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July 2021

Mixing precision for model acceleration

1 min read · Mon, Jul 26 2021

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A mixed-precision approach for modeling large geospatial datasets can achieve benchmark accuracy with a fraction of the computational run time.
Professor Eltawil honored with UCI faculty innovator award

1 min read · Mon, Jul 26 2021

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KAUST Professor of Electrical Engineering Ahmed Eltawil has recently been honored as the winner of the 8th Annual SSoE Spring Faculty Awards "Innovator of the Year" by the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine (UCI). The award is presented annually to the most innovative, current or former, UCI faculty member who has “demonstrated excellence by developing a breakthrough technology, idea or process and has demonstrated its large potential to create economic value and improve lives.”
CBRC congratulates Aryam Alotaibi a SRSI student on winning the top paper Award

1 min read · Mon, Jul 26 2021

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Aryam Alotaibi a SRSI student at CBRC wins the top paper Award titled "Computational method to predict drug-disease associations using machine learning and graph embedding."
Grant award set to boost KAUST student’s efforts to close the digital divide

1 min read · Mon, Jul 26 2021

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NDA architecture interconnectivity

A research team featuring KAUST M.S./Ph.D. student Aniq Ur Rahman recently received €5,000 in funding from AlumNode, for their project: “Connecting the Unconnected: A Tool for Digital Inclusion.” Rahman—along with his colleagues Dr. Anish Jindal from the University of Essex, U.K., and Dr. Khac-Hoang Ngo from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden—received the grant for their innovative optimal network deployment architecture (NDA) software aimed at reducing the global digital divide.
KAUST researchers attend 70th Lindau Nobel Meeting

1 min read · Wed, Jul 14 2021

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Each year, young scientists from around the world get the coveted opportunity to learn from Nobel laureates as part of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Traditionally held in the small German town and island of Lindau, this year's 70th edition of the Lindau Meeting is taking place virtually, June 27-July 2, 2021, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Training an AI eye on the Moon

1 min read · Mon, Jul 12 2021

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Machine learning accelerates the search for promising Moon sites for energy and mineral resources.
KAUST team power ahead with alternative energy research

1 min read · Sun, Jul 4 2021

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With the continued growth in Internet of Things applications, deployments, and devices, highly connected, sustainable smart cities are no longer mere concepts or fantastical future dreams; many are already active and are expanding apace.
Xiaohang Li promoted to Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 min read · Sun, Jul 4 2021

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KAUST faculty member Xiaohang Li was recently promoted from the rank of Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Since joining KAUST in January 2016, Li led his Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory (ASL) in making several important contributions in semiconductor research.

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