I decided to join KAUST because of its outstanding environment and the exceptional quality of its professors, postdocs, and students. The university's recent focus on applied research resonates deeply with my background, which spans both academic and industrial domains. This alignment presents a unique opportunity to transform our theoretical concepts into tangible innovations, ultimately contributing to the advancement of society.
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Houcine Chougrani received his State Engineering degree in electronics from École Nationale Polytechnique in Algiers, Algeria, in 2011, followed by an M.Sc. in signal processing from Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France, in 2012, and a Ph.D. in information technology from École Telecom Bretagne in Brest, France, in 2016. After completing his studies, he spent several years in industry, working as a Research and Development Engineer at Airbus Defence&Space and OQ Technology. From 2019 to 2021, he was a research associate at the University of Luxembourg, where he continued as a research scientist from 2022 to 2024. He is currently a Research Scientist at KAUST.
Research Interest
Houcine Chougrani's research focuses on developing and implementing advanced techniques for terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (TN & NTN), with a particular emphasis on 3GPP-based protocols.
Education Profile
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Science and Technologies of Information and Communications, IMT Atlantique, Brest, France, 2012-2016
- Master of Science (M.Sc.), Signal, Image processing, and Applications, University of Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 2011-2012
- Engineer, Electronics engineering, École Polytechnique. Algiers, Algeria, 2006-2011
Early Career
- 2021-2024: Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- 2019-2021: Research Associate, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- 2018–2019: Lead of Signal Processing & System Engineer, OQ Technology, Luxembourg.
- 2017-2018: R&D Signal Processing & System Engineer, Scalian for Airbus Defence&Space (DS), Toulouse, France.
- 2012- 2016: Ph.D Candidate , Orange Labs/ IMT Atlantique, Meylan, France.
- 2012: Signal processing trainee, Orange Labs, Lannion, France.
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