Hello, I'm Mohammed Alshawi

April 2016

Learned & Began my first coding program

Created a tracking system that can keep up with the person's movement.

September 2017

Created the first website

Developed a website for the high school to manage attendance, materials, announcements, and included a chatbot for Q&A.

May 2018

Graduated high school

Achieved a CGPA of 94.40 and an Academic Achievement Test score of 92.

August 2018

Graduated CyberCraft Bootcamp

Accepted among 150 out of 5000 applicants around the kingdom for the CyberCraft Bootcamp, by STC Solutions, for a month-long, full-time program. & have studied 4 detailed courses that covered the fundamental knowledge of Networks, Servers, & Cybersecurity for high-school graduates.

September 2018

Began my preparatory year at University of Business & Technology

Started on my new Journey as a student at University of Business & Technology.

October 2018

Started work as a Vulnerability Assessment & PenTester

Applied my bootcamp knowledge to real-world security tasks.

March 2019

Led my first voluntary team

Led the first voluntary team for the first car cinema event in Jeddah.

June 2019

Became a Saudi Codes Ambassador

Appointed by Misk to help spread programming and awareness among the youth.

July 2019

Found my first Bug in Bug Bounty

Reported my first bug in a bug bounty program.

March 2020

Secured a contract with Zoom

Helped Zoom resolve a major data leak and improve security policies.

April 2020

Improved my web development & PenTest skills

During the COVID-19 Pandemic in April 2020, a full lockdown was enforced, during which I took the extra step to learn something new & improve my skills to get the best out of the free-time.

June 2020

Achieved Academic Excellence

Received the Certificate of Excellence during my freshman year.

October 2021

Became a Student Teaching Assistant

Assisted in teaching cybersecurity courses.

January 2022

Developed AI Assistant (Stage 3)

Completed the third stage of my personal AI assistant.

April 2022

Began research in Renewable Energy

Initiated research to find new ways to prevent natural disasters.

November 2022

Helped to improve the University website

Lent my expertise in coding to upgrade the University's UI/UX.

October 2023

Became the Sustainability Champion

Recognized for my work on ecological restoration through technology, i was named by the University as the Sustainability Champion.

November 2023

Joined Techno Valley as a Researcher

With my research gaining attention, it caught the eyes of Techno valley and became one of their Researchers and continued my research on renewable energy and sustainability.

December 2023

Began the new chapter as a Global shaper

Shortly after becoming a Researcher, I had the privilege to be recognized and became one of the Global shapers in Jeddah Hub.

January 2024

Founded Tech J Shore Initiative

With the help of the Global shapers, I had the opportunity to share the knowledge in Technology that I have gained through the years and founded Tech J Shore Initiative, which can help the city of Jeddah be the best in creating technologies and be more tech-savvy.

February 2024

Became part of the Students Council & Leader of Public Relations for the Cybersecurity club

Got accepted as a senior student on the council during the academic year of 2024/2025. & With the trust of the faculty members, I had the privilege to be the leader of the Public Relations.

March 2024

Began my work as a Researcher at KAUST

As a researcher, the research of Lithium with Techno Vally has gained the attention of prestigious researchers who want to help in its progress. And now, i engage in testing and development that aims at paving a new way to explore Lithium's applications and extraction methods.

April 2024

Became the Co-Leader of Saudi Arabia section for IEEEXtreme 18.0

Following my successful performance in IEEEXtreme 17.0, where I ranked among the top 5 in the Kingdom, IEEE Saudi Arabia selected me to represent them and Co-lead the efforts in delivering IEEEXtreme 18.0, aiming to make it the best edition yet in the Kingdom, where the teams that will participate be among top 10.

August 2024

Founded my first startup, Diraa

Leveraging the knowledge and experience I've gained over the years in cybersecurity, I established Diraa to contribute to the Kingdom's efforts in closing the gap for cybersecurity expertise and advancing national security goals.

Ongoing

The Journey Continues...