Photonics Lab Members Selected for Saudi's Delegation to the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 1 min read · Thu, Feb 28 2019 News Two Photonics Lab members, Latifah Al Maghrabi and Dr. Abderrhamen Trichili, have been selected for the Saudi delegation to the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which will be held in Lindau, Germany. The meeting will be dedicated to physics with an emphasis on laser physics, cosmology, and gravitational waves. More than 40 Nobel Laureates from around the world have confirmed their participation.
EE Graduate Seminar: Self-Assembled AlGaInN Axial-Nanowires on Unconventional Substrates 1 min read · Sun, Feb 10 2019 News Group-III nitrides (AlGaInN) feature direct bandgaps covering a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum, making them suitable for solid-state lighting, chemical/biological sensing, water splitting, medical diagnostics, and optical communication. These nanowires defy the conventional crystal/epitaxial growth requirements of lattice-, thermal and crystal-structure-matching, as the nanostructures can be grown strain- and defect-free on various unconventional substrates, such as silicon and metals. The combinatorial choice of composition, layer-structure arrangement and materials (metal
Marine sensor gets to grips with salt 1 min read · Sun, Feb 3 2019 News electrical engineering marine science sensors Laser-induced graphene formation creates tailor-made sensors for monitoring ocean creatures and ecosystems.
KAUST Associate Professor Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati finalist at Leadership Excellence for Women Awards & Symposium 1 min read · Wed, Jan 30 2019 Spotlight News modeling numerical analysis Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati, KAUST associate professor of electrical engineering in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, was selected as one of three finalists in the academic of distinction category at the recent Leadership Excellence for Women Awards & Symposium (LEWAS) in Bahrain.
Adel is invited to give a talk in EECVC on "Optimization meets Deep Learning" 1 min read · Tue, Jan 22 2019 News Deep learning optimization EECVC Adel is invited to give a talk in EECVC on "Optimization meets Deep Learning". It is a 45 minutes talk scheduled on the 6th of July 2019.
A broader bandwidth for electrical devices 1 min read · Tue, Jan 22 2019 News A simple fractional-order capacitor has been developed by a team from KAUST. Made from a single component, this device expands the range of frequencies that can be achieved by these devices, making them better at energy storage. Traditional analogue components are resistors, capacitors, and inductors. More recently, fractional-order components have gained attention due to their unconventional properties that enable increased flexibility. For example, fractional-order capacitors can temporarily store the signal in a manner that is similar to the behavior of neurons, thus imitating the
3D-printed cube dials into energy harvesting 1 min read · Sun, Jan 13 2019 News electrical engineering sensors IoT Ambient energy emitted by cellular phones and modems can be captured and converted into electricity using unusually shaped technology.
Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control Lab prepares robots to have swarm intelligence 1 min read · Mon, Jan 7 2019 News game theory swarm robotics The KAUST Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control (RISC) lab takes a "think globally, act locally" approach in swarm robotics. The RISC lab develops methodologies to deploy robots to work together to achieve collaborative tasks in missions involving crucial time-sensitive tasks, such as team search and rescue, patrolling for safety and environmental monitoring. To address these applications, the RISC lab develops algorithms to enable robots to operate with limited or even no human supervision. "We want to move away from the low-level remotely operated model to more of a high-level human
Lighting the way to the underwater Internet of things 1 min read · Wed, Jan 2 2019 News underwater sensor platform electrical engineering communications An optical system for monitoring underwater sensor positions could enable large networks of devices to be deployed for ocean measurements.
KAUST faculty members receive the King Prize for Honoring Inventors and the Gifted 1 min read · Mon, Dec 31 2018 Spotlight antenna arrays award KAUST Professors Atif Shamim and Osman Bakr received the Custodian of the King Prize for Honoring Inventors and the Gifted, which was organized by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).
Paper sensors remove the sting of diabetic testing 1 min read · Thu, Dec 20 2018 News bioscience health monitoring sensors diabetes Inkjet-printed device helps monitor a patient’s blood sugar levels without painful needles.
One switch to rule them all 1 min read · Sun, Dec 16 2018 News Radio-frequency switches Modules stimuli Inkjet-printed switches make multiple frequency bands easier and cheaper to manage in wireless devices.
KAUST Ph.D. student Matthias Mueller wins award for drone research 1 min read · Thu, Dec 13 2018 Awards Spotlight UAV KAUST Ph.D. student Matthias Mueller, who works in the Image and Video Understanding Lab under the supervision of KAUST Associate Professor Bernard Ghanem, won the Best Paper/Presentation Award at the 2nd International Workshop on Computer Vision for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). UAVs are commonly known as drones. The workshop was held in September 2018 in Germany in the post-proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Computer Vision workshops. Müller's paper entitled "Teaching UAVs to Race: End to End Regression of Agile Controls in Simulation" outlines the research of Müller and his
Brighter blue lights for faster communication 1 min read · Tue, Dec 11 2018 News electrical engineering communications High-performance blue-light-emitting diodes could boost white-light, high-speed data transmission.
Dr Sandeep's review on OFET is out 1 min read · Sat, Dec 8 2018 News Sandeep Transistors OFET We are excited to share our review on Organic Field Effect Transistors sensing platforms. This is Dr Sandeep's first paper with the group and more to come soon. Organic field effect transistors (OFETs) have been the focus of sensing application research over the last two decades. The challenges and possible future directions of OFET arrays in embedded sensing platforms are presented. More details at: Sandeep G.Surya, Harshil N.Raval, Rafiq Ahmad, PrashantSonar, Khaled N.Salama, V.Ramgopal Rao, Organic field effect transistors (OFETs) in environmental sensing and health monitoring: A review
Ph.D. student represents KAUST and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities 1 min read · Thu, Oct 11 2018 News KAUST Ph.D. student Nasir Alfaraj was recently selected to represent KAUST and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. The event, which was held from June 5 to 7, was hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Financial Times. It brought together more than 80 speakers from 27 countries to discuss the influence of global cities and how attendees could solve pressing global challenges.
Nasir Alfaraj represents KAUST and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities 1 min read · Mon, Oct 8 2018 News Photonics Lab Ph.D. student Nasir Alfaraj was recently selected to represent KAUST and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alumni Focus: Hessa Al-Quwaiee - M.S. '13, Ph.D. '16 in electrical engineering 1 min read · Mon, Oct 8 2018 Spotlight News Hessa Al-Quwaiee's interest in engineering started young, but in the early 2000s when Al-Quwaiee was attending high school, the path to becoming a female engineer in Saudi Arabia was not a commonly taken one.
KAUST Ph.D. student wins best paper award at EMBC ‘18 1 min read · Mon, Sep 17 2018 Awards viscoelastic models Mohamed Abdelwaheb Bahloul, a first-year Ph.D. student in KAUST Associate Professor Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati's Estimation Modeling and Analysis (EMAN) research group, received the best paper award for the Africa and Middle East region at the recent 40th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC '18). Bahloul was one of five finalists selected from each of the EMBS geographical areas (North America, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East and Asia-Pacific). EMBC '18, which was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from July 17 to 21, is one of the world's
KAUST students win top honors at ICM 2018 1 min read · Sun, Sep 16 2018 Awards magnetism cardiac catheters KAUST Ph.D. students Abdullah S. Almansouri and Hanan Mohammed recently won top honors at the 21st International Conference on Magnetism (ICM 2018), which took place in San Francisco, U.S., from July 15 to 20. Almansouri won the Best Poster Award, while Mohammed won the People's Choice Award in the Magnetism as Art Showcase. The ICM is an international conference series attracting more than 2,000 global attendees, and it continues with a series of meetings that are held every three years around the world.
Shells absorb light from all directions 1 min read · Wed, Sep 12 2018 News Nanoparticles with a shell structure improve the performance of zinc-oxide photodetectors.
Faculty Discuss their Career Journeys and Professional Development 1 min read · Wed, Sep 12 2018 News Professional Development electrical engineering Join our first session with DR. JÜRGEN KOSEL - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering CEMSE - PI of Sensing, Magnetism and Microsystems Group This session will be followed by a Q&A discussion. Students across all divisions are welcome. Light snacks will be provided for those who are registered. Register via the Student Life Forum by clicking here Date: Wednesday, Sept. 19th Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Location: Student Center, Level 4, Fellowship Hall For more information please contact Office of Professional Development - Professional.Development@KAUST.EDU.SA
Plant Wearables and Airdropped Sensors Could Sow Big Data Seeds 1 min read · Wed, Sep 12 2018 News stretchable electronics IoE IoT Stretchable plant wearables and smart tags dropped by drones aim to help give farming a big data makeover. The relatively cheap technologies for mass monitoring of individual plants across large greenhouses or crop fields could get field tests in three countries starting in 2019. The idea came from researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia with expertise in flexible electronics. After talking with colleagues who were cultivating genetically engineered plants in greenhouses, they recognized the need for inexpensive sensors that could be deployed
Paving the way towards 5G wireless communication networks 1 min read · Tue, Sep 11 2018 News Spotlight FD-MIMO transmissin technology Marconi Prize Young Scholar Awards 5th generation cellular mobile phones KAUST Ph.D. student Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem received a 2018 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for her work in full-dimension (FD) massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission technology.
Ph.D. student Valerio Mazzone wins best paper award 1 min read · Mon, Sep 10 2018 News photonics photonic crystals Valerio Mazzone, a Ph.D. student in the Primalight group based in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (CEMSE), was awarded the best paper award at the 9th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META).
Photoelectrochemical research wins gold and silver in Hong Kong 1 min read · Wed, Sep 5 2018 News student award photoelectrochemistry nanomaterials hydrogen fuel The 2018 NANO Conference, which took place at the City University of Hong Kong in late June, was spearheaded by the International Committee on Nanostructured Materials (ICNM) and is a traditional meeting place for nanomaterials researchers. There, state-of-the-art research and the latest advanced findings in the field are presented. Ph.D. student Hui-Chun Fu and postdoctoral fellow Purushothaman Varadhan, researchers from KAUST Professor Jr-Hau He's lab, presented the findings of their research at the conference, winning two prestigious awards: the Materials Today Rising Star Poster Award
Alumni Focus: Wail Bamhair (M.S. '10, electrical engineering) 1 min read · Mon, Sep 3 2018 Spotlight nanotechnology electrical engineering energy Wail Khalid Bamhair (M.S. '10, electrical engineering - nanotechnology) hails from Jeddah and is currently the CEO of TAQNIA Energy, the energy arm of Saudi Investment and Development. Bamhair received his master's degree from KAUST in 2010, the year the University's first class of graduating students were awarded their degrees.
The internet of sea things 1 min read · Sun, Jul 29 2018 News wireless communication systems sensors When Atif Shamim, KAUST associate professor of electrical engineering, was approached by colleagues in the University's Red Sea Research Center (RSRC) with the challenge of developing underwater sensing technology for marine animals, he wasn't sure how his expertise could help, since marine animals are under water most of the time. Up until now, his research has focused on Bluetooth for applications on dry land, such as wearable medical devices connected to smartphone applications through Bluetooth communication protocol
Semiconductor Today features "KAUST demonstrates nanowire GRINSCH diode for efficient UV-LED/laser applications" 1 min read · Mon, Jul 23 2018 News "AlGaN-based light-emitting devices are promising ultraviolet light sources to replace the existing UV gas lasers and UV lamps containing toxic substances (mercury). However, the performance of AlGaN-based UV emitters are limited, and in particular high-power UV laser diodes (emitting below 330nm) have not yet been reported. Moreover, the threshold operating voltages of reported UV laser diodes (>330nm) are quite high, surpassing 25V in lasing mode with high series resistance due to poor hole injection efficiency." "These limitations in device performance are attributed to several factors such
Device to circuit to system 1 min read · Wed, Jul 18 2018 News ultra-low power circuit design MEMS next-generation computing The city of the future will be innervated with millions of microscopic sensors. These sensors will need to be virtually invisible, extremely low power and, conversely, extremely powerful from a computing perspective. A team at KAUST is chasing this impossible list of requirements in the form of miniaturized mechanical structures or MEMS.
Jr-Hau He elected SPIE Fellow 1 min read · Wed, Jun 27 2018 News hydrogen energy optoelectronics nanomaterials Jr-Hau He, KAUST associate professor of electrical engineering, has recently been elected as an SPIE Fellow for his achievements in solar cells, photodetectors and semiconductor optics research. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, annually recognizes society members who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics and imaging, and for their outstanding technical contributions and service to SPIE. He and 72 additional fellows of the society will be promoted later this year.
Detecting metabolites at close range 1 min read · Fri, Jun 22 2018 News bioscience metabolite detection Biosensors Pairing a conjugated polymer with a redox enzyme generates a fast, selective and sensitive electrochemical biosensor for metabolites.
Tien Khee Ng elevated to the rank of Senior Member of the Optical Society (OSA) 1 min read · Wed, Jun 13 2018 News The Optical Society of America announced the approval of Dr. Tien Khee Ng as a new Senior Member. In a statement Ian Walmsley, President of The Optical Society and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, said: "The Optical Society welcomes this year’s Senior Class and congratulates these members for their contributions to our global community."
Lifting up female scientists 1 min read · Mon, Jun 11 2018 News WiDS data science Women in Data Science (WiDS) is like the Global Women's March for analytics; it's a phenomenon too big for just one city. WiDS is the largest data science conference on Earth—taking place in over 50 countries, it has attained more than 100,000 attendees and is tagged as a global movement. The annual conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide—regardless of gender—and support women in the field. This year's WiDS conference was held at Stanford University with more than 100 regional institutions all over the world participating, including KAUST.
Robots learn by checking in on team members 1 min read · Sun, Jun 10 2018 News UAV remote-piloting image-capture algorithm Innovative drone designs and software enables a team of drones to work together in a coordinated approach.
Hussain is taking a flexible approach 1 min read · Fri, May 25 2018 News electrical engineering Wireless electronics CMOS electronics sensors “The theme of our research is how we can empower humanity with technology,” said Muhammad Mustafa Hussain, professor of electrical engineering at KAUST. Using the skills from his time in industry, and the support he is granted by KAUST, Hussain creates flexible, wireless electronics to inexpensively turn everyday objects into smart devices. When Hussain had his novel computer chip technology licensed by Intel Corporation before he had even graduated from his Ph.D., he soon found himself a rewarding job in the semiconductor chip industry. But Hussain harbored the desire to one day go into
Alumni Focus: Jhonathan Prieto Rojas, M.S. 2010, Ph.D. 2014 - electrical engineering 1 min read · Sun, May 13 2018 News energy harvesting nanofabrication technology electronics Jhonathan Prieto Rojas joined KAUST in 2009 from the National University of Colombia in Bogota and completed both his master's degree (2010) and Ph.D. (2014) in electrical engineering at the University under the supervision of Professor Muhammad Mustafa Hussain. Prieto Rojas spent six years at KAUST before leaving the University in August of 2015 for his current role as assistant professor in the electrical engineering department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran.
A clearer future for underwater exploration 1 min read · Sun, May 6 2018 News Underwater Video communications underwater sensor platform An optical communication system could revolutionize underwater exploration and discovery.
Smart skin for flexible monitoring 1 min read · Thu, May 3 2018 News Electronic tag electrical engineering stretchable electronics marine science An electronic tag that stretches and flexes while it records location and environmental data can monitor marine animals in their natural habitat.
Lining MOF pockets to detect noxious gases 1 min read · Sun, Apr 29 2018 News MOFs sensors Materials A porous material with tailor-made pockets stitched into its structure is a promising material for sensing noxious gases. A thin film of the material, coated onto an electrode, formed an electronic sensor that could detect traces of sulfur dioxide gas. The sensor is a significant step toward real-world devices that can sniff out dangerous gases in real air. Although several lab-based analytical instruments can detect traces of a specific gas in the air, these instruments are typically large, expensive, power-hungry machines. There is still a need for small, inexpensive, energy-efficient
Controlling the crystal structure of gallium oxide 1 min read · Sun, Apr 29 2018 News electrical engineering semiconductors Materials Precise control of the atomic structure of gallium oxide layers improves the development of high-power electronic devices.
CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi 1 min read · Wed, Apr 25 2018 News Spotlight energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.
PhD candidate Amal Mohammed Alamri gets a research grant from GPURC 1 min read · Mon, Apr 23 2018 News nanomaterials inkjet printing technologies KAUST Electrical Engineering PhD candidate Amal Mohammed Alamri, was recently awarded a research grant by the Grants Programs for Universities and Research Centers (GPURC) . The Graduate Research Program is a new long-term strategic program in the Saudi research and development support ecosystem aimed at boosting Saudi Arabia's position among leading countries in the field of science, technology and innovation. The GPURC is one of the NTP (2020) initiatives supervised by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) which is the Saudi government's national laboratory and funding agency for scientific programs across the kingdom.
Energy efficiency on a roll 1 min read · Sun, Apr 22 2018 News Computer simulations Thermal gradient Harvesting heat Ultrathin films curve up into long, light and cost-effective heat-harvesting tubes for high-power generation.
Building crystals on a very hot surface 1 min read · Sun, Apr 15 2018 News electrical engineering semiconductors Materials An innovative chemical reactor for depositing semiconductors at very high temperatures draws on the strength of Saudi Arabia’s chemical industry.
KAUST's Professor Xiaohang Li wins the Manasevit Young Investigator Award 2018 1 min read · Thu, Apr 12 2018 News LED laser solar cells KAUST's Professor Xiaohang Li, Lead of the Advanced Semiconductor Research Group and assistant professor of electrical engineering at CEMSE Division, won the biennial 2018 Harold M. Manasevit Young Investigator Award for his significant and innovative contributions in the MOCVD growth of state-of-the-art deep UV lasers, B-III-N alloys, III-oxides, and blue and green emitters.
The raw power of human motion 1 min read · Sun, Apr 8 2018 News MXene Wearable sensors material science and engineering Standalone power modules that harvest and convert vibrations from their surroundings into electricity could soon fuel future microsystems.
Tuning in to magnetic ink 1 min read · Sun, Apr 1 2018 News inkjet printing technologies Radio frequency devices Antennas A new ink containing iron oxide nanoparticles can be turned into fully printed and versatile components for cellular networks.
CEMSE's Alumni: Joanna Nassar 1 min read · Thu, Mar 29 2018 News Spotlight electronics SiGe nanotube FET Joanna Nassar received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering under the supervision of Professor Muhammad Mustafa Hussain in December 2017. Nassar, a Lebanese native, feels her love of creating art through her drawings and music is a major influence in how she reshapes electronics in the laboratory.
Semiconductor Today features "Semi-polar III-nitride integration for visible light communication" 1 min read · Mon, Mar 19 2018 News "Researchers based in Saudi Arabia and USA have used semi-polar indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum wells (QWs) to create a laser diode (LD) integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) for visible light communication (VLC), smart lighting, and underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC)." "The team from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the USA, and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia, comments: “Since the on-chip integration of various photonic
