Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

May 24 - May 30, 2020

Indoor 3D Scene Understanding Using Depth Sensors

Jean Lahoud, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 28, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Computer Vision 3D object detection Deep learning

Mar 29 - Apr 4, 2020

Fabrication and Characterization of GaN-Based Superluminescent Diode for Solid-State Lighting and Visible Light Communication

Abdullah A. Alatawi, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 2, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Fabrication and Characterization solid-state lighting Visible light communications

Efficient and Accurate Numerical Techniques for Sparse Electromagnetic Imaging

Ali Imran Sandhu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 1, 15:30 - 17:30

KAUST

computational electromagnetics inverse scattering

Ultraviolet band based underwater wireless optical communication

Xiaobin Sun, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 1, 10:00 - 12:00

KAUST

Optical communications optical wireless communicaitons communication networks photonics

Understanding a Block of Layers in Deep Neural Networks: Optimization, Probabilistic and Tropical Geometric Perspectives

Adel Bibi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mar 30, 18:00 - 20:00

KAUST

Computer Vision machine learning optimization

Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2019

Integration Strategy for Standalone Compliant Interactive Systems for Add-on Electronics

Sherjeel Khan, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 12, 16:30 - 18:00

B9 L3 R3125

IoT DIY sensors

Deep-Ultraviolet Optoelectronic Devices Enabled by the Hybrid Integration of Next-Generation Semiconductors and Emerging Device Platforms

Nasir Alfaraj, Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellow, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

Nov 11, 18:00 - 20:00

B3 L5 R5209

photonics ultraviolet wavelengths optoelectronics

Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2019

Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 7, 16:30 - 19:00

B3 L5 R5220

energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems multiphase meters oil industry

Oct 20 - Oct 26, 2019

Magnetic Polymer Composite Transducers for Integrated Systems

Mohammed Asadullah Khan, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 21, 14:30 - 15:30

B3 L5 R5220

Sep 8 - Sep 14, 2019

Study of III-nitride Nanowire Growth and Devices on Unconventional Substrates

Aditya Prabaswara, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 12, 09:30 - 11:00

B3 L5 R5209

semiconductors III-nitride nanowires optoelectronics

Aug 25 - Aug 31, 2019

Compliant Electronics for Unusual Environments

Amani Almuslem, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 25, 17:00 - 18:00

B3 L5 R5209

compliant electronics Implantable devices

Jul 28 - Aug 3, 2019

Study of ultraviolet AlGaN nanowires light-emitting diodes

Davide Priante, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 30, 16:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

photonics optoelectronics nanofabrication

Traffic Monitoring and MAC-Layer Design for Future IoT Systems

Enas M. Odat, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 28, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L4 R4214

machine learning game theory cyber-physical systems

Jul 7 - Jul 13, 2019

Spectrum Management for Future Generations of Cellular Networks

Itsikiantsoa Randrianantenaina, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 8, 08:30 - 10:30

B1 L2 R2202

Wireless Communications Stochastic Geometry optimization Cellular Networks

Jun 23 - Jun 29, 2019

Analysis and Optimization of Massive MIMO Systems via Random Matrix Theory Approaches

Ikram Boukhedimi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 24, 12:00 - 14:00

B1 L3 R3119

Random Matrix Theory wireless communication systems Ultra-massive MIMO systems

Random Matrix Theory: Selected Applications from Statistical Signal Processing and Machine Learning

Khalil Elkhalil, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 24, 09:00 - 10:00

B1 L4 R4214

Random Matrix Theory machine learning high dimensional statistics data science

Jun 9 - Jun 15, 2019

Efficient Localization of Human Actions and Moments in Videos

Victor Escorcia, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 11, 15:00 - 16:00

B3 L5 R5220

Computer Vision machine learning artificial intelligence

May 26 - Jun 1, 2019

High Precision Comb-Assisted Molecular Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared

Bidoor AlSaif, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 27, 10:00 - 11:00

B2 L5 R5220

Optical sensors molecular spectroscopy

May 12 - May 18, 2019

Sim-to-Real Transfer for Autonomous Navigation

Matthias Mueller, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 14, 16:00 - 17:00

B2 L5 R5220

Computer Vision UAV robotics machine learning

Apr 21 - Apr 27, 2019

Advanced MTJ Sensory Devices for Industrial and Healthcare Applications

Yousof A. Mashraei, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 25, 15:00 - 16:00

B3 L5 R5209

magnetic sensors IoT consumer electronics

Paving the Way for Next Generation Wireless Data Center Networks

Amer AlGhadhban, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 21, 13:00 - 14:00

B1 L4 R4214

big data artificial intelligence cloud services

Jan 20 - Jan 26, 2019

Biomedical Signal Processing using the Squared Eigenfunctions of the Schrödinger Operator and Machine Learning

Abderrazak Chahid, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 24, 13:00 - 15:00

B1 B4 B4214

Signal processing machine learning image processing biomedicine