He is currently leading the Data Collection Research Thrust of KACST GIS Technology Innovation Center at Umm Al-Qura University. He did his MSc and PhD Degrees at Waseda University, Tokyo in 2006, 2009 respectively. He worked as a Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Tokyo and the University of Minnestoa in 2010, 2011 respectively. His areas of interest include; Embedded Networked Sensing, Real-world applications of Networked Sensing, Ubiquitous Computing, Participatory and Urban Sensing.