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 AUVSI 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.
Meet KFUPM ASCENT
OMAR NIZHIM
Team Leader
Ahmed Naser
AI & Communication Leader
Akram Hussain
Control & Power Leader
Abdullah Alghazal
Payload Systems Leader
Ahmed Al Buzaid
Logistics & Relations Leader
Ahmed Hanafy
Pilot • AI & Web Engineer • Coordinator
Mohammed Aves
Laboratory Engineer & Staff Advisor
Jaber Sahli
Technical Support Engineer & Faculty Advisor
Ebraam Labib
Operator • Data Annotator
Baraa Zino
AI Engineer
Saleh Ibrahim
Electrical Engineer
Turki Mhsan H alrasheed
Payload Systems Committee Member
Mohammed Al-Masri
Payload Systems Committee Member
Jassim Alsayegh
Payload Systems Committee Member
Ahmed Alsayegh
Payload Systems Committee Member
Ali Ethowani
Pilot • Payload Systems Committee Member
Abdulkareem Saleh
Payload Systems Committee Member
