Events

Jul 4 - Jul 11, 2021

State Estimation for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Methods and Applications | Part 2B

Prof. Ali Zemouche, Université de Lorraine and Khadidja Chaïb Draa, TechnOptiz

Jul 6, 14:00 - 17:00

KAUST

nonlinear dynamics linear matrix inequalities Lyapunov methods

Abstract In this lecture we will address the problem of observer design for nonlinear systems. It is mainly devoted to Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) based methods and their use to improve observer design for a large class of nonlinear systems. A second part of this course will be dedicated to simple but useful contributions to high-gain observer design, where some techniques to improve performances of the standard high gain observer will be presented. Before tackling the problem of observer design, basic notions on stability by using direct and indirect Lyapunov methods will be thoroughly
State Estimation for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Methods and Applications | Part 2A

Prof. Ali Zemouche, Université de Lorraine and Khadidja Chaïb Draa, TechnOptiz

Jul 5, 14:00 - 17:00

KAUST

nonlinear dynamics linear matrix inequalities Lyapunov methods

Abstract In this lecture we will address the problem of observer design for nonlinear systems. It is mainly devoted to Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) based methods and their use to improve observer design for a large class of nonlinear systems. A second part of this course will be dedicated to simple but useful contributions to high-gain observer design, where some techniques to improve performances of the standard high gain observer will be presented. Before tackling the problem of observer design, basic notions on stability by using direct and indirect Lyapunov methods will be thoroughly

Jun 27 - Jul 4, 2021

Jun 13 - Jun 20, 2021

Learning over Graphs

Ali H. Sayed, Dean of Engineering, EPFL Switzerland

Jun 15, 16:30 - 17:45

KAUST

This talk explains how agents over a graph can learn from dispersed information and solve inference tasks of varying degrees of complexity through localized processing. The presentation also shows how information or misinformation is diffused over graphs, how beliefs are formed, and how the graph topology helps resist or enable manipulation. Examples will be considered in the context of social learning, teamwork, distributed optimization, and adversarial behavior.

Jun 6 - Jun 13, 2021

Research on Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors

Xiaohang Li, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 8, 15:00 - 16:30

KAUST

Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors including GaN have demonstrated great success in lighting, display, electrification, and 5G communication due to superior properties and decades of R&D. Lately, the III-nitride and III-oxide ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors with bandgap larger than GaN have attracted increasing attentions. They are regarded as the 4th wave of the inorganic semiconductors after the consequential Si, III-V, and WBG semiconductors. Because the UWBG along with other properties could enable electronics and photonics to operate with significantly greater power and frequency capability and at much shorter far−deep UV wavelengths, crucial for sustainability and health of the human society. Besides, they could be employed for the revolutionary quantum information science as the host and photonic platform. This seminar would cover the latest research by the Advanced Semiconductor Lab. It includes multi-disciplinary studies of growth, materials, physics, and devices of the UWBG semiconductors.

May 30 - Jun 6, 2021

May 23 - May 30, 2021

Apr 25 - May 9, 2021

Advances in Microelectromechanical Digital Circuit Design: Low Power Computation, Sensing and Beyond

Hossein Fariborzi, Adjunct Professor (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 2, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Microelectromechanical Digital Circuit design Low Power computation Sensing

Electromechanical switches were the core elements of the very first digital computers in early 20th century. While these switches were later replaced by the smaller, faster and more reliable "transistor" technology, they found a new life following the development of nanofabrication tools and Micro-electromechannical Systems (MEMS). In this seminar we will explore the most recent advances in the field of MEMS-based digital circuit and sensor design. We also examine the application of MEMS switches and resonators in building the most important blocks of a digital system, namely adders, multipliers, data converters, sequential and combinational complex logic, and discuss the future of this technology in the beyond-CMOS era.

Apr 25 - May 2, 2021

Dynamical Modeling, Analysis, Monitoring and Control of Wastewater Treatment Processes - Part 2B

Prof. Denis Dochain, ICTEAM, Université Catholique de Louvain

Apr 27, 14:00 - 15:30

KAUST

wastewater treatment adaptive linearizing control dynamical modeling

There are three main classes of wastewater treatment processes (WWTP’s): activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and lagoon. The course will start to give a short introduction on these three types of WWTP’s. Each topic considered in the course will be illustrated via these three processes.
Dynamical Modeling, Analysis, Monitoring and Control of Wastewater Treatment Processes - Part 2A

Prof. Denis Dochain, ICTEAM, Université Catholique de Louvain

Apr 27, 10:30 - 12:00

KAUST

wastewater treatment adaptive linearizing control dynamical modeling

There are three main classes of wastewater treatment processes (WWTP’s): activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and lagoon. The course will start to give a short introduction on these three types of WWTP’s. Each topic considered in the course will be illustrated via these three processes.

Apr 18 - May 2, 2021

Applied Complexity: Ultra-flat AI materials for different applications

Andrea Fratalocchi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 25, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

We review our recent results on artificial-intelligent designed ultra-flat materials that embeds "physical" neural networks for different application in biomedical imaging, optics, displays, and structural color generation.

Apr 18 - Apr 25, 2021

Apr 11 - Apr 25, 2021

KL Divergence Regularized Learning Model for Multi-Agent Decision Making

Shinkyu Park, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 18, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

The large population game framework has been widely adopted in biology, economics, and engineering fields to model and analyze strategic interactions among decision-making agents. In this framework, a population of agents select strategies of interaction with one another and repeatedly revise their strategy choices using revisions defined by a decision-making model. While many of existing works in the literature focus on designing decision-making models that ensure convergence of the agents’ strategy revision to Nash equilibrium, a still open challenge is to establish the convergence when the agents’ strategy revision is subject to time delay. Such scenarios include multi-agent decision problems in which there is delay in propagation of traffic congestion in congestion games, communication between the electric power utility and demand response agents in demand response games, and information transmission between agents in network games. In this seminar, I’ll introduce our recent work on designing a new decision-making model called the Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence regularized learning. We will discuss how the new model enables a large population of agents to learn and self-organize to an effective strategy profile in population games subject to time delay and implication of the new model in engineering applications.

Apr 11 - Apr 18, 2021

Introduction to hybrid dynamical systems: Part 1B

Prof. Mohamed Djemai, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Apr 15, 14:00 - 15:30

KAUST

Dynamical Systems Modelization Time Scale Approach

This research is motivated not only because the control of some systems is implemented through the combination of continuous control laws with discrete switching logic but also because a wide range of physical and engineering systems exhibit hybrid behavior. Among the problems to be addressed, those of stabilization and observation are particularly important in order to always improve the efficiency of systems in terms of performance, lifetime and efficiency.
Introduction to hybrid dynamical systems: Part 1A

Prof. Mohamed Djemai, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Apr 15, 10:30 - 12:00

KAUST

Dynamical Systems Modelization Time Scale Approach

In recent years, new theoretical tools have been developed to describe complex systems more precisely, such as hybrid dynamical systems (HDS). Many works ranging from modelling to stabilisation, or control and observation have focused on the study of this class of systems.

Apr 4 - Apr 18, 2021

Pointing and Trajectory Tracking Control for Optical Wireless Communication

Ibrahima N’Doye, Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), CEMSE, KAUST

Apr 11, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Pointing Trajectory tracking control Optical wireless communication

In this talk, I will present our recent works on reducing the beam pointing error for improved free-space optical communication (FSO) link performance. Specifically, I will discuss a robust control strategy that reduces the beam alignment error under controlled weak turbulence conditions for FSO systems. Then, I will discuss localization and tracking control of a mobile target ship with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in underwater environment. The framework is designed using a hybrid acoustic-optical underwater communication to drive the AUV to the maximum achievable data rate angle. The acoustic link is used for non-line-of-sight localization, and the optical link is for line-of-sight transmission. I will conclude the talk by providing recent results on estimating the alignment angle through a novel estimation-based reference trajectory control algorithm for an LED-based optical communication model.

Apr 4 - Apr 11, 2021

Discriminant Analysis and Support Vector Regression in High Dimensions: Sharp Performance Analysis and Optimal Designs

Houssem Sifaou, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 8, 11:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Machine learning is emerging as a powerful tool to data science and is being applied in almost all subjects. In many applications, the number of features is comparable or even larger than the number of samples, and both grow large. This setting is usually named the high-dimensional regime. In this regime, new challenges and questions arise when it comes to the application of machine learning. In this work, we conduct a high-dimensional performance analysis of some popular classification and regression techniques. In a first part, discriminant analysis classifiers are considered. A major challenge towards the use of these classifiers in practice is that they depend on the inverse of covariance matrices that need to be estimated from training data. Several estimators for the inverse of the covariance matrices can be used. The most common ones are estimators based on the regularization approach. The main advantage of such estimators is their resilience to the sampling noise, making them suitable to high-dimensional settings. In this thesis, we propose new estimators that are shown to yield better performance.

Mar 28 - Apr 11, 2021

Blue LED material beyond Blue for Micro-LED Displays

Kazuhiro Ohkawa, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 4, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

LED material Displays

Energy is an indispensable part of our lives. We are challenging energy-saving novel light emitters and clean-energy generation systems at Energy Conversion Devices and Materials (ECO Devices) Laboratory at KAUST. The former is based on MOCVD technology, material science, and device technology. The latter is the nitride photocatalyst invented by Ohkawa. The development of highly-efficient InGaN-based blue LEDs was the topic of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. InGaN-based green LEDs were realized after improving the quality of higher-In-content InGaN. The three primary colors in light are RGB. The current red LEDs are based on InGaP as the active region. If we realize red LEDs by InGaN, we can fabricate the monolithic RGB LEDs in a wafer. Such RGB integration will be a breakthrough for micro-LED displays that are the next generation after the OLED displays. In this seminar, the science of MOCVD, the growth of high-In-content InGaN, and the state-of-the-art InGaN-based red LEDs will be introduced.

Mar 28 - Apr 4, 2021

Mar 21 - Apr 4, 2021

Towards Robust and Accurate Navigation: Theory, Applications, and Future Directions

Tareq Al-Naffouri, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mar 28, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Towards Robust Navigation theory Applications Future Directions

Navigation is an essential requirement for many applications (commercial, retail, military, scientific, ...etc) and in a variety of environments (in-doors, outdoors, space, underwater, and even underground). In this talk, I will overview some of my group's work in localization and navigation focusing on indoor and satellite positioning. The talk will demonstrate how the structure or constraints of the problem can help achieve very accurate localization (e.g. millimeter level indoors) that is robust to Doppler, multipath, and shadowing. The talk will also touch upon various related applications that the group is pursuing in smart health and smart cities. The talk will end with future directions for localization in extreme environments and in the TeraHertz spectrum where localization, environment sensing, and communication converge.

Mar 14 - Mar 28, 2021

Advancing Visual Intelligence via Neural System Design

Hengshuang Zhao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Oxford University

Mar 21, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Visual Intelligence Neural System design

Building intelligent visual systems is essential for the next generation of artificial intelligence systems. It is a fundamental tool for many disciplines and beneficial to various potential applications such as autonomous driving, robotics, surveillance, augmented reality, to name a few. An accurate and efficient intelligent visual system has a deep understanding of the scene, objects, and humans. It can automatically understand the surrounding scenes. In general, 2D images and 3D point clouds are the two most common data representations in our daily life. Designing powerful image understanding and point cloud processing systems are two pillars of visual intelligence, enabling the artificial intelligence systems to understand and interact with the current status of the environment automatically. In this talk, I will first present our efforts in designing modern neural systems for 2D image understanding, including high-accuracy and high-efficiency semantic parsing structures, and unified panoptic parsing architecture. Then, we go one step further to design neural systems for processing complex 3D scenes, including semantic-level and instance-level understanding. Further, we show our latest works for unified 2D-3D reasoning frameworks, which are fully based on self-attention mechanisms. In the end, the challenges, up-to-date progress, and promising future directions for building advanced intelligent visual systems will be discussed.

Mar 7 - Mar 21, 2021

mm-Sized Wireless Implantable Medical Devices Toward Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Pyungwoo Yeon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Mar 14, 16:00 - 17:00

KAUST

Implantable and wearable technologies are rapidly emerging and showing great promise in various medical therapeutics and diagnostics. These advances from health monitoring to therapeutic applications reorganize many aspects of daily life. Since the invention of the first implantable cardiac pacemaker for patients with arrhythmia in 1958, many implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and implantable deep brain stimulators (iDBSs) have been developed and have treated millions of patients. These IMDs eventually need wireless powering and communication for 1) eliminating transcutaneous power/data interconnects that elevate the risk of infection and 2) removing bulky batteries to avoid the risk of repeated surgical intervention. They also need small form factors and soft materials to mitigate tissue fibrosis due to foreign body responses. In this talk, I will introduce a new wireless neural interfacing tool within a cubic millimeter that can potentially record large scale neuronal ensembles over large brain area. The discussion will be focused on its building pieces across a wide range of science and engineering disciplines toward translating those into a complete clinically viable IMD. Also, I will present my recent research on RF-to-ultrasound power relay for powering deep mm-scale implants across air/tissue or tissue/skull media, and an all-soft and wireless pressure sensor tags that aim to address the issues of surgical complexity, tethering effect, and foreign body response. Finally, I will conclude the talk by presenting my future research plans toward clinically viable wireless medical diagnostics and therapeutics.

Mar 7 - Mar 14, 2021

Generation of Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Modes with Spiral Phase Plate Integrated Laser Source

Edgars Stegenburgs, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mar 10, 12:00 - 14:00

KAUST

The objective of this work is to develop a near-infrared laser device capable of emitting orbital angular momentum (OAM) light. The prototyped device must be suitable for compact, energy-saving optical communication applications. Integrated OAM lasers would revolutionize high capacity data transmission over any telecommunication network environment as OAM light can be guided and transmitted through kilometers of optical fibers as well as propagated in free space and underwater.

Feb 28 - Mar 14, 2021

Materials and Devices for Printed Flexible Electronics

Derya Baran, Assistant Professor, Material Science and Engineering, PSE, KAUST

Mar 7, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

flexible electronics Flexible electronic devices

The need for big data that the internet of things (IoT) has created in recent years has turned the focus on integrating the human body in the quest to understand it better, and in turn use such information for detection and prevention of harmful conditions. Applications in which continuous and uninterrupted operation is required, or where the use of external power sources may be challenging demands the use of self-powered autonomous systems. Organic photovoltaic devices are flexible, lightweight, and soft, capable of interacting with the human body and its mechanical demands. Their processability from solutions permits their adaptation to versatile fabrication techniques such as spin coating, roll-to-roll coating and inkjet printing, with benefits including low material usage and freedom of design. In this talk, I will present how organic photovoltaics can be utilized in printed electronics as energy harvesting devices and go through the historical progress of organic/hybrid photovoltaics as well as the main activities that are ongoing in my research lab ‘Omegalab’.

Feb 21 - Mar 7, 2021

The fourth wave: ultrawide bandgap compound semiconductors for photonics and electronics

Xiaohang Li, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 28, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

The fourth wave semiconductors photonics electronics

Wide bandgap (WBG) compound semiconductors including GaN have shown enormous success in solid-state lighting, display, and electrification in recent decades due to superior properties such as direct bandgap, high electron mobility, and large breakdown field. They have been changing the world by elevating living standards and addressing grand challenges such as global warming. The pioneering researchers have been recognized by numerous accolades including the Nobel Prize and most recently, the Queen Elizabeth Prize. Lately, the III-nitride and III-oxide ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) compound semiconductors with bandgap larger than 3.4 eV have attracted increasing attentions: they have been regarded as the 4th wave/generation after the consequential Si, III-V, and WBG semiconductors. Because the UWBG along with other properties could enable electronics and photonics to operate with significantly greater power and frequency capability and at much shorter far−deep UV wavelengths, respectively, both crucial for human society. Besides, they could be employed for the revolutionary quantum information science as the host and photonic platform. However, extensive multi-disciplinary studies of growth, materials, physics, and devices are essential to unearth the potentials due to the infancy. This seminar would cover the latest research on those aspects. It includes growth of state-of-the-art materials, discovery of unique material properties, and development of a widely adopted device physics framework for photonics and electronics especially short and long wavelength photonic devices.

Feb 14 - Feb 28, 2021

Feb 7 - Feb 14, 2021

Visible Light Communications Technology and Machine Learning - 2021-02-12

Dr. Paul Anthony Haigh, Newcastle University, United Kingdom and Dr. Bo Tan, Tampere University, Finland

Feb 12, 16:00 - 17:15

KAUST

vlc

In this webinar we will give an overview of several key technologies related to our special issues in Frontiers of Communications and Networks; (1) visible light communications (VLC) and (2) applications of machine learning in optical and wireless communication systems.

Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2021

Ariadne: Building safe autonomy with unproven algorithms

Eric Feron, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 7, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Ariadne safe autonomy unproven algorithms

With the advent of increasingly intelligent algorithms, robots are capable of planning and performing increasingly challenging and creative tasks. Safety, however, remains an essential requirement on robotic behaviors. It is also a property that is hard or impossible to prove for virtually all intelligent algorithms of practical value. Ariadne is a model-based paradigm that enables the safe operation of many robotic systems, even though the algorithms involved with the operation may not be verifiable. Ariadne, or "plan B" engineering, will be illustrated in various current Robotics contexts derived from Ariadne's own Greek mythology, railroad systems, nuclear energy production, air transportation, and others.

Jan 24 - Feb 7, 2021

Mechatronics: Synergy throughout Systems

Shehab Ahmed, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 31, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Mechatronics Synergy throughout Systems

Actuators, electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, oil rigs and smart cities are all examples of complex systems that have evolved over time to better address societal needs. Mechatronics, the synergistic integration of electrical, mechanical and computing, has powered this evolution and enabled higher power density actuators, increased hosting of renewable energy in power grids, improved drilling efficiency and responsive cities. In this talk, I will share research highlights from the Mechatronics and Energy Systems Research Group (MERGE) to demonstrate value creation through engineered synergies.

Jan 17 - Jan 31, 2021

Biosensors challenges and opportunities

Khaled Salama, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 24, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Biosensors challenges opportunities

No summary is available.

Dec 20 - Dec 27, 2020

What’s the Story with UAV Cellular Communications?

Prof. Giovanni Geraci, Assistant Professor, University Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, Spain

Dec 22, 16:00 - 17:15

KAUST

UV Communications

What will it take for UAVs—and the associated ecosystem—to take off? Arguably, ubiquitous high-capacity links paired with hyper-reliable command and control all along. And indeed, meeting these aspirations may entail a full-blown mobile network support. While the understanding of UAV cellular communications has been advancing, many fundamental challenges remain to be addressed, with new applications demanding original solutions. In this talk, we blend academic and industrial views, navigating from 4G to 6G UAV use cases, requirements, and enabling technologies

Dec 13 - Dec 20, 2020

Wireless Communications using Light - not all wireless is at RF

Prof. Steve Hranilovic, Associate Dean, McMaster University, Canada and Dr. Imran Shafique Ansari, Assistant Professor, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Dec 15, 16:00 - 17:15

KAUST

FSO systems

Due to the increasing scarcity of RF spectrum and growing interference due to multiple users, deploying next generation high-speed wireless networks is becoming increasingly difficult. The use of unlicensed optical bands for wireless communications has been heralded as an exciting development for future broadband access for indoor, underwater and space communication links.

Nov 29 - Dec 13, 2020

Redesigning CMOS Electronics: What, Why and How?

Dec 6, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Redesigning CMOS electronics

A little more than half of the world’s population enjoy benefits of information technology which is enabled by complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics. Going forward, we will enjoy further augmentation of quality of life through integrated CMOS electronic systems consisting of logic, memory, communication devices, energy storage and harvester, power management units, sensors and actuators. Their main attributes will include but not limited to high performance and storage capacity for data management; seamless connectivity; energy efficiency; hyper-scale integration density; appropriate functionalities based on their applications and operational environment; reliability and safety; and finally affordability and simplicity to expand their user base to include those who do not have any access to them today. Even using last fifty years’ wealth of knowledge and experience, such integrated electronic system development and deployment is a monumental engineering challenge. From that perspective, redesigning CMOS electronics might seem to be an overly ambitious goal specially, if that means transformation of such physically rigid complex electronic systems into a fully flexible one. To address this intriguing challenge, we have developed a unique coin like architecture based soft singular platform, which can be used as the building block of standalone fully flexible CMOS electronic system with all the aforementioned characteristics. We have devised an effective heterogeneous integration strategy based on mature and reliable CMOS technology only to integrate hybrid materials and diverse set of devices for multi-disciplinary applications. These will be the focus of this talk.

Nov 29 - Dec 6, 2020

Conquering the Terahertz Band: From Theory to Practice

Prof. Josep M. Jornet, Northeastern University, in Boston, MA

Dec 1, 15:45 - 17:15

KAUST

THz sensing THz signal source

The need for higher data-rates and more ubiquitous connectivity for an ever-increasing number of wirelessly connected devices motivates the exploration of uncharted spectral bands. In this context, Terahertz (THz)-band (0.1–10 THz) communication is envisioned as a key wireless technology of the next decade. The very large bandwidth available at THz frequencies (tens to hundreds of consecutive GHz) can alleviate the spectrum scarcity problem while enabling wireless Terabit-per-second (Tb/s) links in personal and local area networks, backhaul for urban and rural areas, and even space networks.

Nov 22 - Dec 6, 2020

Mobile Microrobotics

Hussein Hussein, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 29, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

mobile Microrobotics

The implementation of robotic solutions to accomplish automated tasks in industrial sectors has tremendously increased the human performance capacity and enhanced the cost, quality and delivery time for different tasks and products. Having already proven their utility at the macroscale, robots also show their usefulness when we approach the infinitely small dimensions, for applications such as inspection, cell manipulation, assembly, biopsy and drug delivery. The way to the microworld is not that simple; reducing the size of robots from macro scale to micro scale cannot be accomplished by merely miniaturizing the different parts of an existing robot. The variation in the scale of physical effects with the size scale and the difficulties of fabrication and assembly at the micro scale make the macro-solutions for actuation and sensing unsuitable for microdevices. Other actuation mechanisms with deformable structures and integrated sensing solutions are more efficient at microscale and compatible with microfabrication limitations. This talk focuses on different aspects related to mobile microrobots, including limitations and challenges, actuation mechanisms, power delivery, and current works in our team for the development of mobile microrobots.

Nov 22 - Nov 29, 2020

Nov 15 - Nov 29, 2020

Efficient and Accurate Numerical Methods for Transient Electromagnetic Analysis - 2020

Hakan Bagci, Associate Dean for Students, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Nov 22, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

Efficient numerical Methods Transient electromagnetic

Electromagnetic devices and systems are at the heart of technological advances revolutionizing many fields of science and engineering including energy management, biomedical electronics, communications and computing, and even environmental monitoring and civil design. Many of these systems are electrically large, their frequency of operation has a wide dynamic range, their device components are geometrically intricate with dimensions varying by orders of magnitude, and finally their optimal design requires many repetitions of characterizations with different parameters.

Nov 15 - Nov 22, 2020

Start your Research Journey at KAUST - Master and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Statistics

Aigars Ekers, Assistant Dean, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Nov 18, 16:00 - 17:00

KAUST

Did you know that courses are taught in English at KAUST? Did you know that the faculty and students are from more than 100 countries? Did you know that you will be fully funded when studying at KAUST? What you will learn from this webinar: Life at KAUST: What are KAUST and CEMSE? Degrees and Academic Programs Research Areas and Lab Facilities Eligibility and Admission Requirements KAUST Fellowship: Benefits of studying at KAUST How to Apply?

Nov 8 - Nov 22, 2020

Waves Functional Materials - 2020-11-15

Ying Wu, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Nov 15, 12:00 - 13:00

KAUST

waves Functional Materials

Wave functional materials are artificial materials that can control wave propagation as wish. In this talk, I will give a brief review on the progress of wave functional materials and reveal the secret behind the engineering of these materials to achieve desired properties. In particular, I will focus on our contributions on metamaterials and metasurfaces. I will introduce the development of effective medium, a powerful tool in modeling wave functional materials, followed by some illustrative examples demonstrating the intriguing properties, such as redirection, emission rate enhancement, wave steering and cloaking.