CEMSE Weekly Updates - April 14, 2026 Tue, Apr 14 2026 Newsletter Upcoming Events Stay informed about the upcoming events and the latest news from CEMSE. Introduction to Research Ethics and Integrity - Including Issues Around Research Misconduct Sidney Engelbrecht, Senior Research Compliance Specialist, Research Operations Apr 19, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 research ethics scientific research This talk outlines KAUST's research ethics governance, detailing the submission processes for Research Ethics Committees and the institutional procedures for reporting misconduct and grievances. Rare-Event Simulation Methods for Outage Probability in GSC/MRC Systems under Rician Fading Mahmoud Hassan Ghazal , Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 23, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 Statistics of extremes Outage Probability Applied Probability This talk explores enhanced Monte Carlo (MC) techniques for estimating the OP of SIMO systems under Rician fading, where the selected signals are combined using maximum ratio combining (GSC/MRC). Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Future of Moore’s Law Xiaohang Li, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Apr 23, 14:30 - 16:00 B9 R2322; Zoom Meeting 91573756864 ultra-wide bandgap advanced semiconductors wide bandgap semiconductor optoelectronics quantum engineering This colloquium will discuss the latest material, device and high density IC research based on ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors for the future of Moore’s Law at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory (ASL) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).