Welcome! I'm Kanwal ✳
I turn AI ideas into products people actually use
AI programme & product leader · Dubai, working worldwide
SEE THE WORK ↓What I've shipped recently
SILA INSIGHTS
Helping city planners ask their city anything
An urban-intelligence platform that fuses spatial, social and economic signals into plain-language answers, with every claim cited to its source.
HAURAKI · ZEWST
Predicting food waste before it hits the bin
An AI platform for restaurants spanning POS, inventory, labour and recipes, with demand forecasting that flags waste before it happens.
SILA INSIGHTS
Spotting consumer trends weeks before they break
A generative-AI trend platform that surfaces emerging consumer and cultural shifts 3–4 weeks ahead of the market, for banks, FMCG and finance teams.
HAURAKI · FOODHEALTH
Matching food to the person eating it
The data-science engine that scores food products against individual dietary needs, and carried a company's pivot into food-health.
My key strengths
From idea to production
13 AI products shipped in ten years. I take things past the demo stage, into the hands of real users, with numbers attached.
Trusted with government AI
At the Dubai Future Foundation I help assess and certify AI solutions for government use, so I know what responsible adoption actually takes.
Product & programme in one
Roadmap, delivery, and the AI inside it. I've led cross-functional teams of 35+ engineers across three continents.
Arabic-first AI experience
I've shipped NLP that genuinely understands Arabic, sentiment, dialects and all, across 100+ languages.
Teams that outlast me
I've built AI delivery organisations from scratch three times. The goal is always a team that keeps shipping without me.
Grounded in research
Published in data science and predictive modelling, with an MSc in Computer Science. The craft has foundations.
A little about me
I started in data science and have spent the last ten years building AI products that are used by people around the world. Today I lead AI programmes at the Dubai Future Foundation, inside the Dubai Centre for AI, helping government adopt AI responsibly. Along the way I picked up an MSc in Computer Science, an ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer certification, three AI Innovation Awards, and a soft spot for products that quietly work.
The longer story is on LinkedIn.