About
KFUPM ASCENT
The official UAS team of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, developing autonomous aerial systems for the SUAS competition.
2026
Engineering for SUAS 2026
On our very first appearance at the Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) competition, KFUPM ASCENT achieved an unprecedented result for the university and among debut teams worldwide — finishing 1st in the world in the Mission category.
1st
5th
11th
All achieved on our first attempt — a milestone for KFUPM and the region in autonomous unmanned aircraft systems.
Our Certificates & Awards
Meet KFUPM ASCENT
OMAR NIZHIM
Team Leader
Abdullah Alghazal
Vice Lead
Ahmed Naser
AI & Communication Leader
Ahmed Hanafy
Pilot • AI & Web Engineer
Ahmed Alsayegh
Payload Lead
Abdulkareem Alghannam
Frame Lead
Akram Hussain
Control & Power Leader
Ahmed Al Buzaid
Logistics & Relations Leader
Saleh Ibrahim
Control & Power Member
Ali Ethowani
Pilot • Payload Member
Ebraam Labib
Ground & Control Station
Mohammed Al-Masri
Payload Member
Turki Mhsan H alrasheed
Payload Member
Jassim Alsayegh
Payload Member
Abdulrahman Ahmed
Team Member
Baraa Zino
AI & Communication Member
Mohammed Aves
Laboratory Engineer & Staff Advisor
Jaber Sahli
Technical Support Engineer & Faculty Advisor
