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January 2021

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  CEMSE New Faculty: Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 17 2021

  News

  Professor Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo joins KAUST from the University of Luxembourg (UNILU), where he served as FNR PEARL Chair of UNILU’s Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine and Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust. He joins KAUST as the director of the recently established KAUST Resilient Computing and Cybersecurity Center (RC3).
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  Broadening horizons for people with quadriplegia

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 17 2021

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  Wearable machine learning artificial intelligence electrical engineering

  An assistive technology uses magnetic skin to support freedom of movement for people with quadriplegia.
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  CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards winners announced

  1 min read · Tue, Jan 5 2021

  News Spotlight

  student research excellence awards

  The annual CEMSE Student Research Excellence Awards and Student Academic Accomplishment Awards celebrate the talent and achievements of the Division's students. Awarded around the KAUST Commencement ceremony, the awards are presented in recognition of the academic accomplishments and research impact created by our leading students in the fields of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS), Computer Science (CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Statistics (STAT).
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  Charging ahead for electric vehicles

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 3 2021

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  Stochastic Geometry

  Roads installed with wireless charging technology could become an integral feature of our cities in an electric vehicle future.

December 2020

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  WEP 2021: Connectivity as a universal language

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 29 2020

  News

  Connectivity is a word that underscores the kind of world we live in today. Without access to technologies that enable us to connect with each other, surviving a year of physical distancing due to COVID-19 health prevention measures would have been extremely difficult.
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  KAUST researchers rank in top 1% of cited work worldwide

  1 min read · Wed, Dec 23 2020

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  Fifteen KAUST faculty members and one postdoctoral researcher rank among the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers from around the world, according to Clarivate Web of Science Group, a global leader of academic research analytics. The list names individuals whose work accounts for the top 1% of research cited worldwide.
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  KAUST Discovery features "Optoelectronic devices that emit warm and cool white light"

  1 min read · Mon, Dec 21 2020

  News

  material science electrical engineering

  A single semiconducting material can produce white light by emitting light across the visible spectrum.
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  Hesham Omran, PhD ’15, received Award in Engineering Sciences

  1 min read · Mon, Dec 21 2020

  News Spotlight

  Congratulations to Electrical Engineering alumnus Hesham Omran, Ph.D. ’15, on receiving Egypt's prestigious State Encouragement Award in Engineering Sciences. Dr. Omran, an Assistant Professor at Ain Shams University, was honored by Egypt’s Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) as a 'distinguished scholar younger than 40'.
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  KAUST Ph.D. student among top talents nominated for prestigious Falling Walls award

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 15 2020

  Awards News Spotlight

  Falling Walls Award balloon catheter cardiovascular system biomedical devices Biomedical Engineering

  KAUST Ph.D. student, Khalil Youssef Moussi, was recently selected as a top ten winner in The Falling Walls Remote 2020: “Emerging Talents” Category. On Monday, November 9, Moussi’s project, "Breaking The Wall of Coronary Artery Disease," was presented to an online audience of industry leaders, decision-makers, investors, and international media as part of the Falling Walls and Berlin Science Week: World Science Summit 2020.
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  Professor Ghanem wins 2020 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

  1 min read · Wed, Dec 2 2020

  Awards Spotlight News

  machine learning big data

  Bernard Ghanem, KAUST associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, recently received the 2020 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers for ''Machine Learning and Big Data.''
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  KAUST Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini honored with IEEE accolades

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 1 2020

  News

  Wireless Communications IEEE award

  Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini has been awarded both the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communication Society Communication Theory Technical Committee (CCTC) Technical Achievement Award, and the 2020 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society James Evans Avant Garde Award. The CEMSE Division founding faculty member received the awards for his contributions in the modeling, design, performance evaluation, and optimization of wireless communication systems and networks.
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  Mohamed-Slim Alouini elected as 2021 OSA Fellow

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 1 2020

  Spotlight News

  ​KAUST Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini was recently elected as a 2021 Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). The prestigious recognition highlights members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. This year's cohort comprises 118 newly elected members from 24 countries. The new Fellows will be honored at OSA conferences and meetings throughout 2021.

November 2020

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  Sensors get a laser shape up

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 15 2020

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  sensors material science electrical engineering

  Laser writing breathes life into high-performance sensing platforms.
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  Intelligent surfaces signal better coverage

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 11 2020

  News

  networks connectivity electrical engineering

  A mathematical model shows specialized reflective panels could be deployed on a large scale to enhance communication networks in urban areas.
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  KAUST startup tackles COVID using AI and robotics

  1 min read · Mon, Nov 9 2020

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  robotics artificial intelligence COVID-19

  The COVID-19 pandemic has activated vital innovation and R&D initiatives to tackle the crippling effects, health ramifications, and overall impact of the coronavirus on global societies and economies. In recent months, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, launched a COVID-19-themed virtual accelerator aimed at supporting talented innovators, aspiring entrepreneurs, and innovative small companies dedicated to finding solutions to mitigate the spread of the virus through protection, prevention, tracking/detection, and treatment solutions.
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  KAUST alumni receive SPE 2020 Regional Awards

  1 min read · Mon, Nov 9 2020

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  MEMS sensors IoT

  KAUST alumni Dr. Chinthaka Gooneratne and Dr. Bodong Li both recently received Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2020 Regional Awards for the Middle East and North Africa Region. Gooneratne won the Regional Drilling Engineering Award, while Li was awarded the Regional Formation Evaluation Award.
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  Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 1 2020

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  electrical engineering Materials

  A printable ink that is both conductive and transparent can also block radio waves.
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  Connecting the Unconnected at the KAUST 6G Summit

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 1 2020

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  6G Wireless Communications communication technology

  The inaugural 6G Summit on "Connecting the Unconnected" took place on Tuesday, October 27, and featured a host of international researchers and experts in the areas of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) and Wireless Communications System (WCS).

October 2020

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  Nazek El-Atab selected to participate in the Rising Stars 2020 workshop

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 29 2020

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  Nazek El-Atab, a research scientist based in the KAUST MMH Labs, has been selected to participate in the Rising Stars 2020 Academic Career Workshop for Women in EECS. Rising Stars is an intensive workshop aimed at increasing the numbers of women interested in pursuing academic careers in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering (EECS). The workshop, which was launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, will take place virtually from November 9-10, 2020, and will be hosted by the University of California, Berkeley.
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  Novel multiphase flow research sees KAUST graduate named ADIPEC 2020 award finalist

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 29 2020

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  Muhammad Karimi, KAUST graduate (Ph.D. '19) and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company SensoTech, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2020 "Young Technical Professional of the Year" category. The premier oil and gas industry event will be held virtually from November 9-12, 2020.
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  KAUST team wins NEOM AI Challenge

  1 min read · Mon, Oct 26 2020

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  In June this year, KAUST students were invited to Dream up ideas and Imagine new solutions for solving challenges in NEOM using AI Models. This was organized by a Saudi national competition for all universities in the Kingdom. 100+ projects were submitted to the organizing committee (https://neomchallenge.com/en).

September 2020

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  A fresh sense of possibility

  1 min read · Mon, Sep 21 2020

  News

  sensors electrical engineering

  A multisensory graphene-based skin can sense in extreme environments where other sensors cannot be used.
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  Professor Li inducted into the Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40 class

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 10 2020

  News

  KAUST Assistant Professor Xiaohang Li was recently selected to the inaugural Georgia Tech Alumni Association 40 Under 40 class. From an initial pool of over 250 individuals, Li and 39 of his peers were successfully nominated by a committee of 26 Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and volunteer leaders. Each nominee was scored using a 25-point rubric system.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Waleed Abu Laban

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 10 2020

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  Signal processing machine learning

  Waleed Abu Laban is an electrical engineering graduate who will join KAUST this fall as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST Communication and Computing Systems Lab under the supervision of Professor Ahmed Eltawil.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Sahar Ammar

  1 min read · Wed, Sep 9 2020

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  machine learning Deep learning telecommunication

  Sahar Ammar will join KAUST this fall as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the Networking Research Lab and Communication Theory Lab under the co-supervision of Professor Basem Shihada and Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. The multidisciplinary engineering graduate will join the University from Tunisia Polytechnic School (TPS).
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Yiming Yang

  1 min read · Sun, Sep 6 2020

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  Antennas Microwave circuits

  Yiming Yang is an electronic science and technology graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Yiming will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. After completing his studies, Yiming aspires to be a productive researcher in antenna and microwave circuit design.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Dhanu Chettri

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 3 2020

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  semiconductors nanofabrication

  Dhanu Chettri holds a master’s degree in electronic and communication engineering from Manipur University, India. Before joining KAUST, he worked as a senior project fellow at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI). Dhanu will join KAUST this fall as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Xiaohang Li.
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  Standing the test of time with a perfect partner

  1 min read · Tue, Sep 1 2020

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  energy electrical engineering

  Identifying the ideal co-catalyst can significantly extend the working lifetime of solar fuel–generating photocatalysts.

August 2020

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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Vishal Khandelwal

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 27 2020

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  optoelectronic devices

  Vishal Khandelwal is a physics graduate from India. He obtained his master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi, India. Vishal will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Xiaohang Li.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Bárbara Nicoly M. Oliveira

  1 min read · Wed, Aug 26 2020

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  Underwater communication

  Bárbara Nicoly M. Oliveira is an electrical engineering graduate from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil. Bárbara will join KAUST this fall as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the Photonics Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Boon Ooi.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Zhiyuan Liu

  1 min read · Wed, Aug 26 2020

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  semiconductors

  Zhiyuan Liu, 22, is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China. Zhiyuan will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Xiaohang Li.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Jose Manuel Taboada Vasquez

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 20 2020

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  semiconductors

  Jose Manuel Taboada Vasquez is a B.Sc. graduate in nanoscience and nanotechnology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico. He will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate, and member of the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Xiaohang Li.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Haoliang Lu

  1 min read · Wed, Aug 19 2020

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  magnetic materials semiconductors

  Haoliang Lu, 22, is an electrical engineering graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China. Haoliang will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate, and member of the Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICS) research group, under the supervision of Professor Hossein Fariborzi.
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  Professor Hussain’s adaptive tech for distance learning project receives $20,000 in prize funding

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 18 2020

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  COVID-19 innovation distance learning

  Muhammad Hussain, KAUST professor of electrical engineering and PI of the MMH Labs, was recently chosen as one of six finalists in the KAUST Community COVID-19 Innovation Challenge. The event, organized by KAUST Innovation and Economic Development, sought to generate community-driven solutions to challenges faced during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Yingquan Li

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 11 2020

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  Optical wireless communications Signal processing

  Yingquan Li, 21, is an electrical engineering graduate who will join KAUST in the fall of 2020. He will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Communication Theory Lab under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. An initial reference from a supervisor spurred his interest in joining KAUST, which resulted in a visiting student opportunity at KAUST. During his internship, Li was amazed by the facilities and research standard found on campus. It was this combination of impressive factors that inspired him to continue his academic career at the University.
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  KAUST prospective student: Qizhou Wang

  1 min read · Sun, Aug 9 2020

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  machine learning Computer Vision

  Qizhou Wang, 22, is a communication engineering graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China. Wang will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Primalight Lab under the supervision of Professor Andrea Fratalocchi.

July 2020

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  To Boldly Go Where No Sensor Has Gone Before: The Movement to Place IoT in Radical New Spaces

  1 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2020

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  IoT electrical engineering

  The rapid growth of the world’s population demands more natural resources, food, and space. World renowned physicist Stephan Hawking has argued that soon we will require another world to live on because we are running out of space and natural resources. This ever-increasing demand for resources and space needs novel technologies to explore natural resources, produce more crops, and explore outer space. Internet of X-things (X-IoT) is an enabling technology to overcome all of the above issues. The framework of X-IoT consists of three major categories as shown in Figure 1. The first one is the
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  Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Isaías de Sousa

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 22 2020

  News

  Isaías de Sousa is an electrical engineering graduate from Brazil. He obtained his master's degree from the Federal University of Campina Grande and his bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Piauí, Brazil, respectively. Isaías will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Sensors Lab under Professor Khaled Nabil Salama's supervision.
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  New research aims to bridge the digital divide

  1 min read · Thu, Jul 16 2020

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  6G atmospheric turbulence pointing errors

  By the end of 2018, there were nearly 4 billion people without Internet connectivity in the world. Almost 75% of this unconnected population is located in 20 countries and is concentrated in rural, low-income, and low-literacy areas.
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  KAUST Prospective student: Sara Rojas Martínez

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 15 2020

  News

  Sara Rojas Martínez is a 24-year-old Biomedical Engineering graduate from Bogotá, Colombia. Since childhood, Sara was fascinated by robots, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI). Her interest in technology motivated her to pursue a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. After obtaining her bachelor's degree from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, she realized that she wanted to do something related to AI and humans, so she also pursued her master’s degree from the same university.
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  Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 14 2020

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  electrical engineering applied mathematics

  Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
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  Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Zere Iman

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 14 2020

  News

  Antennas electromagnetics

  Zere Iman is a 22-year-old graduate who will join KAUST from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Iman will join us in the fall of 2020 as an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group, under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim.
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  Jorge Holguín-Lerma receives 2020 IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Scholarship

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 12 2020

  News

  Laser Diodes GaN

  KAUST Ph.D. student Jorge Holguín-Lerma has recently been named a recipient of the 2020 IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Scholarship. Holguín-Lerma was one of only ten students worldwide to receive the Society’s most competitive scholarship for graduate students in photonics. The award acknowledges both his work at KAUST and the potential impact of his future research.
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  Membrane makeover makes face mask reusable

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 12 2020

  News

  electrical engineering membranes COVID-19

  A polyimide membrane with regularly sized and spaced pores turns the N95 respirator into a reusable mask for protection against COVID-19.
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  Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Imran Pervez

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 8 2020

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  Fractional order elements Optical communications

  Soon-to-be graduate Imran Pervez will join KAUST from Aligarh Muslim University, India. An initial reference from a friend piqued his initial interest in joining KAUST. This interest in joining was solidified by an inspiring interaction with Professor Khalid Nabil Salama, which further convinced Pervez to join KAUST.
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  Red-light LEDs for next-generation displays

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 5 2020

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  LED electrical engineering

  Novel red LEDs are more temperature stable than those made using the conventional semiconductor of choice.
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  Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Olga Krestinskaya

  1 min read · Thu, Jul 2 2020

  News

  Neuromorphic Circuits

  Olga Krestinskaya, from Kazakhstan, obtained her master’s and bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and electronics from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. She is the recipient of the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) society pre-doctoral award in 2019 and will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Sensors Lab under the supervision of Professor Khaled Nabil Salama.
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  An Airline observatory created by Passengers for Passengers

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 1 2020

  News

  aerospace software system optimization control systems

  The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a significant worldwide disruption to flight operations, affecting the lives of millions of passengers.

June 2020

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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Carlos Augusto Zan Malaguti

  1 min read · Tue, Jun 30 2020

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  microelectronics micro and nanofabrication Biosensors

  Carlos Augusto Zan Malaguti, 23, from Brazil, obtained his bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Sao Paulo State University (UNESP). Carlos will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Sensors Lab under the supervision of Professor Khaled Nabil Salama.
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  KAUST scientists win prestigious Gauss Award for supercomputing excellence

  1 min read · Fri, Jun 26 2020

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  HPC supercomputing numerical linear algebra parallel computing

  KAUST Ph.D. graduate Dr. Noha Al-Harthi and doctoral student Rabab Alomairy, have won the German Gauss Center for Supercomputing (GCS) Award for original research that best advances high-performance computing. This makes KAUST the first Middle Eastern institution to receive this prestigious award.