Biography

Badr ELKARI is Professor of Robotics and Embedded Systems at the School of Digital Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (EIDIA) of the Euromed University of Fes (UEMF). He is coordinator of the Robotics and Cobotics program, where he works to train engineers capable of designing, modeling and controlling intelligent systems combining mechatronics, sensors and artificial intelligence.

• Teaching and Training

Highly involved in higher education, Badr ELKARI actively participates in the development and modernization of engineering training programs. His pedagogical approach is based on the complementarity of theory, practice and innovation, promoting the acquisition of cross-disciplinary skills in robotic system design, embedded intelligence, and integration of advanced technologies

• Research Areas

Professor ELKARI’s work follows a multidisciplinary approach at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence and intelligent embedded systems.

They aim to develop control and perception architectures allowing machines to interact adaptively with their complex environment.

His main scientific areas are organized into four components:

1) Embedded AI and intelligent robotics:

Development of deep learning models integrated into embedded systems to equip robots with perception, autonomous decision-making and real-time adaptation capabilities, thanks to multisource data fusion and optimized lightweight algorithms.

2) Energy and sustainable systems:

Implementation of AI-based optimization strategies to increase the efficiency, reliability and energy autonomy of systems, while promoting the transition to clean and sustainable technologies.

3) Medical applications of artificial intelligence:

Design of intelligent solutions for medical assistance and diagnosis, based on the analysis of physiological signals and machine learning, in order to improve patient monitoring and human-machine interaction in the health field.

• Vision and Impact

Through his teaching and research activities, Professor Badr ELKARI actively contributes to the scientific prominence of the Euromed University of Fes.

His commitment aims to strengthen synergies between innovation, training and applied research, while training a new generation of engineers and researchers engaged in the technological and societal transformation of Morocco and the Euro-Mediterranean area.

Recognized for his rigor, expertise and sense of innovation, he also participates in the reform of engineering curricula, program accreditation and the promotion of technological research in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence and sustainable technologies.