's own cameras to count the people in every hall, live, and alerts staff the moment one is full.

🏆 Best IT Graduation ProjectTop 5 at KFUPM hackathon

Machine learning project

Park Smart

Finding a spot at KSU at 8 AM is a daily battle. So we sent up a drone to find the free ones.

NLP project

SADA

Can AI recognize a Saudi dialect wherever it hears it?

People talk differently in a comedy, a drama or a kids' show. We tested whether an AI that recognizes Najdi, Hijazi and Khaliji still gets it right when the setting changes.