Future Foresight Scenario Lab
Overview
The Future Foresight Scenario Lab is part of the Center for Futures Studies (https://cfs.ud.ac.ae/) at University of Dubai, which focuses on leveraging advanced tools and methodologies to envision and prepare for potential future challenges. The lab is dedicated to studying and simulating various scenarios that could significantly impact society, with a particular emphasis on the UAE.
Research Areas
- Impact of Climate Change
- Future Natural Disaster Mitigation Scenarios
- Future Health
- Future Cybersecurity Resilience Scenarios for Critical Infrastructure
People
Lab Director:
Members:
- Dr. Husameldin Mukhtar
- Prof. Hussain Al-Ahmad
- Prof. Paolo Galli, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
- Dr. Saeed Aldhaheri
Researchers:
Notable Projects and Achievements
- Project: Impact of rising sea levels on coastal cities in the UAE
- Award: Winner of University of Dubai Internal Research Fund UDIRF 2022
- Publications:
- Elneel, L., Zitouni, M.S., Mukhtar, H. et al. Examining sea levels forecasting using autoregressive and prophet models. Sci Rep 14, 14337 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65184-0
- Elneel L, Zitouni MS, Mukhtar H, Galli P, Al-Ahmad H. Exploring Key Aspects of Sea Level Rise and Their Implications: An Overview. Water. 2024; 16(3):388. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030388
- L. Elneel, M. S. Zitouni, H. Mukhtar and H. Al-Ahmad, “Forecasting Global Mean Sea Level Rise using Autoregressive Models,” 2023 30th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS58634.2023.10382721
- A. Alabdouli, H. Mukhtar and M. S. Zitouni, “Predicting Temperature Change in the UAE using Linear Regression and the LSTM Method,” 2023 6th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security (ICSPIS), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPIS60075.2023.10343781
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