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August 2020

KAUST prospective student: Xingdi Zhang

1 min read · Tue, Aug 18 2020

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Xingdi Zhang is a computer science graduate from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China. Xingdi will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST High-Performance Visualization Group under the supervision of Professor Markus Hadwiger.
Former KAUST VSRP student wins Best Talk Award at ISMB 2020

1 min read · Tue, Aug 18 2020

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bio-ontology ISCB ISMB genome artificial intelligence

Runar Reve, a former KAUST Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP) student, recently received the International Society for Computational Biology’s (ISCB) Bio-Ontologies COSI – Best Talk Award at the 28th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) 2020.
Professor Hussain’s adaptive tech for distance learning project receives $20,000 in prize funding

1 min read · Tue, Aug 18 2020

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COVID-19 innovation distance learning

Muhammad Hussain, KAUST professor of electrical engineering and PI of the MMH Labs, was recently chosen as one of six finalists in the KAUST Community COVID-19 Innovation Challenge. The event, organized by KAUST Innovation and Economic Development, sought to generate community-driven solutions to challenges faced during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet KAUST prospective student: Cristian Felipe Jiménez Varón

1 min read · Sun, Aug 16 2020

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Statistical Modeling Environmental Statistics

Cristian Felipe Jiménez Varón is an applied mathematics graduate who will join KAUST from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales (UNAL), Colombia. He also holds dual bachelor's degrees in industrial engineering and chemical engineering fromUNAL .
Meet KAUST prospective student: Yingquan Li

1 min read · Tue, Aug 11 2020

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Yingquan Li, 21, is an electrical engineering graduate who will join KAUST in the fall of 2020. He will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Communication Theory Lab under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. An initial reference from a supervisor spurred his interest in joining KAUST, which resulted in a visiting student opportunity at KAUST. During his internship, Li was amazed by the facilities and research standard found on campus. It was this combination of impressive factors that inspired him to continue his academic career at the University.
KAUST prospective student: Xiaochuan Gou

1 min read · Tue, Aug 11 2020

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Xiaochuan Gou, 27, from Dalian, China, will join KAUST in the fall of 2020. He will join KAUST as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Machine Intelligence and kNowledge Engineering research group under the supervision of Professor Xiangliang Zhang.
KAUST prospective student: Qizhou Wang

1 min read · Sun, Aug 9 2020

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machine learning Computer Vision

Qizhou Wang, 22, is a communication engineering graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China. Wang will join KAUST in the fall of 2020 as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Primalight Lab under the supervision of Professor Andrea Fratalocchi.
Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Igor Sokolov

1 min read · Sun, Aug 9 2020

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machine learning optimization

Igor Sokolov, 23, is an applied mathematics and physics graduate who will join KAUST from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia. Igor first came to KAUST as a visiting student in 2019 and was highly impressed by the University's living and working facilities. It was this first impression that prompted him to pursue an M.S. at KAUST. Sokolov will join KAUST in the Fall of 2020 as an M.S. candidate under the supervision of Professor Peter Richtarik.

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