2017 Workshop Modern Statistics for Complex Data Structures 1 min read · Sun, Nov 12 2017 Spotlight News statistics 2017 Workshop Modern Statistics for Complex Data Structures
VSRP intern Muwei Zhang's first-author paper hits the headline of the Physica Status Solidi Journal 1 min read · Sun, Nov 12 2017 News Spotlight electronics Gas Sensors photonics Professor Xiaohang Li's Visiting Student Research Internship Program (VSRP) intern, Muwei Zhang has recently published his first-author paper "Structural and electronic properties of wurtzite BxAl1_xN from first-principles calculations" on the Physica Status Solidi (b) Journal.
Semiconductors with an aligned interface 1 min read · Sun, Nov 12 2017 News electrical engineering electronics material science Efficiency gains come from tuning the properties of semiconducting materials by combining layers of different composition.
Akram presented a poster and gave a live demo in IEEE Sensors Conference 1 min read · Wed, Nov 1 2017 News sensors Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D. student in IMPACT Lab, presented a poster titled "A wearable 3D motion-sensing system integrated with a Bluetooth smartphone application-A system-level overview" at IEEE Sensors conference held in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov 1, 2017.
Flexible batteries a highlight for smart dental aids 1 min read · Wed, Oct 25 2017 News Phototherapy orthodontic devices LED-lighting 3D printed denatl brace Redesigned lithium-ion batteries could help improve the efficiency of orthodontic devices.
Facebook AI new language explained by KAUST Professor Xiangliang Zhang 1 min read · Tue, Oct 24 2017 News machine learning big data cloud computing That is not a Messenger troll, but the actual conversation between two chatbots by the Facebook AI Research (FAIR). The two robots, Bob and Alice, were thought the art of negotiation apples and books. They had been instructed to work out how to negotiate between themselves and improve their bartering as they went along. But, after leaving the pair alone, they start talking in this uncompressible but yet effective vocabulary.
Professor Robert Hoehndorf will be a guest speaker at upcoming Science to Watch 1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2017 News Professor Robert Hoehndorf will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Science to Watch Film and Forum. Science to Watch is a science orientated movie series followed by a discussion about the movie as it relates to science. The objective of the series is to increase public awareness about science, to stimulate curiosity about the research conducted here at KAUST, and at the same time enjoy a good movie with friends, including pizza and popcorn. The post-movie discussion is guided by a KAUST scientist working in the area.
Streamlining space structures 1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2017 News Computer science A new computational framework marries ideas from computer graphics with civil engineering to reduce times and costs of constructing frame-based structures.
Announcement for Internship Opportunities 1 min read · Thu, Oct 12 2017 News SSI The Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) is pleased to announce the Saudi Summer Internship 2018 (SSI2018). The CEMSE Saudi Summer Internship is an 8-12 week research program designed to introduce in-kingdom students to topics of research in our Division.
Invited talk at GTC Europe 2017 1 min read · Thu, Oct 12 2017 News talk GTC Europe 2017 GPU Technology Conference munich learning detection human activity in untrimmed video Prof. Ghanem gives an invited talk on learning to detect human activity in untrimmed video at GTC Europe 2017
Dataset size counts for better predictions 1 min read · Sun, Oct 8 2017 News statistics data A statistical technique for modeling large datasets improves interpretation of climate and environmental data.
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Maxat Kulmanov for new publication 1 min read · Thu, Oct 5 2017 News Ph.D. student Maxat Kulmanov's paper, "DeepGO: predicting protein functions from sequence and interactions using a deep ontology-aware classifier" was recently published in Bioinformatics.
Boon Ooi elected a fellow of the Optical Society of America 1 min read · Thu, Oct 5 2017 News "Boon Ooi, professor of electrical engineering in the University’s Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, was recently elected as a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)."
CEMSE’s Professor Boon Ooi appointed Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) 1 min read · Mon, Oct 2 2017 News photonics light fellowship OSA Boon Ooi, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the KACST - Technology Innovation Center for Solid-State Lighting, under the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division of KAUST, was recently appointed Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
Assistant Professor Ying Sun wins American Statistical Association award 1 min read · Mon, Oct 2 2017 News statistics award Ying Sun, KAUST assistant professor of applied mathematics and computational science, won the 2017 Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) Early Investigator Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA). Sun received her award at the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), held from July 29 to August 3 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Sun's award recognizes her important contributions to the field of environmental statistics that help to address major problems like climate change and environmental pollution. At KAUST, Sun leads the Environmental Statistics Group in the
CEMSE's new underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) opens new frontier for off-shore control system 1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2017 News Underwater wireless optical communication underwater video transmission Billions of liters of fuel travel every day along an intricate network of pipelines. Reports show that 15 thousand kilometers of infrastructure exist worldwide, with more than a third being underwater. Efficient real-time monitoring is the next frontier to achieve improved industrial productivity and prevent environmental accidents.
OSA Spotlight on Optics features "Continuous-wave optically pumped green perovskite vertical-cavity surface-emitter" 1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2017 News "Solution-processed semiconductors have come to rival traditional laser materials at visible wavelengths."
Bringing signals into phase 1 min read · Mon, Sep 25 2017 News electricity electrical engineering material science A novel type of electronic component made from a blend of polymer materials could enable more effective circuitry.
Professor Alouini honored at OIC Summit on Science and Technology 2017 1 min read · Sun, Sep 17 2017 Spotlight News Prof. Alouini was honored in Engineering for his long-term research in Telecommunication. The other selected scientists were: for Chemistry, Prof. Yusuf Yagci from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey; for Medicine, Dr. Assan Jaye from the Medical Research Council in Banjul, Gambia, for Physics, Prof. Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli from the Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco; and for Biology, Dr. Yerlan Ramankulov from the National Center for Biotechnology in Astana, Kazhakstan.
eeNews Europe and Compound Semiconductor features "Researchers prove non line-of-sight UV Li-fi at 71Mbit/s" 1 min read · Fri, Sep 15 2017 News "Modulating the signal of ultraviolet LED emitting at 294nm, researchers from KAUST have demonstrated a high-speed near-solar-blind communication link with a data rate of 71 Mbit/s. Using UV-B light has several benefits..."
KAUST Discovery - No strings attached for underwater video system 1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017 News An underwater wireless optical communications system for streaming high-quality, live video.
KAUST Ph.D. student wins American Statistical Association paper competition 1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017 Awards News Spotlight student award Sabrina Vettori, a Ph.D. student co-supervised by KAUST Distinguished Professor Marc Genton, who leads the Spatio-Temporal Statistics & Data Science group, and KAUST Assistant Professor Raphaël Huser, who leads the Extreme Statistics Research Group, won the 2017 Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Eligible papers focused on environmental statistics, and the four competition winners presented their papers at an ENVR-sponsored session at the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), held from
KAUST Ph.D. student Lukas Larisch wins the PACE 2017 Challenge 1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017 News Acoustics simulation PDE Lukas Larisch, a KAUST Ph.D. student in Computer Science working under the supervision of Professor Gabriel Wittum, won the PACE 2017 Parameterized Algorithms and Computational Experiments Challenge. The award ceremony that took place in Vienna, Austria, at the beginning of September this year has been held during the ALGO Congress at the International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2017).
No strings attached for underwater video system 1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017 News electrical engineering communications marine science underwater sensor underwater camera An underwater wireless optical communications system for streaming high-quality, live video.
Visualization helps science to see the unexpected 1 min read · Sun, Sep 10 2017 News visual computing image Advances in how science is presented means that visual tools can inspire research, as well as make its results accessible to the world.
Hesham ElSawy gains ISWCS Best Scientific Contribution Award 2017 1 min read · Thu, Sep 7 2017 News Spotlight Cognitive radio network Stochastic Geometry Green communications Queueing theory The imminent era of the smart world is foreseen to involve massively many power and computationally constraint wireless devices with sporadic traffic patterns. The surging Internet of things (IoT) and cyber physical systems (CPS) are clear examples that rely on massive wireless networks. Hence, realizing such extensive wireless connectivity is mandatory to unlock the potentials and reap the benefits of the foreseen smart era.
Letting the data speak for itself 1 min read · Sun, Sep 3 2017 News statistics climate science extreme events A new statistical approach for environmental measurements lets the data determine how to model extreme events.
Dark materials squeeze green fuel from sunlight 1 min read · Sun, Aug 27 2017 News metamaterials photocatalysis plasmon resonance Metallic nanostructures that slow down light dramatically can triple the efficiency of solar-based hydrogen fuel generation.
Professor Sun receives the Environment Early Investigator Award 2017 1 min read · Sun, Aug 13 2017 News award Environmental Statistics statistics Ying Sun, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering Division (CEMSE) of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the 2017 Early Investigator Award by the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR).
Professor Sun receives the Environment Early Investigator Award 2017 for her outstanding contribution in environmental statistics 1 min read · Sun, Aug 13 2017 News spatio-temporal statistics environmental applications computational methods Ying Sun, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering Division (CEMSE) of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the 2017 Early Investigator Award by the American Statistical Associationâs Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR).
KAUST Discovery - Fewer defects from a 2D approach 1 min read · Sun, Aug 13 2017 News Flatter materials have fewer imperfections, which makes for better solar cells and light sensors.
Semiconductor Today features "Near-ultraviolet laser diodes powering visible light communication" 1 min read · Wed, Aug 9 2017 News "First demonstration of near-ultraviolet (NUV) laser diodes (LDs) and red-green-blue (RGB) phosphors for white visible light communication (VLC)."
The awesome scope of big data 1 min read · Sun, Aug 6 2017 News big data artificial intelligence computational methods health protein structures biology Sifting through huge amounts of data may bring a better understanding of whale shark social structures, protein targets for drug therapies and disease-causing genes.
More rain for the Red Sea if El Niño breezes in 1 min read · Sun, Jul 30 2017 News earth science and engineering climatology Red Sea modeling Modeling leads to a better understanding of the role El Niño plays in increasing rainfall along the coast of the Red Sea.
Hosted the 2nd annual ActivityNet challenge in CVPR 2017 1 min read · Wed, Jul 26 2017 News Action Recognition Challenge untrimmed classification temporal localization dense captioning CVPR IVUL hosted the 2nd annual ActivityNet Large Scale Action Recognition Challenge during CVPR 2017.
Smart sensors could save lives 1 min read · Sat, Jul 22 2017 News Smart sensors Sensor nodes 3D-printed, disposable sensors capable of detecting noxious gases and changes in temperature and humidity could revolutionize environmental monitoring.
A firefly's flash inspires new nanolaser light 1 min read · Sat, Jul 15 2017 News nanoscience nanoscale electrical engineering light Synchronized emissions from innovative on-chip lasers create possibilities for inexpensive artificial neural networks.
Going to extremes to predict natural disasters 1 min read · Sat, Jul 8 2017 News simulation statistics A systematic approach to selecting and configuring statistical models improves predictions of extreme events.
Visiting Ph.D. Student Meng-Lin Tsai and Prof Jr-Hau He device the thinnest highly-efficient solar cell 1 min read · Wed, Jul 5 2017 News nanomaterials hydrogen energy optoelectronics At King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a team of researchers developed what might be the effective solution to the problem: the thinnest solar cells with lateral geometry offering high optoelectronic performances while reducing production costs of extended photovoltaic architecture. The research was recently published in Advanced Material and reported by Nature Middle East.
Keeping the heat out 1 min read · Sat, Jul 1 2017 News electrical engineering nanoscience physics Insights into the thermal behavior of metal-nitride nanowires could open new avenues in optical electronics.
Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017 1 min read · Mon, Jun 19 2017 News Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits wearable sensors RF circuits Microwave circuits Antennas This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.
Farhan and Fahad selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017 1 min read · Mon, Jun 19 2017 News This year, the premium conference of microwave community, IMS, organized Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for the very first time. Out of 157 submissions, only 20 were selected as the finalists of the competition.
CBRC participates in NATDP 2017 1 min read · Sat, Jun 17 2017 News comparative genomics proteins Five research groups from CBRC participated in this year's National Academic Talent Development Program (NATDP) Symposium on April 20. The Knowledge Mining Lab presented their research on Microbial Knowledge-based Expolaration Systems as well as Novel Computational Methods that Facilitate Development of Cyanofactories for Free Fatty Acid Production.
Winds and waves winding down 1 min read · Sat, Jun 17 2017 News earth science and engineering climatology Red Sea Wind intensities and wave heights in the Red Sea are decreasing over time—potential for a significant impact on its ecosystem.
The next generation of sensing platforms 1 min read · Thu, Jun 15 2017 News sensors The University welcomed 70 delegates to the third annual KAUST Sensor Initiative, held on campus from May 7 to 8. The interdisciplinary meeting aimed to transform sensor technologies and explore novel applications, create a global group of sensor pioneers and mentor a new generation of sensor experts.
Ying Wu awarded Phononics Young Investigator 2017 1 min read · Sun, Jun 11 2017 Spotlight News phononics metamaterials Prof. Ying Wu received the 2017 Phononics Young Investigator Award as the Phononics community gathered in Changsha, China, for the 4th International Conference on Phononic Crystal/Metamaterials, Phonon Transport/Coupling, and Topological Phononics, on June 4-9 2017.
BORG at ISMB/ECCB 1 min read · Tue, May 30 2017 News Meet members of the BORG at ISMB/ECCB this year in Prague. We will present one tutorial on ontologies in biology and biomedicine, one poster presentation at the Bio-Ontologies SIG, one flash talk at the Function SIG, and one oral presentation in the Variant Interpretation SIG.
Cocoon finally out: Professor Marco Canini together with VMware, Samsung, and Microsoft craft the ultimate SDN ally 1 min read · Mon, May 29 2017 News distributed systems machine learning artificial intelligence With the recent emergence of software-defined networking, which brings programmability and lowers the barrier for new functionalities into networks, the academic and industry communities have become very interested in the problem of network verification.
Sharing expert experimental knowledge to expedite design 1 min read · Thu, May 25 2017 News synthetic biology bioscience Computer science A repository of metabolic information provides a quick reference tool for designing useful synthetic biological systems.
One size does not fit all: an innovative analytical tool will help pave the way for tailor made health care 1 min read · Wed, May 24 2017 News genetic mutation drug effects genomeFit It is estimated that each year, around eight million children worldwide are born with a serious genetic condition that is either life-threatening or debilitating. These disorders are caused by underlying mutations affecting the genetic makeup contained in our cells, and according to experts, half of the variations responsible for these diseases are still unknown. Because of the lack of information on these disorders, physicians are often unable to pinpoint the exact molecular cause of the disease or opt for the most appropriate treatment.
