InnovatED: VIBE Coding

Start Date

Fri, 2026-05-08 12:00

VIBE Coding offers a practical approach to accelerating university operational excellence and institutional transformation. It combines human vision, strategic intent, and domain expertise with AI-supported design, development, testing, and deployment to create solutions faster and more effectively. This approach can help redesign processes, automate routine work, improve service quality, and strengthen responsiveness to institutional needs. Drawing on practical examples from university operations, the session will illustrate how VIBE Coding can support improvement across student services, HR, finance, academic administration, communication, and decision support. It will also show how cross-functional teams can work with AI as a collaborative partner to move from ideas to working digital solutions with far greater speed and agility. Key success factors will be highlighted, including governance, user engagement, rapid iteration, and responsible implementation, helping universities build sustainable capabilities for transformation while ensuring that innovation remains aligned with institutional goals, quality standards, and human judgment.

Date:	08 MAY 2026 (FRI)
Time:	14:00 – 16:00
Venue:	Online via Zoom
Organized by:	Center for Education Innovation (CEI)
Speaker:

	Dr. Hamad Odhabi, PFHEA Vice Chancellor for AI and Operational Excellence, Abu Dhabi University Dr. Hamad Odhabi is the Vice Chancellor for AI and Operational Excellence at Abu Dhabi University, with 27 years of professional experience in higher education, research, and technology across the United Kingdom and the UAE. Before joining Abu Dhabi University in July 2019, he spent 20 years at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE, including 4 years as a faculty member and 16 years in senior leadership roles. As Executive Dean of Computer Science and Applied Communications, he led collaborative academic teams across 17 colleges, contributed to significant growth in student enrolment, and supported the achievement of international accreditation for two academic programs. He also played a key role in launching a sponsored BSc in Archiving in partnership with the Department of Research and Documentation in Abu Dhabi and initiated a Master of Information Systems Management. Dr. Odhabi holds an MSc in Computer Simulation Modeling and a PhD from Brunel University, UK has authored over 30 publications and has achieved the prestigious status of Principal Fellow (PFHEA).

Dr. Hamad Odhabi, PFHEA
Vice Chancellor for AI and Operational Excellence, Abu Dhabi University

Dr. Hamad Odhabi is the Vice Chancellor for AI and Operational Excellence at Abu Dhabi University, with 27 years of professional experience in higher education, research, and technology across the United Kingdom and the UAE. Before joining Abu Dhabi University in July 2019, he spent 20 years at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE, including 4 years as a faculty member and 16 years in senior leadership roles. As Executive Dean of Computer Science and Applied Communications, he led collaborative academic teams across 17 colleges, contributed to significant growth in student enrolment, and supported the achievement of international accreditation for two academic programs. He also played a key role in launching a sponsored BSc in Archiving in partnership with the Department of Research and Documentation in Abu Dhabi and initiated a Master of Information Systems Management. Dr. Odhabi holds an MSc in Computer Simulation Modeling and a PhD from Brunel University, UK has authored over 30 publications and has achieved the prestigious status of Principal Fellow (PFHEA).