Better routing for wireless networks 1 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2015 News sensors electrical engineering An improved wireless communication protocol enables more robust links between remote electronic devices.
Coral reef fish: not such a family affair 1 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2015 News marine science coral reef fish Some coral reef fish species don’t settle very close to home.
Disease researchers have a way with words 1 min read · Sat, Jul 25 2015 News Computer science bioscience computing biology biomedicine Specialized word search method sheds light on phenotypic similarity of diseases.
Signal noise annoys no more 1 min read · Mon, Jul 13 2015 News electrical engineering signals Identifying noise in communication signals helps to filter out glitches and improve transmission quality.
Prof. Osama Amin Elevated To Senior Member Of IEEE 1 min read · Mon, Jul 13 2015 News communications wireless networks energy harvesting Dr. Osama Amin has been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered an important honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.
Taking the guesswork out of experimental design 1 min read · Sat, Jul 11 2015 News applied mathematics computational science computing A fast computational method optimizes sensor measurement networks for noisy, sparsely observed environments.
The Orange Laser 1 min read · Tue, Jul 7 2015 News optics photonics In the last issue of Electronics Letters of 9th July 2015 Vol.51 No.14 a team of researchers coordinated by Prof. Boon Ooi, director the Photonics Laboratory at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), presented a phosphide-based laser structure that can operate in the orange wavelengths at room temperature.
Perfect absorption graphene style 1 min read · Sat, Jun 27 2015 News nanotechnology electrical engineering material science and engineering A tiny device broadens the bandwith to enable absorption with wide-reaching potential for electrical engineering.
L'oreal-UNESCO UK & Ireland For Women In Science Fellowships (FWIS) for the article "Modelling particulate matter pollution from vegetation fires in South-East Asia". 1 min read · Wed, Jun 24 2015 News data analysis visuanimation statistics Paola Crippa (presently at University of Newcastle, UK) is one of the winners of the highly contested 2015 L'oreal-UNESCO UK & Ireland For Women In Science Fellowships (FWIS) for the article "Modelling particulate matter pollution from vegetation fires in South-East Asia".
PhD Student Hanan Mohammed wins PATW Competition 1 min read · Mon, Jun 15 2015 News Spotlight magnetic nanowires nanofabrication Spintronics Student wins the IET Saudi Arabia Young Professionals PATW Competition 2014/15.
Peak performance for proteins 1 min read · Sat, Jun 13 2015 News bioscience biology proteins NMR An improved peak fitting procedure enables a better determination of protein structures.
Making Artificial Skin inspired from nature 1 min read · Wed, Jun 3 2015 News sensors microfluidics nanowires Congratulations to Professor Jurgen Kosel for his research on an Artificial Skin inspired by nature. Research that was featured in MIT Technology Review.
Stretchable Electronics Make Thermotherapy Easier for Arthritis Patients 1 min read · Mon, Jun 1 2015 News CMOS nanoelectronics flexible stretchable electronics A paper has been published to cover a new technology that makes electronic devices stretchable while retaining their electrical and thermal properties.
Finding the Face in the Crowd 1 min read · Sat, May 30 2015 News Computer science statistics applied mathematics computational science An algorithm that maximizes the difference between data categories achieves high accuracy in classifying faces.
Ms Student wins the First Phase of the 10th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia 1 min read · Sat, May 30 2015 News Spotlight wireless powering energy harvesting composite magnets Abdullah Almansouri, a MS student in the electro-physics track within the Electrical Engineering program, won the first phase of the 10th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia.
Targeting cancer cells with tiny magnetic wires 1 min read · Sat, May 30 2015 News nanomedicine biomedicine cancer electrical engineering bioscience Magnetic nanowires with weak magnetic fields and low frequencies can destroy cancer cells without generating heat.
Computer vision: Teaching computers how to see the world 1 min read · Wed, May 27 2015 News semantic analysis artificial intelligence UAV Ghanem works in the Visual Computing Center (VCC) and is interested in computer vision, image processing, and machine learning.
CEMSE Bridging science: IEEE-NEMS best paper award bestowed to CEMSE for scientific boundaries crossing 1 min read · Mon, May 11 2015 News magnetism transducers sensors MEMS microfluidics Scientific boundary-crossing initiatives are what help scientists stepping across boundary lines that traditionally mark the divide between scientific disciplines.
Optical chips harness the power of rogue waves 1 min read · Sat, May 2 2015 News optics nanoscale Optical chip A microchip designed to generate and control rogue waves of light on the nano-scale has many potential applications.An optical chip to create and harness the power of nanoscale rogue waves of light could ultimately lead to better prediction systems for weather events and natural disasters by improving researchers’ understanding of the mechanisms that underpin chaotic wave events. Natural catastrophic events are inherently unpredictable, stemming from high-energy, chaotic systems that are difficult to understand or emulate. Andrea Fratalocchi, and his team from KAUST, in collaboration with
Hsien-Yu Liao has defended his MS work on "Fabrication and Characterization of Micro-Membrane GaN Light Emitting Diodes" 1 min read · Thu, Apr 30 2015 News Hsien-Yu Liao (Patrick) has defended his MS work on Fabrication and Characterization of Micro-Membrane GaN Light Emitting Diodes! The thesis committee is chaired by Prof. Boon Ooi (KAUST), including the members of Prof. Fan Ren (University of Flordia), Prof. Muhammad M. Hussain (KAUST), and Prof. Jr-Hau He (KAUST).
An origami 'slinky' that harvests incidental energy 1 min read · Sat, Apr 25 2015 News Nanogenerators sensors mechanical energy Lightweight and low-cost device uses friction inside paper-based coils to transform mechanical motion into electricity.
Taking computing to the next level 1 min read · Sat, Apr 25 2015 News supercomputing data wrap applied mathematics computational science KAUST’s new supercomputer will enable ground-breaking scientific modeling and analysis in Saudi Arabia and worldwide.
Nano therapeutics heat up 1 min read · Sat, Apr 18 2015 News electronics Copper circuits digital interactive therapeutic patch Smart, stretchable pads open up a new approach for thermotherapy.
Dr. Hesham ElSawy recognized as Exemplary Reviewer by IEEE Transactions on Communications 1 min read · Fri, Apr 17 2015 News cognitive radio systems Stochastic Geometry Green communications Dr. Hesham ElSawy was recognized by the IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM) as an Exemplary Reviewer. Less than 2% of all IEEE TCOM Reviewers in 2015 got this recognition.
KAUST Researchers Offer 'Touch' To The World 1 min read · Wed, Apr 15 2015 News sensors microfluidics nanowires We proudly announced that he had won the award for the "Best Research Paper" at the 2015 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium for his research on artificial skin.
Tsunami On Demand: The Power To Harness Catastrophic Events 1 min read · Sun, Apr 5 2015 News photonics rogue waves nanoscale A new study published today on Nature Physics features a nano-optical chip that makes possible generating and controlling nanoscale rogue waves. The innovative chip was developed by an international team of physicists, led by Andrea Fratalocchi from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in Saudi Arabia, and is expected to have significant applications for energy research and environmental safety.
This is your light speaking, how can I help you? 1 min read · Sun, Mar 29 2015 News sensors lab-on-a-chip antenna arrays Prof. Salama's Smart Lighting System won the 1st prize at WEP Science Fair with a device that will change the way we interact with light.
A different kind of light 1 min read · Sat, Mar 28 2015 News light lightfest-2015 laser LED electrical engineering The discovery of the incandescent light bulb has transformed human existence. New LED technologies promise to be the next step forward.
PhD Students Invited to 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 1 min read · Sat, Mar 28 2015 News flexible electronics sensors Two CEMSE doctoral students have been invited to the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which will be held on June 28-July 3.
Cross-disciplinary collaboration results in groundbreaking earthquake research 1 min read · Wed, Mar 4 2015 News uncertainty quantification earthquake source modelling For KAUST research assistant Dr. Ling Zhang and Ph.D. student Hoby Razafindrakoto, a class in statistics the two took together on campus was a serendipitous event. "Hoby and Ling came to my spatial statistics class in the spring of 2013," explained Marc Genton, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division. "They had to do a project for the class, and their project morphed into a collaboration that produced two papers and an online tool for uncertainty quantification in earthquake source modeling." The group effort included P. Martin Mai
Securing future energy supply 1 min read · Fri, Feb 6 2015 News earth science and engineering renewable energy solar energy seismic KAUST’s Earth Science and Engineering Program is underpinned by a drive to develop sustainable ways to get the best from natural resources and quantify environmental hazards.
Tiny tuner turns heat into power 1 min read · Fri, Feb 6 2015 News Nanoscale device thermal infrared radiation electrical current Sustainable energy generation boosted by a nanoscale device that converts thermal infrared radiation to an electrical current.
A breeding ground for successful start-ups 1 min read · Fri, Feb 6 2015 News visualization quadcopter State-of-the-art facilities and world-class research projects give rise to thriving start-up companies based at KAUST.
FalconViz submits for the "Drones for Good" competition 1 min read · Thu, Feb 5 2015 News drones You can support our team actively via the online voting element of this competition which may help them in bringing back prizes to KAUST.
KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for A Sustainable Future 2015 1 min read · Sun, Feb 1 2015 News Electronic devices NSF KAUST Conference KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future will be held at the Engineering Science Hall on Feb 14th.
KAUST post-doctoral fellow wins science photography competition 1 min read · Thu, Jan 15 2015 News science photography A photograph of KAUST post-doctoral fellow Dr. Shilpa Sivashankar's research work has won the "Under the Looking Glass: Art from the World of Small Science" photography competition at the 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2014).
Imran Shafique has been recognized for Exemplary Reviewer by IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 1 min read · Wed, Jan 14 2015 News Channel modeling Composite fading channels Multihop relay networks Imran Shafique Ansari was recognized by IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL) as an Exemplary Reviewer, less than 3% of all IEEE WCL Reviewers in 2014 got this recognition.01142015
Lights up for chaotic storage 1 min read · Tue, Dec 23 2014 News optical resonator photonic crystals Chaotic optical resonators can trap more light energy than their orderly counterparts.
Windows could take the heat 1 min read · Tue, Dec 23 2014 News Thermoelectric materials electrical engineering thermal conductivity Generators embedded in windows produce electricity from the temperature differential between an air-conditioned interior and a sunny outside world.
Unlocking the mysteries of Red Sea eddies 1 min read · Tue, Dec 23 2014 News marine science First-time reports of the statistical properties of ‘whirlpools’ show they are frequent and seasonal.
Graphene is taking charge 1 min read · Mon, Dec 22 2014 News electronics Graphene material science and engineering Graphene-based capacitors prove useful in advanced non-linear electronics.
Wireless Multihop Networks: Finding the Best Way Home 1 min read · Sun, Dec 21 2014 News Stochastic Geometry Cross-layer protocol design Energy-efficient wireless multihop networks In contrast to conventional cellular networks, devices in wireless multihop networks have dual roles: while each device is a source of information it also acts as a router for its peers.
Bent, but not broken 1 min read · Wed, Dec 17 2014 News electronic circuits healthcare technologies Bendable electronics could help make robust wearable devices that can continuously monitor a person’s health.
Making the silent genes speak 1 min read · Sat, Dec 13 2014 News applied mathematics computational science genomics coding gene Regulating an overlooked set of genes may help biologists manipulate cells to find new therapy options.
KAUST team achieves remarkable flexibility with Silicon 1 min read · Sun, Dec 7 2014 News CMOS nanoelectronics flexible KAUST's Integrated Nanotechnology Lab are working to transform cutting-edge materials to make high-performance devices, but also about portability - they will have to be flexible, stretchable and reconfigurable
A novel design of antenna array developed by KAUST scientists 1 min read · Tue, Oct 21 2014 News RFICs sensors lab-on-a-chip antenna arrays nonlinear models At the sensors lab, Prof. K.N. Salama and Prof. A. Shamim led a team of KAUST founding masters students Farhan Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Umair Khalid to develop an aperture coupled patch antenna array SoP.
4th IEEE & IET Workshop Week 1 min read · Thu, Oct 16 2014 News IEEE and IET workshop IEEE Student Branch and the IET Student Group cordially invite you to participate and register for our 4th IEEE & IET Workshop Week.
CEMSE Welcomes new Professor: Dr. Hossein Fariborzi 1 min read · Sun, Oct 12 2014 News integrated circuits MEMS The CEMSE Division has recently welcomed a new Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Hossein Fariborzi. Prof. Fariborzi joins from Oracle/Sun Microsystems labs where he was a member of technical staff.
Prof. Hakan Bagci Elevated to Senior Member of IEEE 1 min read · Wed, Sep 24 2014 News computational electromagnetics time-domain integral-equations optics Prof. Hakan Bagci has been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered an important honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.
KAUST PhD: UC Berkeley Best Research Award 2014 1 min read · Fri, Sep 19 2014 News nanofabrication nanoelectronics thin film deposition KAUST CEMSE/EE graduate Dr. Hossain Fahad has just received the Best Research Award among 150 UC Berkeley research scientists, post-docs and graduate students.
