KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Jason Roos , CIO at KAUST and Mohamed Abdel-Aal , Head of Digital Experience and Innovation at KAUST Smart , discuss the university ’ s living laboratory approach and research innovations
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J ason Roos has been the Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST ) for just under three years . “ Prior to coming to Saudi Arabia , I was the Chief Technology Officer ( CTO ) and Vice President of a large cancer research centre in Southern California and the CTO and Vice President of Stanford University ’ s medical centre . A vast amount of my career has been within an academic medical setting .”
Reflecting on when he first started at KAUST , Roos explains that he was already familiar with the Middle East having lived in the UAE before . “ However , I had never lived in Saudi Arabia ,” comments Roos , “ it wasn ’ t until I was brought onsite to see KAUST that I was truly convinced of how incredible the place is . KAUST is very unique . We are currently in our tenth year of existence , with the ambition to build a world-renowned research and academic institute for Master ’ s , and doctoral
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