Graduate Seminar

Nov 23 - Nov 29, 2025

Robust Locomotion of Legged Robots with Closed-Loop Guarantees

Mohamed Elobaid, Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 23, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2025

Silicon-Based mm-Wave Phased-Arrays for 5G/6G and SATCOM

Abdulrahman Alhamed, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 5, 12:00 - 13:00

B9, L2, R2325

Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2025

Programmable Matter: Liquid Metal for Reconfigurable Electronics and Logic

Wedyan Babatain, Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab

Sep 28, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

liquid metal

Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2025

Forays into modular drones: Sierpinsky tetrahedra, dodecahedra, and Alexander Graham Bell

Eric Feron, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 21, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

modular drons

Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2025

Optical Frequency Combs: From Conventional Techniques to Emerging Approaches

Aram Mkrtchyan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 14, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Sep 7 - Sep 13, 2025

Watching Earth from Space: Methane, Mangroves, and Sinkholes in Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Aljurbua, Assistant Research Professor, KACST; Ibn Rushd Fellow, KAUST; Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Sep 7, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2025

(Ultra)wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Future of Moore’s Law

Xiaohang Li, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 31, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L3 R2325

May 11 - May 17, 2025

Structuring Sound and Vibration by Metasurfaces

Badreddine Assouar, Professor, Director of Research at French National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lorraine, France

May 11, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

May 4 - May 10, 2025

AI for Chips and Chips for AI

Mehdi Saligane, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brown University, USA

May 4, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

artificial intelligence AI semiconductors innovation LLM

Apr 27 - May 3, 2025

Harnessing Multi-modal AI and Machine Learning for Next-Generation 6G Networks

Asmaa Abdallah, Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 27, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

LLM machine learning 6G Wireless communication Digital signal processing

Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2025

GaN-based VCSELs and Future of Semiconductor Lasers

Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Professor, Innovation Center for Semiconductor and Digital Future

Apr 20, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2025

Gallium Oxide Diodes: Past , Present and Future Applications

Jose Manuel Taboada Vasquez, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 13, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Mar 23 - Mar 29, 2025

Sense of Touch: from Haptics to Robotic Tactile Sensing

Zhanat Kappassov, Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Mar 23, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

biomedical sensing robotics haptics

Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2025

iHunter: Empowering Autonomous UAVs for Robust, Real-Time Aerial Terget Tracking and Trajectory Prediction

Mohamed Abdelkader, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University

Mar 16, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

UAV Aerial Robotics

Mar 2 - Mar 8, 2025

Millimeter Wave Antennas and Beamforming for Wireless Communication and Imaging Systems

Abdel Razik Sebak, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Mar 2, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2025

Development of a Four-Quadrant Gallium Oxide Bidirectional Switch

Dhanu Chettri, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 9, 12:00 - 13:00

B9, L2, R2325

Feb 2 - Feb 8, 2025

Vehicular Edge Services

Dr. Hossam Hassanein, Professors, School of Computing, Queen's University

Feb 2, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2025

KAUST-CEMSE-ECE-Graduate-Seminar-Mritunjay-Kumar-High-Temperature-Performance-and-Heterogenous-Integration

High Temperature Performance and Heterogenous Integration of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs for Power Electronics

Mritunjay Kumar , Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 26, 12:00 - 13:00

B9, L2, R2325

Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024

KAUST-CEMSE-ECE-Graduate-Seminar-Ahmed-Musleh-Experimental

Experimental Cybersecurity Evaluation of Distributed Solar Inverters: Vulnerabilities and Impacts on the Australian Grid

Dr. Ahmed Musleh, Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales

Dec 1, 12:00 - 13:00

B9, L2, R2325

Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024

KAUST-CEMSE-ECE-Graduate-Seminar-Ahmed-Nasser

Harnessing Real-World Data for AI-Driven Wireless Communication: Exploring Cutting-Edge Testbeds for Next-Gen Solution

Ahmed Nasser Ismail, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 24, 12:00 - 13:00

B9, L2, R2325

May 5 - May 11, 2024

Toward long-form video understanding

Chen Zhao, Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 5, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Apr 28 - May 4, 2024

Exploring the Human Element in Combating Malicious Software Threats

Ahmed Mustaque, School of Computer Science, Georgia Tech

Apr 28, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

social engineering and malware Attacks cybersecurity

Apr 21 - Apr 27, 2024

Energy Flexible Manufacturing

Emeka Chukwureh, Customer Flexibility Solutions, an innovation implementation unit at ENOWA, NEOM

Apr 21, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

renewable energy integration energy flexibility Manufacturing optimization

Apr 14 - Apr 20, 2024

Development of visible InGaN-based light-emitting diodes and their applications

Daisuke Iida, Senior Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 14, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Mar 31 - Apr 6, 2024

Multifunctional memory devices and their applications in neuromorphic computing

Dayanand Kumar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mar 31, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

smart memory devices neuromorphic computing

Mar 24 - Mar 30, 2024

Canceled: Printed Electronics for Biomedical Applications

Dr. Mohammad Vaseem and Dr. Sakandar Rauf, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Mar 24, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Mar 17 - Mar 23, 2024

Decision-Making Under Risk in Complex Environments

Yury Dvorkin, Associate Professor, Departments of Civil and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Mar 17, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

uncertainty quantification probabilistic optimization

Mar 10 - Mar 16, 2024

Millimeter-Wave Applications Based on Gap Waveguides Technology

Prof. Ahmed Kishk, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Mar 10, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2 LH2

gap waveguide electromagnetic bandgap

Mar 3 - Mar 9, 2024

Research Challenges and Opportunities in Crowd Management During Hajj Season

Emad Felemban, Department of Computer Engineering, Umm Al-Qura University.

Mar 3, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Feb 25 - Mar 2, 2024

Smart Grids Communications: Protocols and Cybersecurity

Suhail Shaik, Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Feb 25, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2 H2

smart grids communication protocols ICT

Feb 18 - Feb 24, 2024

Point-of-care system: instrumentation and data processing

Jose Ilton De Oliveira Filho, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 18, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Point of Care devices healthcare innovation

Feb 4 - Feb 10, 2024

Damage-free pixel definition technology for future microLED display

Zhiyuan Liu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 4, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Micro-LEDs Selective thermal oxidation(STO) device performance

Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2024

Wideband mm-Wave Integrated Circuits and Phased-Array Systems for Multi-Standard Communication

Abdulrahman Alhamed, Electrical Engineering, King Saud University

Jan 28, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 LH 2325

Phased arrays design Telecommunications Wireless Technology

Jan 21 - Jan 27, 2024

The fourth wave: ultrawide bandgap semiconductors

Xiaohang Li, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 21, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 LH 2325

Dec 3 - Dec 9, 2023

High speed BLDC motor control method

Prof. Marcin Baszynski

Dec 3, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

power electronics

Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2023

Semiconductor Epitaxy for Micro-LEDs and Novel Lasers

Kazuhiro Ohkawa, Professor (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 26, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

semiconductor laser

Nov 19 - Nov 25, 2023

Interface engineering for GaN HEMTs

Chuanju Wang, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 19, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

semiconductor

Nov 12 - Nov 18, 2023

Mathematical Control Theory in Aeronautical Engineering: Boosted Maneuverability in Stall and Unconventional Stability of Insect Flight

Haithem Taha, Visiting Professor, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, KAUST

Nov 12, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Aeronautical Sciences

Nov 5 - Nov 11, 2023

Smart Multifunctional Electronic Devices for IoT and Healthcare Applications

Nazek El-Atab, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 5, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

CMOS electronics Multifunctional Electronic Devices

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2023

Pseudo-CMOS Monolithic Integrated Circuits based on Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors

Dhanu Chettri, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 29, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

ultra-wideband

Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2023

Sustainability-led Designs through Digital Twins

Dr. Eric Lou

Oct 22, 13:00 - 14:00

B9 L2 H2

Pasqal quantum computing: from hardware to applications

Krisztian Benyo

Oct 22, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

quantum computing

Oct 8 - Oct 14, 2023

Leveraging an off-the-shelf smartphone as a DIY health-diagnostic tool

Muhammad M. Rahman, Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 8, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

DIY smartphone

Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2023

Recent Progress at KAUST's Sensors Lab

Khaled Salama, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 1, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Sep 17 - Sep 23, 2023

Universal light encoders: artificial intelligent optical hardware for real-time hyperspectral imaging and ultrasensitive detection

Andrea Fratalocchi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 17, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Metasurfaces machine learning

Sep 10 - Sep 16, 2023

Gbps Laser-based underwater wireless optical communication

Boon Ooi, Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 10, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

underwater optical communications photonics

Sep 3 - Sep 9, 2023

Waves Functional Materials - 2023-09-03

Ying Wu, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Sep 3, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Wave functional materials Metasurfaces

Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2023

Enabling Next Generation Wireless Communication through mm-Wave Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)

Atif Shamim, Program Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 27, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

5G and beyond electromagnetic waves

May 7 - May 13, 2023

β-Ga2O3: A robust solution for extreme environment electronics

Vishal Khandelwal, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 7, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Apr 30 - May 6, 2023

Multimodal Video Analysis

Juan Carlos L. Alcazar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Image and Video Understanding Lab

Apr 30, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Multimodal Video Analysis