Dr. Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna
Assistant Professor · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
University of Petra, Jordan | Loughborough University, UK
Entrepreneur & Innovator in AI and Speech Technology
Vice Chair — IEEE CS/CIS Jordan Branch
Assistant Professor · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
University of Petra, Jordan | Loughborough University, UK
Entrepreneur & Innovator in AI and Speech Technology
Vice Chair — IEEE CS/CIS Jordan Branch
Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna (also known as Karim) is a Jordanian academic, entrepreneur, developer, and researcher with expertise in computer science, artificial intelligence, and speech technologies. He splits his professional life between Jordan and the United Kingdom, where he conducts advanced research in machine learning and speech disorders.
Al-Banna's career is defined by his dedication to bridging the gap between academic research and practical industry applications, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence, speech processing, and healthcare technology. As both an educator and entrepreneur, he exemplifies the connection between theoretical research and real-world solutions.
His work in speech disorder detection, particularly stuttering, has potential to transform clinical applications for diagnosis and therapy. Through his startups and research initiatives, he continues to advance technological solutions that can improve people's lives.
Loughborough University, UK
"A Deep Learning Model Based on Time Interval Annotation for Disfluency Detection for People Who Stutter"
Developing advanced deep learning approaches using novel attention-based architectures and multi-feature fusion techniques.
University of Petra, Jordan
Department of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Faculty of Information Technology
Amman Arab University, Jordan
Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan
Python Institute
Microsoft
IBM Rational
Founder & author of Al-banna Tutorials — an advanced AI learning platform with interactive tutorials on LLM agents, MCP, Transformers, LangChain, PyTorch, DevOps, and more.
Machine Learning Based Approaches to Automatic Stuttering Event Detection
Investigating ML/DL and feature engineering techniques for Stuttering Event Detection (SED) based on acoustic features, including atrous convolutional networks and attention-based models.
Expert Systems with Applications (2024)
Authors: Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna, Hui Fang, Eran Edirisinghe
View PublicationJournal of Information & Knowledge Management (2022)
Authors: Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna, Eran Edirisinghe, Hui Fang, Wael Hadi
View PublicationICICS 2022 (IEEE)
Authors: Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna, Eran Edirisinghe, Hui Fang
View PublicationJournal of Information & Knowledge Management (2024)
Authors: May Y. Al-Nashashibi, Nuha El-Khalili, Wa'el Hadi, Abedal-Kareem Al-Banna, Ghassan Issa
Loughborough University (2023)
View ThesisFounder
Sygma is an AI-driven company founded by Dr. Al-Banna, focused on developing intelligent systems and advanced technology solutions. Sygma bridges cutting-edge academic research with practical enterprise applications, delivering innovative products in artificial intelligence, document intelligence, and smart data processing.
Founder & CEO
A startup focused on developing cutting-edge AI applications and solutions, combining academic research with practical industry applications.
Co-founder & CTO
A Jordanian startup providing innovative solutions for hearing and speech disorders, leveraging AI and speech processing algorithms to create assistive tools.
Founder
An organization dedicated to fostering innovation and technology development, providing mentorship and networking for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Co-invented with Majed Naser Albanna, Ghassan F. Issa, Ghiath Mhd Kheir Eriksousi, and Tamara Aljuboori. Innovative approaches to neck treatment and therapy.
Baku, Azerbaijan — June 2026
Supervised two University of Petra teams to a global victory at the World Robot Caspian Cup 2026. Team "Palm Guard" (Abdulrahman Al-Kurdi, Zaid Abu Al-Shaar, Abdulrahman Al-Haymouni) won 1st place worldwide and the Best Engineering Innovation award, while team "NeuroSeeker" (Ahlam Zahran) secured 2nd place worldwide in the Open Category.
University of Petra — Official News CoverageRoyal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom
Awarded for innovative work in technology and entrepreneurship.
Honored by King Abdullah II of Jordan — Dead Sea, Jordan.
Recognized twice for the Portable Neck Treatment Device patent.
Awarded by the Minister of Higher Education, Jordan.
Higher Council For Science and Technology & The Royal Academy of Engineering.
Recognized in Lebanon for innovation in Internet of Things technology.
Mentored students to win national and international competitions: World Robot Caspian Cup, Microsoft Imagine Cup, Intel Challenge Me, Amazon Hackathon, and more.
