CEMSE Weekly Updates - January 20, 2026 Tue, Jan 20 2026 Newsletter Upcoming Events Stay informed about the upcoming events and the latest news from CEMSE. Extended Poster Submission Deadline for the Rising Stars in AI Symposium (Closes Jan. 22) Rising Stars in AI Symposium 2026 Feb 9 - 11, All day KAUST Campus KAUST convenes rising AI researchers to share advances and explore new directions. Upcoming Events Ultrawide Bandgap Nano Devices Glen Isaac Maciel García, Ph.D. Student, Applied Physics Jan 25, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 L2 R2325 Ultrawide bandgap materials nano-engineering This seminar explores how nanoscale device architectures can unlock new functionalities in ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) materials beyond conventional applications. Empowering Natural Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence: a Mathematician's Perspective Alfio Quarteroni, Emeritus Professor, Politecnico di Milano and EPFL Jan 25, 14:00 - 15:00 B9, L2, R2322 Computational mathematics numerical methods Scientific Machine Learning scientific computing applied mathematics A Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on natural intelligence, artificial intelligence and scientific machine learning. KAUST Research Conference on Mathematical and Data Sciences Jan 26 - 28, All day KAUST Campus data science scientific computing Computer science Theory and applications of data science. Thoughts About Machine Learning Jürgen Schmidhuber, Professor, Computer Science Jan 26, 15:30 - 17:30 B9, Lecture Hall 1, R-2322 AI machine learning deep learning A weekly seminar series exploring advanced AI concepts that go beyond the scope of standard deep learning courses. Beyond Bayesian Uncertainty: a Variational Perspective Chérief-Abdellatif Badr-Eddine, CNRS (Chargé de Recherche) Researcher, Laboratoire de Probabilités, Statistique et Modélisation (LPSM), Sorbonne Université, France Jan 28, 12:00 - 13:00 B4/5 L0 A0215 In this talk, I will explore how the statistics and machine learning communities are expanding the frontiers of uncertainty quantification beyond traditional Bayesian frameworks. The Sharpness Condition for Constructing Finite Element From a Superspline Qingyu Wu, Ph.D. Student, Mathematics, Peking University Jan 28, 14:00 - 15:00 B1 L3 R3119 In this talk, I will discuss the sharpness conditions for constructing Cʳ conforming finite element spaces from superspline spaces on general simplicial triangulations and introduce the concept of extendability for pre-element spaces, which unifies both superspline and finite element spaces under a common framework. Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Spatial Modeling Using GPU Computing Sameh Abdulah, Senior Research Scientist, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Jan 29, 11:00 - 12:00 B9 L2 R2325 HPC This talk highlights recent advances in energy-efficient and sustainable spatial modeling using GPU computing. It focuses on mixed-precision algorithms and scalable spatial statistical modeling that significantly reduce computational cost and power consumption while preserving scientific accuracy.
Rising Stars in AI Symposium 2026 Feb 9 - 11, All day KAUST Campus KAUST convenes rising AI researchers to share advances and explore new directions.