Kareem Abdullah

Kareem Abdullah

Head of AI & SaaS Product Development, Ericsson

Kareem serves as Head of AI & Cloud Software Products at Ericsson, where he leads a multinational product area within Cognitive Networks Solution and oversees the SW R&D site at Ericsson Egypt. His expertise centers on product development leadership in artificial intelligence and data-driven cloud-native software products.

 Prior to his current role, Kareem held progressive leadership positions including MEA AI & Analytics Regional Manager at Ericsson, Data Science & Analytics Manager at Grey Skies, and Telecom Engineering Technical Lead at Vodafone. He has also contributed to academia as a part-time Research Associate at the American University in Cairo (AUC), focusing on AI applications.

 Kareem’s academic credentials include an MBA from Swiss School of Management, a Master of Science from Alexandria University, a Diploma in Data Science and Big Data from Nile University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Communications Engineering from Alexandria University. Kareem overseas AI research while pursuing his Ph.D. in the field. He has authored multiple patents and publications on AI and analytics applications.

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