Kanaf
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From Idea to Store: a live four-week course in building your app with AI
What do you want to build?
A four-week live course with Dr. Othman Soufan. You bring an idea and leave with a working system on the web and an app submitted to the stores.
- Starts 3 January 2027
- Live, Riyadh time
- Taught in Arabic
Dr. Othman SoufanPhD in Computer Science, your instructor
The course, week by week, shown on your idea
Your idea on one clear pageSetup week
We install your tools together and turn your idea into one clear page.
Keep scrolling to move through the weeksSetup week (3 to 7 Jan): Your idea on one clear page
We install your tools together and turn your idea into one clear page.
Week 1 (10 to 14 Jan): A live web link
Your web app is online with a link you can send to anyone.
Week 2 (17 to 21 Jan): Accounts, roles and proper Arabic
Accounts, login, roles, file uploads and proper Arabic, right to left.
Week 3 (24 to 28 Jan): An app on real phones
Your iPhone and Android app, connected to the same system, on testers' phones.
Week 4 (31 Jan to 4 Feb): Submitted to the stores
Store submission, security and running costs. Demo day on Thursday 4 February.
The course at a glance
- Length
- 4 weeks, plus a setup week
- Dates
- 3 January to 4 February 2027
- Live sessions
- Sunday and Tuesday, 2 hours each
- Build lab
- Thursday, 90 minutes
- Group
- 12 people, chosen by application
- Language and time
- Arabic, Riyadh time
- Fee
- $1,499 in three payments
- You receive
- Certificate of completion
Why this costs $1,499, and why it is worth it.
What would an agency charge you for a first version?
Agency quote$5,000
This program$1,499
Your tools, first month$180
You keep$3,321
Published Saudi agency price guides typically start around $5,000. Pick the figure closest to what you were quoted. The skill stays with you for the next idea.
You get my time, not a recording.
Every session is live with me. I look at your screen, your idea and your mistakes.
Twelve people, chosen.
I read each application and choose a group that will push each other.
You build your own system.
Not a class exercise. Your idea, with real accounts, real data and a real link.
I stay a month after demo day.
Support continues until 4 March 2027 while you take your first users.
My promise
Attend every session and hand in each week's work. If you do not have a working app on demo day, you do not pay the remaining $800.
Twelve seats. I know every name.
A small circle is the whole point. I read every application, I see every screen, and nobody hides at the back.
Pick a seat in the circle.
Who teaches it
For eight years I taught computer science in classrooms in Saudi Arabia, the United States, Canada and China. I loved it, and I still do.
Then AI changed what one person can build. Working this new way, teams I led or advised shipped platforms that families now use every week. In January I am taking twelve people through the same method, personally.
- PhD and MSc in Computer Science, KAUST
- Postdoctoral researcher, McGill University
- Assistant Professor in Canada and Saudi Arabia
- Research cited more than 6,900 times
- Led four startups as CEO or VP
- DhahranKFUPMBachelor's degree, first class honours
- ThuwalKAUSTMaster's and PhD in Computer Science
- MontrealMcGill UniversityPostdoctoral research
- Nova ScotiaSt. Francis Xavier UniversityAssistant Professor of Computer Science
- MedinaBack homeAssistant Professor of Computer Science and AI
- TodayKanaf, Mosleh and morePlatforms in real use, built with AI
Built the same way you will learn
Platforms I have led or advised, built with the same way of working you will learn. Figures are from project records, October 2026.
Live on the App Store and Google Play
Mosleh
An Arabic-first assistant for family reconciliation and mediation.
177real cases handled
Rafiq
A learning companion for Syrian students and teachers that works without internet.
Offlinefirst, by design
Quran circles
Online Quran circles with recitation feedback the teacher confirms.
Liveaudio circles
Kanaf's code has 5,079 recorded changes. About half of them, 2,541, were written together with AI. That is the method, and it is what you will practise.
Questions people ask before applying
Do I need to know how to program?
No. You need an idea you care about, a laptop, and the patience to show up. I teach you how to direct AI tools to build, and how to check what they produce.
What does it cost in total?
The fee is $1,499 in three payments: $699 when you are accepted, $400 on demo day if your app works, and $400 one month later. Your own tools cost about $180 in the first month, paid directly to the providers. Nothing is charged when you apply.
What if I do not have a working app on demo day?
Attend every session and hand in each week's work. If you still do not have a working app on demo day, you do not pay the remaining $800.
Will my app be live in the App Store and Google Play?
By the end of week 4 your app is submitted to both stores for review. Approval and its timing are decided by Apple and Google. I stay with you until 4 March 2027 to help you answer any review feedback.
What language is the course in?
Arabic. The sessions, the group and my feedback are in Arabic. The tools and the code are in English, and I explain every term as we meet it.
How much time does it take each week?
Five and a half hours live: two 2-hour sessions on Sunday and Tuesday and a 90-minute build lab on Thursday, all in Riyadh time. Plan extra time between sessions for your weekly work.
Is this an accredited programme?
It is a professional workshop. You receive a certificate of completion from the International Applied AI Academy. It is not an academic degree or university credit.
How do I pay?
By card through Stripe, in US dollars. After I accept your application you receive a private page with your payment link. We never see or store your card number.
Apply for one of 12 seats
Tell me who you are and what you want to build. I read every application myself.
$699when you are accepted
$400on demo day, if your app works
$400one month later