Double honors for Professor Yating Wan 3 min read · Thu, Feb 13 2025 News photonic silicon-based photodetectors silicon IEEE KAUST Professor Yating Wan receives the 2025 Sony Women in Technology and IEEE Young Investigator Awards.
KAUST collaboration to benefit life sciences and nanotechnology research 1 min read · Mon, Feb 3 2025 News Clip News nanotechnology AI KAUST is advancing research collaboration in life sciences, artificial intelligence, robotics, rehabilitation technologies and nanotechnologies following the signing of an agreement with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) during the official visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Saudi Arabia. This agreement aims to establish a long-term partnership between KAUST and IIT, focusing on joint research projects that will harness the strengths of both institutions. The agreement includes provisions for academic exchanges for students and researchers, as well as the organization of
Bringing an old proof to modern problems 1 min read · Sun, Feb 2 2025 News Clip News mathematical modelling Biomedical Computer simulations A physically consistent and self-adaptive numerical modelling approach opens the door to more accurate and reliable computational simulations of clinical and biological processes.
Professor Tareq Al-Naffouri named Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow 2 min read · Sun, Feb 2 2025 News IEEE Wireless Communications KAUST Professor Tareq Al-Naffouri has been named an IEEE Fellow, the organization’s highest distinction, in recognition of his contributions to adaptive signal processing and its applications in wireless communications.
From the warm shores of the Red Sea to Antarctica’s icebergs 4 min read · Tue, Jan 28 2025 News KAUST Professor Paula Moraga is among a trailblazing selection of the emerging science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) researchers selected to participate in Homeward Bound Transform Voyage 2025 to Antarctica.
Artificial neurons enable neuromorphic computing with light 1 min read · Sun, Jan 26 2025 News AI optoelectronic device fabrication Optical semiconductor optoelectronic devices semiconductors An adaptive capacitor that can sense and learn through optical stimuli enables learning and recognition tasks.
Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini named a Fellow of SPIE and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Photonics Society 4 min read · Sun, Jan 26 2025 Awards News IEEE SPIE photonics Optical wireless communications radio frequency communication connectivity Free-space optical communications Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini earns SPIE Fellow and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer titles, highlighting his influential contributions to optical wireless communications.
KAUST ECE students achieve high honors in Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24) 4 min read · Tue, Jan 21 2025 News 6g wireless systems connectivity NTN Communication Non-Terrestrial Networks IoT KAUST Ph.D. candidate Omar Khalifa earned an impressive second place in the global Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24). The IEEE Future Networks Initiative organized the competition as part of the "Connecting the World from the Skies Global Forum," which took place last November in Riyadh. Second place, and a prize of $10,000, was awarded to Khalifa based on his work titled "Supplying Data for Digital Twins in Green Smart Cities: A Non-Invasive NTN-IoT Approach." The international forum, which focused on the theme “Shaping the Future of Converged Connectivity,” was hosted
New book by KAUST Ph.D. students Kerven Durdymyradov, Azimkhon Ostonov and Professor Mikhail Moshkov published by Springer 1 min read · Thu, Jan 16 2025 News decision trees combinatorial optimization Combinatorial machine learning machine learning machine learning algorithm New book by Ph.D. students Kerven Durdymyradov, Azimkhon Ostonov, and Professor Mikhail Moshkov explores decision trees and rule systems using rough set theory.
AI tool maps hidden links between diseases 1 min read · Wed, Jan 15 2025 News Clip News AI for healthcare AI Natural Language Processing bioinformatics Understanding how diseases trigger one another could lead to better treatments, prevention strategies and improved genetic risk prediction.
Accounting for extreme weather to boost energy system reliability 1 min read · Mon, Jan 13 2025 News Clip News extreme weather renewable energy solar power NEOM energy storage A computer model that factors in extreme weather events offers insights to improve the design of NEOM’s integrated renewable power, water and heating sectors.
CEMSE New Faculty: Ali Hassan, Instructional Professor of Cybersecurity 2 min read · Tue, Jan 7 2025 News cybersecurity KAUST welcomes Professor Ali Hassan as an instructional faculty of Cybersecurity.
Record number of Saudi students graduate from KAUST in 2024 1 min read · Fri, Dec 13 2024 News Clip News commencement The KAUST Class of 2024 represents a milestone with a 13% increase in total Saudi graduates and a 29% rise in Saudi female graduates compared to last year—both the highest in KAUST’s history.
International recognition for KAUST Ph.D. candidate Olga Krestinskaya 3 min read · Tue, Dec 10 2024 AI sensors In-memory computing Olga Krestinskaya, a KAUST Ph.D. student, wins Best Poster at the 2024 Nature Neuromorphic Computing Conference for her work on energy-efficient AI hardware.
CEMSE New Faculty: Katerina Nik, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences 2 min read · Sun, Dec 8 2024 News New KAUST faculty, Katerina Nik, applies advanced mathematics to study partial differential equations, exploring phenomena in biology, mechanics and fluid dynamics.
KAUST-Engineered tool drives sustainable solutions in water conservation 3 min read · Sun, Dec 1 2024 IoT devices IoT AI Smart sensors Signal processing KAUST’s startup EcoStream cuts water waste by 50% while promoting affordability and sustainability, winning the 2024 StartSmart prize.
KAUST wins the “Nobel” of high-performance computing for climate modeling 1 min read · Fri, Nov 22 2024 News Clip News HPC climate projections extreme computing computational simulations uncertainty quantification KAUST has been awarded the “Nobel" prize of high-performance computing—the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling—in partnership with the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.S. and other partner institutions.
KAUST hosts Red Sea Research Conference on Frontier Technology 1 min read · Thu, Nov 21 2024 News The KAUST Red Sea Research Conference on Frontier Technology convened scientists and government and industry leaders to explore emerging technologies, foster collaboration and translate research into impactful solutions.
A voice to the voiceless: Montserrat Ramirez De Angel takes “Best Pitch” award at IEEE 2024 Sensors Conference 3 min read · Tue, Nov 19 2024 Awards News Biosensors IEEE Awards wearable sensors Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Signal Processing nanoelectronics IoT in Healthcare IoT Montserrat Ramirez de Angel wins the Best Pitch Award at IEEE 2024 Sensors Conference for her innovative work in biosensors and sensor technology.
KAUST hosts International and local 6G leaders as the Kingdom aims for cutting edge wireless 1 min read · Wed, Nov 6 2024 News Clip News King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) hosted regional leaders in wireless communications at its 5th annual 6G Summit: An Ecosystem of Possibilities on its campus.
Professor Boon Ooi elected Fellow of the American Physical Society 3 min read · Mon, Oct 28 2024 biophotonics semiconductor laser KAUST Professor Boon S. Ooi has been elected an APS Fellow for pioneering work in semiconductor photonics integration and laser technology.
New pattern for underwater resonators 1 min read · Thu, Oct 10 2024 News Clip News A resonator that enhances ultrasound waves in water could aid underwater communication.
Cyber resilience matters: KAUST R&D strengthens KSA systems amid IT outages 1 min read · Tue, Oct 8 2024 News Clip News KAUST is leading efforts to enhance cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia and beyond, particularly in the wake of recent incidents like the CrowdStrike software disruption, by conducting cutting-edge research aimed at securing critical infrastructure, developing practical solutions for vulnerabilities, and fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government to build resilient digital systems essential for national security.
Professor Esteves-Veríssimo awarded the IEEE SMC TCHS Outstanding Leadership Award 3 min read · Tue, Sep 24 2024 Awards News KAUST Professor Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo has been awarded the prestigious IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Technical Committee on Homeland Security (TCHS) Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the fields of cybersecurity and resilience.
Narrow-linewidth lasers bring low-noise answer 1 min read · Wed, Sep 18 2024 News Clip News Two new designs of narrow-linewidth semiconductor laser offer high-performance light sources for use in sensing and metrology.
A high-resolution boost for global climate modeling 1 min read · Sun, Sep 15 2024 News Clip News New statistical approach enables fast approximations of global surface temperatures at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution.
KAUST Launches Four Pioneering Centers of Excellence to Address Key National and International Priorities 1 min read · Sun, Sep 15 2024 News Clip News KAUST has launched four pioneering Centers of Excellence to advance research and development in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, focusing on the critical areas of Health and Wellness, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Food Security, and Generative AI, thereby reinforcing the University’s role as a global leader in applied science and its commitment to delivering impactful solutions that drive national economic objectives.
KAUST Center of Excellence for Generative AI 1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024 News Clip News KAUST has established the Center of Excellence for Generative AI to position Saudi Arabia as a leader in this transformative technology, aligning with Vision 2030's goals for human capital development and economic diversification while focusing on research and applications that span health, sustainability, energy, and future economies, ultimately aiming to cultivate talent and foster innovative solutions tailored to the Kingdom’s needs.
KAUST Center of Excellence for Smart Health 1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024 News Clip News The KAUST Center of Excellence for Smart Health (KCSH), founded to address the evolving health needs of Saudi Arabia’s aging population, is pioneering smart-health technologies through interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on areas like One Health, Healthy Aging, smart diagnostics, and bioinformatics, ultimately aiming to enhance healthcare outcomes and economic health in the Kingdom.
Return of Socrates: KAUST Developing AI Education for Personalized Learning 1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024 News Clip News KAUST is advancing AI-driven personalized learning platforms to transform STEM education in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Vision 2030’s goals by creating an intelligent tutoring system that enhances critical thinking and supports students and teachers, particularly in underserved communities, while addressing the Kingdom's significant demand for qualified STEM educators.
Octopus suckers inspire sticky medical patch 1 min read · Wed, Sep 11 2024 News Clip News Hybrid 3D printing helps to create adhesive textures for a highly adhesive and reusable biopatch that monitors health.
Adapting AI to identify Arabic dialects 1 min read · Thu, Aug 29 2024 News Clip News KAUST researchers, led by intern Srijith Radhakrishnan, have developed an innovative model for Arabic dialect identification using a parameter-efficient approach that fine-tunes the Whisper speech recognition model, achieving high accuracy with minimal resources and paving the way for broader applications in fields like healthcare and multimodal communication.
Powering the future of the Internet of Things 1 min read · Wed, Aug 28 2024 News Clip News A self-powered system that combines high-speed data transfer with continuous energy harvesting is set to revolutionize the Internet of Things.
A new path to high-efficiency micro-LEDs 1 min read · Mon, Aug 26 2024 News Clip News A selective thermal oxidation that eliminates damage to sidewalls is set to enhance micro-LED efficiency.
Cyclones meet their mathematical match 1 min read · Sun, Aug 18 2024 News Clip News An integrated mathematical framework vastly improves the modeling of cyclones and tornadoes.
Onward and upward to smaller faster devices 1 min read · Tue, Aug 13 2024 News Clip News The key to achieving greatly increased capacity and efficiency in semiconductor technology could be to build upwards, in vertical stacks of thin film transistors.
Deep learning improves lens design 1 min read · Mon, Aug 12 2024 News Clip News An automated scheme for optical lens design looks set to enhance mobile phone cameras.
Gold-Medal Sensors: KAUST Racing Toward High-Tech Athletic Excellence For KSA 1 min read · Thu, Aug 8 2024 News Clip News King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is sprinting ahead in sports training innovations, forging meaningful collaborations and developing cutting-edge wearable sensors to revolutionize athletic regimens and injury prevention. These advancements offer game-changing insights to support peak performance and health, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030’s goal of achieving both regional and worldwide excellence in professional sports.
KAUST Researchers Earn Dual Bell Finalist Selections 1 min read · Thu, Aug 1 2024 News Clip Awards KAUST has achieved a historic double finalist selection for the ACM Gordon Bell Prize and the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling, recognizing two innovative research projects in collaboration with global partners that demonstrate the power of interdisciplinary teamwork in high-performance computing and climate science.
Finer forecasting to improve public health planning 1 min read · Wed, Jul 31 2024 News Clip News A method for forecasting high-dimensional functional time series could improve the accuracy of mortality predictions across multiple populations.
KAUST team selected as ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling finalists 4 min read · Tue, Jul 23 2024 News A new exascale climate emulator marks a significant advancement as the first to generate, display and evaluate hourly emulations. This breakthrough secured an interdisciplinary research team from KAUST, working alongside the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research in the U.S. and other partner institutions, a spot as a finalist for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize in Climate Modelling.
KAUST pushes Saudi to forefront of 6G technologies 1 min read · Thu, Jul 18 2024 News Clip News With more than 50 billion devices expected online by 2025, KAUST's partnership with Ericsson is advancing critical telecommunications technologies like free-space optics and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, paving the way for revolutionary improvements in 5G and emerging 6G networks.
New Google collaboration advances AI research in Saudi Arabia 1 min read · Mon, Jul 8 2024 News Clip News Google has awarded $100,000 in seed research grants to KAUST's CEMSE faculty to advance multilingual, multimodal machine learning, fostering innovations in areas like health and education, with projects led by Tareq Al-Naffouri, Mohamed Elhoseiny, and Bernard Ghanem aimed at enhancing mobile networks and developing inclusive AI models.
Better connection for monitoring helps heart patients and healthcare staff 1 min read · Tue, Jun 11 2024 News Clip News An innovative use of screen printing to assemble the key components of wet ECG electrodes enables remote monitoring at extended range and improves the experience for patients and healthcare staff.
KAUST Talent To Drive Autonomous EV Transport Systems In KSA 1 min read · Mon, Jun 10 2024 News Clip News KAUST hosted Aitonomi Company Day to highlight its global talent's role in advancing Saudi Arabia’s autonomous and electric transport systems, with CEO Torsten Scholl noting KAUST as an ideal recruitment source for science-oriented roles.
Counting the seeds of success 1 min read · Tue, May 28 2024 News Clip News A willingness to try anything and an adventurous spirit have taken Justine Braguy on a journey from plant science Ph.D. student to CEO of AI startup Thya Technology.
Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning: Theory and Applications Workshop 2024 1 min read · Mon, May 13 2024 News The Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning: Theory and Applications Workshop 2024 is an engaging and insightful event for researchers, faculty members and students interested in stochastic algorithms, statistical learning, optimization and approximation. This year, the workshop focuses on contributions that offer mathematical foundations for algorithmic analysis or highlight relevant applications.
Professor Marc Genton receives the prestigious 2024 Don Owen Award 1 min read · Sun, May 12 2024 Awards News Environmental Statistics wind energy KAUST Professor Marc Genton, a pioneer in environmental statistics, was awarded the prestigious 2024 Don Owen Award for his outstanding contributions to research, consultation, and service to the statistical community.
CEMSE New Faculty: Professor Rolf Krause 1 min read · Wed, Apr 24 2024 Spotlight News machine learning Professor Rolf Krause, our new faculty member at KAUST, drives sustainable progress across various domains, from medicine to geology, with his pioneering research in applied mathematics and efficient algorithms.
KAUST Insights for communication: Closing the digital divide with wireless communications 1 min read · Mon, Apr 22 2024 News Smartphones may seem ubiquitous, but many people across the world — especially those living in remote, low-income regions – still lack access to a mobile telecommunications network. Without such a connection, communities miss out on the quick and easy access to news and information, essential services, online business, as well as social connection, that wireless telecommunications can provide. The government of Saudi Arabia, through its Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST), is looking to close this connectivity divide. In November 2021, CST initiated a collaboration between
