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About Technology Innovation Institute

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is a leading global research center dedicated to pushing the frontiers of knowledge. Our teams of scientists, researchers and engineers work in an open, flexible and agile environment to deliver discovery science and transformative technologies.

We are part of the Abu Dhabi Government’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), which oversees technology research in the emirate.

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Research Centers

9 Research Centers, 100+ International Collaborations &

70 Patents in process.

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TII Launches Cloud Service Providing Access to In- House Quantum Proce...

23 Feb, 2026

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Technology Innovation Institute Successfully Launches UAE’s First Hybr...

16 Feb, 2026

Quantum Research Center

QRC Seminar Series - Prof. Dr. Konrad Banaszek

11 Feb, 2026

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Technology Innovation Institute Announces Strategic Collaboration with...

23 Jan, 2026

Featured Insights

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How UAE built first homegrown rocket after 2 years with both 'experts, young talent'

TII

20 Feb, 2026

How UAE built first homegrown [...]

That time was spent refining objectives, identifying suppliers, running tests and building the infrastructure needed to support the launchTwo minutes [...]

Published by : Haneen Dajani

Building and Launching the UAE’s First Hybrid Rocket

TII

UAE

18 Feb, 2026

Building and Launching the UAE [...]

A landmark moment from experiment to aerospace infrastructureThere are moments in a country’s technological journey that shift the baseline of what is [...]

Published by : Technology Innovation Institute

UAE tests use of lasers to stimulate rainfall

TII

17 Feb, 2026

UAE tests use of lasers to sti [...]

Laser technology could transform rain enhancement and water securityA research project conducted under the supervision of the UAE Research Program for [...]

Published by : Abdulla Rasheed

TII

16 Feb, 2026

Revolutionizing Construction

Luxury & Sustainability with Waste-Repurposed Composites1. Executive SummarySustainable construction is at the forefront of global environmental g [...]

Published by : Technology Innovation Institute

Abu Dhabi test-launches first fully UAE-built hybrid rocket in milestone for space ambitions

TII

16 Feb, 2026

Abu Dhabi test-launches first [...]

Rocket soars to 3km above the desert before deploying parachuteThe launch of a UAE-built hybrid rocket over the Abu Dhabi desert demonstrates that the [...]

Published by : Ramola Talwar Badam

Laser may soon make it rain in UAE: Emirati woman physicist explains the science behind the project

TII

12 Feb, 2026

Laser may soon make it rain in [...]

Abu Dhabi researchers are developing a high-intensity laser system that could soon turn clouds into rainfall by replicating the microscopic processes [...]

Published by : Mays Ibrahim

Latest Publications

At TII, our work results in significant breakthroughs, insights and new intellectual property. We are also committed to engaging with the international academic and scientific community.

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Conference

Cryptography Research Center

ICSE 2026 / LLM4code

The Hidden DNA of LLM-Generated JavaScript: Struct[...]

Norbert Tihanyi, Bilel Cherif, Richard A. Dubniczky, Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Tamás Bisztray

Journal

Propulsion and Space Research Center

Energy

Adaptive NMPC-based active stability comprehensive[...]

Xinglong Zhang, Tianhong Zhang, Zhaohui Cen, Elias Tsoutsanis, Ooi Kim Tiow