Going likelihood-free with neural networks 1 min read · Tue, Jan 30 2024 News A neural network-based approach offers an extremely fast and highly accurate alternative to the "gold standard" of likelihood estimation for statistical modeling of complex datasets.
Dr. KID turns biological models into fun puzzles 1 min read · Sun, Jan 28 2024 News Algorithm creates tessellating triangular pieces to build physical replicas of structures such as cells or viruses.
Dr. Çelik awarded IEEE Communications Society’s 2023 Outstanding Young Researcher Award 1 min read · Thu, Jan 25 2024 News KAUST research scientist Dr. Abdulkadir Çelik received IEEE Communications Society’s 2023 Runner-Up Outstanding Young Researcher Award for the Europe, Middle-East, Africa (EMEA) region. Çelik, a researcher in the Communication and Computing Systems Lab (CCSL) at KAUST led by Professor Ahmed Eltawil, received the award for his “research activities for the benefit of the Society.” The award honors researchers who have been active in the IEEE through ComSoc publications and conference activities over the last three years. As part of the award, he received a plaque and an honorarium. “This award
CEMSE New Faculty: Jian Weng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1 min read · Tue, Jan 23 2024 News Jian Weng’s journey to becoming a researcher began two decades ago when his family acquired their first computer. KAUST’s newest assistant professor of computer science was instantly fascinated by this seemingly “magical device” and quickly became driven by a desire to understand its inner workings.
The KAUST SENTRY team cracks the code of success at CSAW'23 1 min read · Thu, Jan 18 2024 Awards News KAUST SENTRY team dominate CSAW'23 with back-to-back wins in hardware security and robotics challenges.
A simple solution for frequency sharing 1 min read · Wed, Dec 20 2023 News Spotlight A simple yet elegant solution could improve data rates for multiple communications networks that share a common frequency band.
Leading the drive to achieve a digitally connected world 1 min read · Wed, Dec 13 2023 News Exploring the potential of 6G technology, the 4th KAUST 6G Summit brought together experts to discuss super-connectivity, closing the digital divide, and driving digital inclusion in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Prestigious international awards for KAUST ECE students 1 min read · Tue, Dec 12 2023 Awards News KAUST ECE students shine bright, winning prestigious international awards.
KAUST student wins top award for innovative micro-LED technology 1 min read · Tue, Dec 5 2023 Awards News Zhiyuan Liu, a Ph.D. candidate at KAUST, received the Best Student Award at the ICNS-14 conference for his work on fabricating high-performance micro-LEDs using a novel etching-free method called selective thermal oxidation.
Prof. Xin Gao assumes the position of CEMSE CS Program Chair 1 min read · Sun, Nov 26 2023 News Computer science Prof. Xin Gao has assumed the role of CEMSE CS Program Chair, marking a significant development for our academic community.
Safeguarding the right to be forgotten 1 min read · Sun, Nov 26 2023 News healthcare privacy artificial intelligence An open-source software can help align artificial intelligence applications in healthcare with data privacy regulations.
KAUST 2023 Workshop on Statistics showcases cutting-edge research and real-world applications 1 min read · Thu, Nov 23 2023 News The KAUST 2023 Workshop on Statistics showcased the significant impact of statistics and data science in various fields, including health, the environment, and renewable energy, emphasizing their importance in shaping a better and more sustainable future.
KAUST wins regional award for its social work using KAUST communication technology 1 min read · Thu, Nov 23 2023 News KAUST is proud to announce that the Terragraph Connectivity Project coordinated by the KAUST Communication Theory Lab run by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST Smart and IT Networks and Communications received second rank in the category Social Project, which is one of the Global Excellence Awards delivered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in Saudi Arabia. The project, which was done in collaboration with Meta and the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), provided a testing ground for bringing high-speed Wi-Fi service to communities with no or limited affordable access
Neural networks give deeper insights 1 min read · Wed, Nov 22 2023 News A "deep" many-layered neural network does the heavy lifting in calculating accurate predictions from large complex environmental datasets.
Professor Fahmy receives 2023 KAUST Distinguished Teaching Award 1 min read · Sun, Nov 19 2023 News From joining during a pandemic to receiving the Distinguished Teaching Award
Kidney Matchmaking Receives Algorithm Boost 1 min read · Tue, Nov 14 2023 News Simulations that match patients with chronic kidney disease to suitable donors will enhance the efficacy of the new Saudi National Kidney Donor Exchange Program.
Staying online in the high speed tube of the future 1 min read · Wed, Nov 8 2023 News Mobily Networks Solid-state radiofrequency reflectors will enable seamless wireless connectivity in the Hyperloop evacuated-tube transport svstem.
The Visualization Computing Center has two papers recognized at IEEE Vis 2023 1 min read · Sun, Nov 5 2023 Awards News Two papers from KAUST's Visual Computing Center were recognized at IEEE VIS 2023, with one introducing a new method for detecting and visualizing vortex structures in 2D fluid flows, and the other presenting a framework for physicalizing biological structures as 3D-printed models.
Towards smarter cities: The pivotal role of KAUST’s urban air quality monitoring in global sustainability 1 min read · Sun, Oct 29 2023 News Transforming urban air quality with innovative technology and sustainable solutions.
Real-time modeling a step closer to reality 1 min read · Thu, Oct 26 2023 News An efficiency upgrade for an already fast approximation method enables accurate near-real-time modeling of complex systems and large datasets.
Mixed Feelings About Mixed Precisions: Birds of a Feather at SC23! 1 min read · Tue, Oct 24 2023 News Mixed Precisions HPC GPU Computing Abstract What if we have been oversolving in computational science and engineering for decades? Are low precision arithmetic formats only for AI workloads? How can HPC applications exploit mixed-precision hardware features? This BoF invites the HPC community at large interested in applying mixed precisions into their workflows and discussing the impact on time-to-solution, memory footprint, data motion, and energy consumption. Experts from scientific applications/software libraries/hardware architectures will briefly provide the context on this trendy topic, share their own perspectives, and
A new approach to rare disease diagnosis 1 min read · Mon, Oct 23 2023 News bioinformatics artificial intelligence An innovative AI-based tool leverages varied symptom descriptions, along with evidence from the scientific literature and genomic datasets, to pinpoint disease-associated gene variants.
Lab-grown skin helps unlock secrets of mpox virus infection 1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2023 News Skin organoids offer a powerful platform for drug discovery in the ongoing fight against the virus formerly known as monkeypox.
KAUST Communications and Computing Systems Lab receives international awards 1 min read · Wed, Oct 11 2023 Awards News The Communications and Computing Systems Lab at KAUST received two awards in the International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Machine Learning Challenge for their innovative and power-efficient solution to pedestrian detection.
KAUST celebrates 5000 days of education and research 1 min read · Tue, Oct 10 2023 News KAUST: Pushing the Frontiers of Science and Technology
Outsmarting cyberattacks on microgrids 1 min read · Sun, Oct 8 2023 News A residual-based approach that detects and corrects voltage and frequency anomalies could protect power grids against covert cyberattacks.
A knack for data and love of animals breeds a tool for mammal conservation 1 min read · Thu, Oct 5 2023 News A Ph.D. candidate’s passion for animals is helping to drive the development of an AI system that informs conservation practice.
Professor Roberto Di Pietro elected to the Academia Europaea 1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2023 News KAUST Professor Roberto Di Pietro has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea.
Top honors for KAUST extSTAT group at EVA 2023 1 min read · Wed, Sep 13 2023 Awards News KAUST extSTAT Research Group wins prestigious awards at EVA 2023 Conference in Milan.
Penalizing complexity for better stats 1 min read · Mon, Sep 11 2023 News Applying a penalty for increasing complexity provides better control over flexible statistical models.
Top honors for KAUST students at OMOUS-2023 1 min read · Tue, Aug 29 2023 News KAUST students Kerven Durdymyradov and Charles Edward Sexton, shine at the Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, with Sexton receiving a bronze medal in the individual competition and their team securing a silver medal in the team competition.
CEMSE New Faculty: Professor Roberto Di Pietro 1 min read · Sun, Aug 27 2023 Spotlight News Meet Professor Roberto Di Pietro, one of KAUST's newest faculty members and a leading expert in cybersecurity. With a career spanning over 25 years, Di Pietro brings a wealth of experience and a passion for research to his role as a Full Computer Science Professor at KAUST's CEMSE Division.
Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks 1 min read · Thu, Aug 24 2023 News A new book titled “Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks” by Monther Busbait, Mikhail Moshkov, Albina Moshkova and Vladimir Shevtchenko has been published online
Resisting the bottlenecks in neural networks 1 min read · Thu, Aug 24 2023 News Computer memory systems that work change resistance rather than charge could greatly improve the performance of deep neural networks for machine learning.
KAUST Alum Wins Prestigious Prize 1 min read · Thu, Aug 17 2023 News Spotlight Dr. Hesham Omran, a KAUST alumnus, recently won the prestigious UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Tough memory device aims for space missions 1 min read · Tue, Aug 15 2023 News Gallium oxide offers resistance to radiation and high temperatures, and could be used for data storage and computing in extreme conditions.
KAUST ECE students selected among top 10 finalists in the 2023 IEEE AP-S Student Paper Competition 1 min read · Mon, Aug 14 2023 Awards News KAUST Ph.D. students Sebastian Celis Sierra and Zere Iman were selected among the top 10 finalists in the recent 2023 IEEE AP-S Student Paper Competition.
CEMSE New Faculty: Francesco Orabona, Associate Professor of Computer Science 2 min read · Wed, Aug 9 2023 News Meet Francesco Orabona, a recently appointed associate professor at KAUST. Orabona’s research interests focus on the theory and application of machine learning and online learning algorithms.
A New Energy Focus 1 min read · Sun, Jul 30 2023 News A move to KAUST brings an enlightened approach to research and everyday life.
PhD Dissertation Defense | Prioritizing Causative Genomic Variants by Integrating Molecular and Functional Annotations from Multiple Biomedical Ontologies 1 min read · Mon, Jul 24 2023 News Computer science biology artificial intelligence CBRC PhD Student Azza Althagafi successfully defends her dissertation under the supervision of Associate Professor Robert Hoehndorf. She has been a member of the Bio-Ontology Research Group (BORG) since 2016. Her research interest lies in the crossroads of computer science and biology, leveraging AI techniques to explore the human genome's intricacies and its link to various diseases.
PhD Dissertation Defense | Ontology design patterns and methods for integrating phenotype ontologies 1 min read · Sun, Jul 23 2023 News Ontologies Computer science artificial intelligence CBRC PhD student Sarah Alghamdi successfully defended her dissertation last week. She has been an essential member of the Bio-Ontology Research Group (BORG) since 2015.Her research interests include the applications of artificial intelligence and statistical methods to genomics and healthcare.
KAUST Ph.D. student Omar Alkhazragi awarded 2023 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship 1 min read · Sun, Jul 16 2023 News KAUST Ph.D. student Omar Alkhazragi has been awarded a 2023 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by the international society for optics and photonics, SPIE.
Professor Wolfgang Heidrich to receive ACM SIGGRAPH’s Computer Graphics Achievement Award 1 min read · Tue, Jul 4 2023 Spotlight News CEMSE Professor Wolfgang Heidrich will receive the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technique’s (ACM SIGGRAPH) Computer Graphics Achievement Award this August. The ACM SIGGRAPH is a global nonprofit organization that advances computer graphics and interactive technologies.
Professor Paula Moraga receives the Letten Prize 2023 for Young Researchers 1 min read · Wed, Jun 21 2023 News Spotlight KAUST Assistant Professor of Statistics Paula Moraga recently received the Letten Prize 2023 for Young Researchers. Established in 2018, the Letten Prize is a collaboration between the Letten Foundation and the Young Academy of Norway.
Balancing renewable energy systems in Saudi buildings 1 min read · Mon, Jun 19 2023 News Weather variability and extreme events affect the optimal design and operation of renewable energy systems, particularly for striking a trade off between life cycle cost and carbon dioxide emissions.
Real-time dopamine biosensor empowers next-gen neurodiagnostics 1 min read · Wed, Jun 14 2023 News KAUST researchers develop smartphone-integrated biosensor utilizing supramolecular entities
CEMSE professors Peter Markowich and Jinchao Xu elected to the Academia Europaea 3 min read · Mon, Jun 12 2023 News KAUST CEMSE Division professors Peter Markowich and Jinchao Xu have been elected members of the prestigious Academia Europaea.
Smart in-memory light sensors perform image recognition 1 min read · Thu, Jun 8 2023 News In-memory computing in-memory sensing image recognition Light-sensitive memory elements that can be programmed optically offer promise for more efficient real-time image analysis.
Employee service awards 2023 1 min read · Sun, May 28 2023 News Congratulations to CBRC members Prof. Stefan Arold, Krishnakumar Sivakumar, Raik Grunberg, Senay Kafkas and Salim Bougouffa who received their 2023 KAUST employee service awards.
AI Takes Technology To The People 1 min read · Thu, May 25 2023 News Thousands of people across Saudi Arabia are learning about a range of advanced technologies through the opportunity provided by the KAUST Academy.
