Rayyan Raza

After KAUST Academy

Rayyan completed a three-month research stay at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, working in Matteo Mariantoni's group, and attended the Spin Qubit 7 conference in Delft in July 2026. Rayyan earned the SDAIA Large Language Models Practitioner certificate in December 2023.

Summer project

Artificial Intelligence Specialization · Cohort 2023

Cultural Enrichment: Through AI-Generated Arabic Comics

This study introduces an innovative approach to crafting captivating Arabic stories for children, merging the rich tradition of storytelling with cutting-edge AI technologies to create engaging comics. Our primary emphasis lies in a finely tuned main model for text generation, complemented by a range of specialized models that amplify the storytelling experience. This comprehensive framework adeptly navigates the intricacies of Arabic language processing, integrating dedicated models to generate compelling titles, vibrant images, voice-over and even voice narration. This approach holds great promise in delivering culturally immersive narratives that not only captivate the attention of young readers but also provide an exhilarating multi-sensory storytelling adventure through the world of comics.

See it in the program report (PDF)

With KAUST Academy

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