Sadeem

KAUST-born Saudi smart-city company supplying wireless flood, traffic and stormwater monitoring systems.

Industry: Smart city / flood monitoring | Location: Thuwal, Saudi Arabia | Founded: 2010

About Sadeem

Sadeem is a Saudi smart-city technology company that builds flood, traffic and stormwater monitoring systems. Its head office is at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, and it is listed in the Makkah region.

The company says it began as a small start-up at KAUST in 2010 and now describes itself as a provider of flood mitigation solutions. It reports more than seven years of research and development behind its technology and describes its portfolio as multi-patented.

Sadeem's products use solar-powered wireless sensor networks, artificial intelligence, IoT and visualisation platforms. It offers three solution lines: flood and traffic monitoring for surface conditions, stormwater monitoring that gives early warning of flooding inside drainage infrastructure, and data visualisation tools for decision-makers. Its clients are governments and city planners who use the data for emergency response and urban resilience planning.

The website lists four co-founders: Mustafa O. Mousa (CEO), Christian Claudel (Chief Scientific Officer), Esteban Sanchez-Canepa (CTO) and Ahmad H. Dehwah (COO). The company describes an international team of scientists, developers and engineers with more than 25 years of combined experience, and shows projects in cities in several countries.

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