Microbial communities have a seasonal shake-up 1 min read · Sun, Apr 22 2018 News marine science microbes Red Sea Turbulence and nutrient availability drive changes in Red Sea microbes.
Energy efficiency on a roll 1 min read · Sun, Apr 22 2018 News Computer simulations Thermal gradient Harvesting heat Ultrathin films curve up into long, light and cost-effective heat-harvesting tubes for high-power generation.
Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf awarded Center Partnership Fund 1 min read · Thu, Apr 19 2018 News CBRC was awarded three Center Partnership Funds by the KAUST Office of Sponsored Research on April 1, 2018.
Alumni Feature: Abdullah Khamis 1 min read · Wed, Apr 18 2018 News bioinformatics machine learning Abdullah Khamis has had quite an impressive career so far. After graduating with a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from KAUST under the supervision of Professor Vladimir Bajic and Associate Professor Xin Gao, he now works as the Director of Data Science in the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) of the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.
Computer models combat malaria 1 min read · Sun, Apr 15 2018 News bioscience drug discovery human health A new malaria metabolic model may uncover better ways to treat a highly deadly disease.
Building crystals on a very hot surface 1 min read · Sun, Apr 15 2018 News electrical engineering semiconductors Materials An innovative chemical reactor for depositing semiconductors at very high temperatures draws on the strength of Saudi Arabia’s chemical industry.
KAUST's Professor Xiaohang Li wins the Manasevit Young Investigator Award 2018 1 min read · Thu, Apr 12 2018 News LED laser solar cells KAUST's Professor Xiaohang Li, Lead of the Advanced Semiconductor Research Group and assistant professor of electrical engineering at CEMSE Division, won the biennial 2018 Harold M. Manasevit Young Investigator Award for his significant and innovative contributions in the MOCVD growth of state-of-the-art deep UV lasers, B-III-N alloys, III-oxides, and blue and green emitters.
Second year Ph.D. student to receive top statistics award 1 min read · Wed, Apr 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight Environmental Statistics statistics KAUST second year Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected to receive a Student Paper Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his paper entitled "Efficient Estimation of Non-stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-resolution Climate Model Emulation."
Ph.D. Student Yuxiao Li won the ENVR student paper award 1 min read · Wed, Apr 11 2018 News student award statistics KAUST second year Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected to receive a Student Paper Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his paper entitled "Efficient Estimation of Non-stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-resolution Climate Model Emulation."
Powering the bottom line 1 min read · Mon, Apr 9 2018 News energy chemical science optimization A risk-based optimization scheme boosts confidence and profitability for future mixed-technology power plants.
The raw power of human motion 1 min read · Sun, Apr 8 2018 News MXene Wearable sensors material science and engineering Standalone power modules that harvest and convert vibrations from their surroundings into electricity could soon fuel future microsystems.
Students shine on the statistics stage 1 min read · Mon, Apr 2 2018 News Spotlight Statistics of extremes Environmental Statistics spatial statistics KAUST Ph.D. alumna Sabrina Vettori and Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li have been selected by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society to receive a Distinguished Student Paper Award at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting.
Ph.D. Student Yuxiao Li won the ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award 1 min read · Mon, Apr 2 2018 News student award statistics KAUST Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society to receive a Distinguished Student Paper Award at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting.
Tuning in to magnetic ink 1 min read · Sun, Apr 1 2018 News inkjet printing technologies Radio frequency devices Antennas A new ink containing iron oxide nanoparticles can be turned into fully printed and versatile components for cellular networks.
CEMSE's Alumni: Joanna Nassar 1 min read · Thu, Mar 29 2018 News Spotlight electronics SiGe nanotube FET Joanna Nassar received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering under the supervision of Professor Muhammad Mustafa Hussain in December 2017. Nassar, a Lebanese native, feels her love of creating art through her drawings and music is a major influence in how she reshapes electronics in the laboratory.
KAUST startups take top prizes 1 min read · Tue, Mar 20 2018 News Spotlight wireless sensor system flood monitoring KAUST startups have had a run of success in the Kingdom's recent entrepreneurship competitions. Leading the way was KAUST startup Sadeem, a wireless sensor system for flood monitoring. After winning Best Global Startup and taking home $100,000 in prize money at GITEX Future Stars, the startup has won first prize at the ArabNet Riyadh and most recently, the Best Entrepreneur Award from Oqal.
Semiconductor Today features "Semi-polar III-nitride integration for visible light communication" 1 min read · Mon, Mar 19 2018 News "Researchers based in Saudi Arabia and USA have used semi-polar indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum wells (QWs) to create a laser diode (LD) integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) for visible light communication (VLC), smart lighting, and underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC)." "The team from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the USA, and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia, comments: “Since the on-chip integration of various photonic
Zooming in on brain function 1 min read · Sun, Mar 18 2018 News statistics computing healthcare Faster computations will allow researchers to see the finer details of brain activity in functional brain imaging.
Student Focus: Wanfang Chen and Yuxiao Li 1 min read · Sun, Mar 18 2018 News Spotlight student focus Married couple Wanfang Chen and Yuxiao Li came to KAUST in August 2016 to pursue their Ph.D. studies in the field of statistics. Both students are based in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science & Engineering division—Chen under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Marc Genton and Li under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Prior to joining KAUST, both Chen and Li obtained their undergraduate degrees in mathematics at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Chen completed her master's degree in econometrics at Xiamen University (XMU), China, while Li
Marine exploration sensing with light and sound 1 min read · Sun, Mar 11 2018 News marine exploration electrical engineering Sensor networks Unveiling new strategies to improve future wireless underwater sensing networks for marine research and communication.
KAUST Discovery, Phys.org, and eeNews LEDLighting features "Cleaning nanowires to get out more light" 1 min read · Sun, Mar 4 2018 News "A simple chemical surface treatment improves the performance of nanowire ultraviolet light-emitting diodes." "A technique for reducing the loss of light at the surface of semiconductor nanostructures has been demonstrated by scientists at KAUST." "Some materials can efficiently convert the electrons in an electrical current into light. These so-called semiconductors are used to create light-emitting diodes or LEDs: small, light, energy-efficient, long-lasting devices that are increasingly prevalent in both lighting and display applications." "Postdoc Haiding Sun and his KAUST colleagues
Professor Marc Genton and former postdoctoral fellow win the 2017 Wilcoxon Award 1 min read · Wed, Feb 28 2018 Awards Spotlight Mathematical modeling visualization computational predictions Marc Genton, KAUST distinguished professor of statistics, and his former postdoctoral fellow Stefano Castruccio, have jointly won the 2017 Wilcoxon Award for best applications paper in Technometrics. Technometrics is a journal of statistics for the Physical, Chemical and Engineering Sciences, and is published quarterly by the American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association. The award announcement was made at the 61st Annual Fall Technical Conference (FTC) in Philadelphia from October 5 to 6, 2017. Genton and Castruccio's paper was entitled "Compressing an ensemble with
Alumni Feature: Arturo Magana Mora 1 min read · Sun, Feb 25 2018 News Computational biology machine learning CBRC Ph.D. graduate Arturo Magana Mora is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the prestigious National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo, Japan.
Challenging statistics of weather extremes 1 min read · Sun, Feb 25 2018 News statistics climate science weather More accurate statistical modeling of extreme weather will improve forecasting and disaster mitigation.
Semiconductor Today features "III-nitride microphotodetector for visible light communication" 1 min read · Thu, Feb 22 2018 News "KAUST in Saudi Arabia claims a record 3.2 gigabit per second (Gbps) data-rate performance for visible light communications (VLC) at 405nm wavelength. The orthogonal-frequency division multiplex (OFDM) system used an indium gallium nitride multiple quantum well microphotodetector (μPD) receiver and laser diode source with quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) coding." "The researchers want to address the bandwidth and data security challenges for future high-speed mobile Internet, smart traffic, and Internet of Things (IoT). Bandgap limitations make the receiver portion of VLC systems
ECRC brings astronomy back home 1 min read · Tue, Feb 20 2018 News optical telescope GPU Computing parallel algorithms Astronomy research excellence is coming back home to the Middle East, where it took its first steps around 1200 BC. Custome new software developed by the KAUST Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC) was released at the end of 2017. Named MOAO - Multiple Object Adaptive Optics â the software will contribute to the activities of the world's largest future optical telescope to be deployed in Chile in 2024.
Pulling rank on spatial statistics 1 min read · Sun, Feb 18 2018 News High Performance Computing statistics A technique that uses the power of computing could solve statistical problems cheaper and faster than current methods.
Abla Kammoun receives IEEE Wireless Communication Letters Award 1 min read · Thu, Feb 15 2018 News Wireless Communications Abla Kammoun, a research scientist based in the University's SRI - Center for Uncertainty Quantification Laboratory, recently received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Wireless Communication Letters (WCL) top editor award. Kammoun's achievement is a significant honor, as every year no more than five editors are selected for this award for their significant contributions and exemplary services to the IEEE WCL. The goal of the IEEE WCL is the rapid dissemination of original, cutting-edge ideas and timely, significant contributions in the theory and applications of wireless communications.
Making data more accessible 1 min read · Sun, Feb 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight statistics Ying Sun is a multi-award-winning statistician who is inspired by the value of statistics in solving real-world problems.
Round-the-clock power from smart bowties 1 min read · Sun, Feb 4 2018 News infrared energy electromagnetic waves Innovative diode design uses ultrafast quantum tunneling to harvest infrared energy from the environment.
UESTC students visit CEMSE Laboratories during a one week Winter Camp at KAUST 1 min read · Sun, Feb 4 2018 News photonics printable electronics nanoelectronics laser sensors bioimaging biophotonics 3D printing Twenty-two undergraduate students from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, are currently visiting the CEMSE Division as part of one week Winter Camp at KAUST.
Student Focus: Gaurav Agarwal 1 min read · Thu, Feb 1 2018 News Spotlight student focus Gaurav Agarwal joined KAUST in the fall of 2016 as a statistics Ph.D. student in the Environmental Statistics Group under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Before joining KAUST, Agarwal completed a bachelor's degree in statistics from Hindu College, Delhi, and a master's degree in statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Revealing hidden relationships in data 1 min read · Sun, Jan 28 2018 News statistics weather A method to visualize hidden statistical structure helps make sense of environmental data.
Flexing for the next silicon wave 1 min read · Sun, Jan 28 2018 News aluminium circuit silicon solar cell solartechnology Ultrathin, rigid silicon segments that are wired through interdigitated metal contacts produce ultraflexible high-performance solar cells.
Taking control at the junction 1 min read · Sun, Jan 21 2018 News electrical engineering Applied Physics Fine tuning the composition of nitride alloys can further the development of optical and electronic interface devices.
KAUST Ph.D. student wins Magnetism as Art Showcase Award 1 min read · Thu, Jan 18 2018 News nanowires magnetism nanostructures Jose Efrain Perez, a Ph.D. student based in the University's Sensing, Magnetism and Microsystems Laboratory, won the Magnetism as Art Showcase People's Choice Award at the 62nd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) 2017 for his artwork entitled "Magnetic Nanobeacon." Efrain Perez, who is supervised by Professor Jurgen Kosel, won the award at the MMM's annual showcase which was held in Pittsburgh from November 6 to 10, 2017. His colleague Zahra Albu presented and accepted the award on his behalf.
Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR Student Paper Competition 1 min read · Wed, Jan 17 2018 News student award statistics Environmental Statistics Ph.D. student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR student paper competition for his paper entitled "Quantile function modeling with application to salinity tolerance analysis in plant data."
Best 2016 Paper in the Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 1 min read · Mon, Jan 15 2018 Spotlight News statistics spatial statistics Spatial extremes Professor Huser will present the work in a special invited session (JABES showcase) at the International Biometric Conference taking place in Barcelona, Spain, in July 2018.
Making waves for ultrahigh definition displays 1 min read · Sun, Jan 14 2018 News electronics electrical engineering Wavy transistors that vertically gain width without increasing their on-chip footprint could drive future flexible displays.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships in Photonics @ CEMSE - call 3 - 2018 1 min read · Sun, Jan 14 2018 News MULTIPLY photonics A group of professors working in the area of photonics at KAUST, most of them with CEMSE Division, offer hosting of outgoing Marie Sklodowska- Curie Fellowships in their research groups within the EU H2020 COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme MULTIPLY. Candidates are invited to submit proposals for research within the environment of laboratories of professors Andrea Fratalocchi , Boon S. Ooi, Carlo Liberale, Enzo M. Di Fabrizio, Kazuhiro Ohkawa, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, and Xiaohang Li. The call deadline is the 2nd of April 2018. For application information please check the call flyer or
Modeling where the wind blows 1 min read · Sun, Jan 7 2018 News statistics wind A new statistical technique could be used to more accurately locate global wind resources.
One bad apple can spoil a robot swarm 1 min read · Mon, Jan 1 2018 News computing statistics engineering Coordinated robot swarms can achieve amazing feats, but even a single faulty unit can have serious consequences.
Carving out circuits that click into place 1 min read · Sun, Dec 24 2017 News integrated circuits geometrical shapes electronics An easy and reliable assembly approach, inspired by building blocks, challenges the current fabrication of electronic systems.
CEMSE Student Altynay Kaidarova appointed member of the Next Generation Magneticans Advisory Board 1 min read · Fri, Dec 15 2017 News Spotlight magnetic science magnetic sensors energy harvesting smart nanoprobes corrosion sensors Altynay Kaidarova, a CEMSE Master student in the Electrical Engineering Program, under the supervision of Prof. Jurgen Kosel, has recently been elected as a member of the Next Generation Magneticans Advisory Board.
BORG students present research in KAUST Research Conference on Big Data Analyses in Evolutionary Biology 1 min read · Tue, Dec 12 2017 News Two students from the Bio-Ontology Research Group presented their research at KAUST Research Conference on Big Data Analyses in Evolutionary Biology.
KAUST Discovery - Unleashing ultraviolet brings visible improvement 1 min read · Sun, Dec 10 2017 News Secure optical communication UV Communications High-speed communication systems based on ultraviolet radiation are now in sight.
Dominik L. Michels receives the first Procter & Gamble Faculty Award 1 min read · Sun, Dec 10 2017 News numerical simulations machine learning algorithm scientific computing visual computing Dominik L. Michels, Computer Science and Mathematics faculty in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (CEMSE) and head of the Computational Sciences Group within the Visual Computing Center (VCC), recently received the first Procter & Gamble (P&G) Faculty Award.
PhD student Sabrina Vettori selected for an ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award. Congrats! 1 min read · Tue, Dec 5 2017 News Spotlight statistics air pollution PhD student Sabrina Vettori has been selected by the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region (ENAR) to receive a Distinguished Student Paper Award at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting in Atlanta ( https://www.enar.org/meetings/spring2018/index.cfm ) for her manuscript entitled " Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling of Air Pollution Extremes Using Multivariate Max-Stable Processes ". She will present her work at an oral contributed paper session, be invited to attend the ENAR President’s reception and publicly receive their award at the beginning of the ENAR President’s Invited
Outreach Seminars at Effat University by Prof. Qiaoqiang Gan and Dr. Tien Khee Ng 1 min read · Wed, Nov 29 2017 News Prof. Qiaoqiang Gan and Dr. Tien Khee Ng presented research seminars on "Fresh Water Generation Using Solar Energy" and "Research at KAUST Photonics Laboratory".
Tiny speakers break a barrier for sound 1 min read · Sun, Nov 26 2017 News applied mathematics computational science Acoustics speakers A loudspeaker design could allow small devices to produce powerful low-frequency sounds.
