Mohamed Qasem

About

Kuwaiti electronics engineer, artificial intelligence specialist, science communicator, and podcast host known for creating and hosting the Arabic science podcast Sciware. He is also known for He is also known for his affiliation with the Dubai Future Foundation where he has served as Dean of the Dubai Future Academy and has regularly hosted or moderated discussions on the Dubai Future Podcast.

Before Fame

He pursued higher education in engineering and computer science abroad. He earned his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering in 1996 from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. He continued his education at The Ohio State University where he completed a master's degree in 1999.  He then earned his PhD in electronics engineering from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom in 2010. He taught electronics at the College of Technological Studies in Kuwait from 1996 to 2007. He launched the Sciware podcast in 2009.

Trivia

He wrote and presented the 26-episode science TV series Al-Alemoon on Abu Dhabi TV. He is also the author of popular science books including Things You Cannot Imagine. He helped establish the first Arabic language artificial intelligence magazine for the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences.

Family Life

His full name is Mohamed Qasem Khudair. He was born in the United Kingdom to a Kuwaiti family with a strong educational and literary background. His father Qasem Khudair Qasem was the first Kuwaiti teacher to teach chemistry in high school along with being one of the earliest horror writers in Kuwait and the Gulf region.

Associated With

He has interviewed many guests on his show including Kip Thorne and Sean Carroll. He has discussed Sam Altman and OpenAI developments in episodes of the Dubai Future Podcast