Point-cloud city of the AHOY Labs perception stack

The research engine behind AHOY.

AHOY Labs is the R&D department of AHOY Technology, headquartered with AHOY in Dubai.

Hood Khizer

A note from the founder

We navigate complex technological landscapes to innovate solutions that are both practical and transformative.

True innovation is not only about the technology itself. It is about building the infrastructure for the future, through sustainable research cycles that keep delivering real-world value for smart cities, mobility and critical infrastructure.

Hood Khizer

Founder AHOY Labs, CSO AHOY Tech

Mission and values

Simple solutions, your data stays yours.

  • Mission

    Pioneer the next iteration of technology.

    A research firm that wants to pioneer the next iteration of technology by providing tools and empowering people to build solutions that are in-tune with their security and privacy.

  • Vision

    Simple solutions to the most complex of problems.

    To become the MENA region's leading innovation firm that creates simple solutions for the most complex of problems.

  • Core Values

    People should remain custodians of their own data.

    We provide infrastructure for the next generation of tech where people are the custodians of their own data, and privacy is preserved at every level - while still catering to the demands of modern data-rich digital experiences.

    Imagine personalization at every layer of the digital landscape, but with a twist: you keep your privacy and sovereignty over your data, and still get things the way you like them.

    • Privacy by design
    • Data sovereignty
    • Personalization without surveillance

Team

Different minds.
One frontier.

Researchers, engineers and builders working together to push AI from research to real-world impact.

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  • Hood Khizer

    Founder AHOY Labs, CSO AHOY Tech

  • Muhammad Ibrahim

    Head of Research

  • Misbah Hareem

    Operations Coordinator (People & Culture)

  • Muhammad Waqas Afzal

    Office Manager

  • Zuhad Bin Nisar

    Project Coordinator