integrated circuits

Self-aware biosensors boost digital health monitoring

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Intelligent system actively self-checks biosensor-skin connections to secure better quality health data.
Salem Alsaqaf

Salem Al-saqaf

Salem Al-Saqaf is an Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in semiconductors, electronics and AI. He combines strong academic training with practical industry experience in AI-driven solutions, data science, and system optimization. His work spans applied research and real-world innovation, aiming to advance intelligent systems, enhance semiconductor applications, and develop technologies that bridge academic discovery with industrial impact.

Hesham Omran wins the first phase of the 8th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia

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Hesham Omran, a PhD student in Prof Khaled Salama's research group (Sensors Lab) won the the first phase of the 8th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia.

CEMSE Welcomes new Professor: Dr. Hossein Fariborzi

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The CEMSE Division has recently welcomed a new Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Hossein Fariborzi. Prof. Fariborzi joins from Oracle/Sun Microsystems labs where he was a member of technical staff.

Carving out circuits that click into place

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An easy and reliable assembly approach, inspired by building blocks, challenges the current fabrication of electronic systems.

Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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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.

KAUST Ph.D. student wins Three Minute Thesis competition

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, a fourth-year KAUST Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab headed by Associate Professor Atif Shamim, won the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held during the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S, in early June. IEEE IMS has been taking place for 60 years, and it is the flagship conference for microwave engineers and scientists.

Hossein Fariborzi

Adjunct Professor (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hussain Fariborzi is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Principal Investigator of the Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICS) Research Group. Fariborizi addresses problems in ultra-low power Integrated Circuits and Systems, MEMS/NEMS IC design and fabrication, as well as novel switching devices for next-generation ICs. Education and early career Fariborzi holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2013. He worked at Intel, then was an RF Design Engineer at Nokia and joined Oracle/Sun Microsystems Labs. Areas of

Hesham Omran

Research Staff, Sensors
Hesham Omran worked as a Researcher with the Sensors Lab after obtaining his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Khaled Nabil Salama from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received the B.Sc. (with honors) and M.Sc. degrees from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2007 and 2010, respectively, both in electrical engineering. From 2008 to 2011, he was a Research and Teaching Assistant with the Integrated Circuits Lab (ICL), Ain Shams University, and a Design Engineer with Si-Ware Systems (SWS)