Prof. Mérouane Debbah’s work led to the development of NOOR, the largest Arabic language model at time of release, Falcon LLM, the top-ranked open source large language model at time of release, and the Falcon Foundation — collectively positioning the UAE as a global leader in generative AI. In 2024, he pioneered TelecomGPT, the first large language model tailored for the telecom domain. With over 50 best paper awards and 100 patents, he is one of the most decorated AI researchers working in the region today. He holds over 100 patents, has received more than 50 IEEE best paper awards, and is an IEEE Fellow, WWRF Fellow, Eurasip Fellow and AAIA Fellow.
