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
KFUPM ASCENT is the official UAS team of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, bringing together students from multiple engineering disciplines to design, build, and test autonomous aircraft for the SUAS competition.
- Autonomous Flight Systems
- Computer Vision & AI
- Payload Systems
- Control & Power Electronics
- Logistics & Mission Operations
- SUAS Competition
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
