Honors & Achievements
A collection of academic honors, competition results, and recognitions I've earned along the way — with certificates included wherever I have them.
Recognized for High Academic Excellence
Being honored by H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, for high academic excellence.
Competitive Programming, AI & Robotics
USA Computing Olympiad
2026USACO 2026 — Gold Division, Perfect Score
Achieved a perfect 1,000/1,000 score, securing Rank 1 globally among pre-college participants and earning an official promotion to the Platinum Division.
Inspirit AI
2026Inspirit AI Scholars Program
Devoted 60+ hours of intensive research and development to prepare for the AI National Competition & AI Olympiad — executed and delivered during a period of regional geopolitical tension and extreme stress.
MakeX
2022MakeX Robotics Competition — 3rd Place
Awarded 3rd place overall in the MakeX Robotics Competition.
42 Abu Dhabi
202442 Abu Dhabi (42AD) Program — 3rd Place Hackathon
Secured 3rd place in the intensive 42AD Hackathon.
Heriot-Watt University
2026Heriot-Watt University Dubai Programming Competition
Ranked 6th out of 60 top student competitors across the region.
Advanced Technology Research Council
2025Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) — 4th Place
Achieved 4th place overall in the UAE National STEM High School League for reinforcement learning and autonomous control systems.
42 Abu Dhabi × Khalifa Fund
2026Agented Verse 1 Hackathon — 4th Place
Secured 4th place overall in the Agentic Verse AI program, exploring agentic AI systems and their real-world applications.
Codewars
2026CodeWars — 1 kyu
Achieved 1 kyu rank (top 0.935% globally) in Python.
National STEM Championships & Innovation Honors
EduStream
2026EduStream STEAM Champions — National Winner
1st place (national winner) for the Automated Plant Care System in the Senior Project-Based Learning (PBL) Innovation category — represented at the international level.
EduStream
2026Best Creative Builders & Innovators Award
Recognized for exceptional project execution and systems design.
IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi (Al-Ibtikar)
2026Al Khwarizmi Innovation Award
Earned the Al Khwarizmi Innovation Award at the UAE Innovation & AI Bootcamp.
ExxonMobil / Abu Dhabi University
2025ExxonMobil Future STEM Leaders Program — 1st Place
Won 1st place with team during the program hosted at Abu Dhabi University.
Academic Leadership Programs & Certificates
Columbia University
2026Columbia University Pre-College Program
Completed the NYC Residential Summer B Program in New York City via the selective ADIA scholarship pipeline.
Brewster Academy
2024 & 2025Brewster Academy Summer Program
Completed multi-year intensive academic, global leadership, and critical-thinking training in New Hampshire, USA, through the selective ADIA Mustaqbali Scholars pipeline.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
2026ADIA Mustaqbali Excellence Award
Received official recognition for performance during the Summer Program Abroad.
Academic Honors, Leadership & Community Recognition
IAAC
2026International Astronomy & Astrophysics Competition — Pre-Finalist
Named a pre-finalist with special personal recognition from the evaluation board for technical LaTeX typesetting excellence.
UAE Adventurers
2025Al Ain Adventure Leadership Program — Gold Medal
Awarded the Gold Medal for leadership and teamwork within the Mustaqbali program.
Elite Private School
2025Elite Talks Competition — 1st Place
Won 1st place for public speaking and presentation performance.
Additional Certificates & Programs
International Computer Science Competition
2025International Computer Science Competition — Pre-Final Round
Successfully completed the Pre-Final Round and qualified for the Final Round of the International Computer Science Competition.
International Youth Math Challenge
2025International Youth Math Challenge — Qualification Round
Successfully participated in the Qualification Round of the International Youth Math Challenge, an extracurricular mathematics competition for high school and university students.
International Computer Science Competition
2025International Computer Science Competition — Qualification Round
Successfully completed the Qualification Round, receiving special honors for submitting code that passed all test cases.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre
2023Junior Cultural Programme Guide
Completed the Junior Cultural Guide training course held at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre.
BrightCHAMPS
2023Talent Discovery Certificate — Top 10% in Technology Aptitude
Recognized for extraordinary aptitude in technology, placing among the top 10th percentile nationally.
Department of Education and Knowledge
2024Generative AI & Prompt Engineering Bootcamp
Completed a bootcamp covering the fundamentals of generative AI, real-world applications, ethics, and career path exploration.
ADIA Lab
2025Winter School in Data Science — How Does ChatGPT Work? (1st Place)
Won 1st place across competitive modules in this winter school program exploring the fundamentals behind large language models.
UNIRANKS
2024/2025Career Pathway Exploration & Validation
Completed a career-path initiative that identified Computer Sciences as the top-aligned major through surveys, tests, and questionnaires.
International Chemistry Competition
2026International Chemistry Competition — Qualification Round
Successfully participated in the Qualification Round of the International Chemistry Competition.
EduStream
2026STEAM Champions UAE National — Certificate of Participation
Participated in the STEAM Champions UAE National Competition, the UAE's premier STEAM and robotics competition.
Elite Private School
2023–2024High Achiever Award — 3rd in Class
Recognized for achieving third place in class for outstanding academic performance.
Elite Private School
2024Certificate of Appreciation — Outstanding Performance
Awarded for outstanding performance in class.
Code.org
—The Hour of Code
Completed the Hour of Code, demonstrating an understanding of the basic concepts of computer science.
Elite Private School
2026Automated Plant Care System — Regional First Runner-Up
First runner-up in the Inter-School STEAM Championship (Regional), hosted at GEMS American Academy, in the Senior Project-Based Learning category — leading to selection for the National Level.
IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi (Al-Ibtikar)
2026UAE Innovation & AI Bootcamp — Certificate of Participation
Participated in the UAE Innovation and AI Bootcamp at IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi.