Two KAUST faculty elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Ahmed Eltawil and Michael Berumen have been elected 2025 AAAS Fellows for their work in wireless systems and marine ecology.
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Two King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) professors have been elected 2025 Fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), reinforcing the University’s national and global impact across disciplines — from wireless communications to marine ecology.
Professor Ahmed Eltawil was elected for distinguished contributions to wireless communications and low-power system design, advancing next-generation applications in health, mobility, and infrastructure. Professor Michael Berumen was elected for distinguished contributions to marine science and ecology, particularly for advancing understanding of movement patterns, dispersal, and biodiversity in coral reef ecosystems.
The AAAS is one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific societies and a leading publisher of research through its Science family of journals. Since 1874, the association has elected Fellows annually in recognition of scientifically or socially distinguished contributions to the advancement of science and engineering.
Eltawil, professor and associate dean for research in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, leads research in AI-native wireless architectures and low-power intelligent systems. His work advances next-generation networks that support health monitoring, mobility and mission-critical infrastructure.
“Connectivity is no longer just about speed or coverage. It is about embedding intelligence directly into the fabric of infrastructure,” Eltawil said. “I am honored by the AAAS recognition, which reflects the central role of wireless platforms that can learn and reason to support critical applications in our daily lives. At KAUST, we are building scalable, resilient and sustainable architectures that enable this transformation.”
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