PhD Dissertation Defense

Aug 30 - Sep 6, 2020

Low Power Micro-electromechanical Resonator-Based Logic Circuits

Sally Ahmed, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 31, 16:00 - 17:00

KAUST

Jul 26 - Aug 2, 2020

Additively Manufactured Vanadium Dioxide (VO₂) based Radio Frequency Switches and Reconfigurable Components

Shuai Yang, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 30, 18:00 - 20:00

KAUST

Optimization for Supervised Machine Learning: Randomized Algorithms for Data and Parameters

Filip Hanzely, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Jul 30, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Jul 5 - Jul 12, 2020

Maximizing I/O Bandwidth for Out-of-Core HPC Applications on Heterogeneous Large-Scale Systems

Tariq Alturkestani, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jul 9, 16:00 - 17:00

KAUST

Heterogeneous Integration Strategy for Obtaining Physically Flexible 3D Compliant Electronic Systems

Sohail Faizan Shaikh, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 9, 15:00 - 16:00

KAUST

Jun 28 - Jul 5, 2020

Hierarchical Approximation Methods for Option Pricing and Stochastic Reaction Networks

Chiheb Ben Hammouda, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Jul 2, 14:00 - 16:00

KAUST

hierarchical approximation methods option pricing Computational biology

Two-Scale Homogenization and Numerical Methods for Stationary Mean-Field Games

Xianjin Yang, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Jul 1, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

mean-field games

May 31 - Jun 14, 2020

Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: A Stochastic Optimization Approach

Sultan Albarakati, Director, KAUST Academy

Jun 7, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

optimization

May 24 - May 31, 2020

Indoor 3D Scene Understanding Using Depth Sensors

Jean Lahoud, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 28, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Computer Vision 3D object detection Deep learning

Apr 5 - Apr 12, 2020

Predicting Single Gene Loss of Function Phenotypes

Maxat Kulmanov, Research Scientist, Bio-Ontology Research Group

Apr 6, 19:30 - 21:30

KAUST

Computation of High-Dimensional Multivariate Normal and Student-t Probabilities Based on Matrix Compression Schemes

Jian Cao, Ph.D., Statistics

Apr 6, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Mar 29 - Apr 5, 2020

Fabrication and Characterization of GaN-Based Superluminescent Diode for Solid-State Lighting and Visible Light Communication

Abdullah A. Alatawi, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 2, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Fabrication and Characterization solid-state lighting Visible light communications

Efficient and Accurate Numerical Techniques for Sparse Electromagnetic Imaging

Ali Imran Sandhu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 1, 15:30 - 17:30

KAUST

computational electromagnetics inverse scattering

Ultraviolet band based underwater wireless optical communication

Xiaobin Sun, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 1, 10:00 - 12:00

KAUST

Optical communications optical wireless communicaitons communication networks photonics

Understanding a Block of Layers in Deep Neural Networks: Optimization, Probabilistic and Tropical Geometric Perspectives

Adel Bibi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mar 30, 18:00 - 20:00

KAUST

Computer Vision machine learning optimization

Feb 9 - Feb 23, 2020

Novel computational methods for promoter identification and analysis

Ramzan Umarov, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Feb 16, 16:00 - 18:00

B2 L5 R5209

machine learning promoters protein coding RNA genes TSS prediction tools

Jan 26 - Feb 2, 2020

Space-Time Tomographic Reconstruction of Deforming Objects

Guangming Zang, Research Engineer, Computer Science

Jan 27, 17:00 - 18:30

B1 L2 R2202

inverse problems computational imaging Deep learning optimization computed tomography space-time tomography

Nov 10 - Nov 17, 2019

Integration Strategy for Standalone Compliant Interactive Systems for Add-on Electronics

Sherjeel Khan, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 12, 16:30 - 18:00

B9 L3 R3125

IoT DIY sensors

Deep-Ultraviolet Optoelectronic Devices Enabled by the Hybrid Integration of Next-Generation Semiconductors and Emerging Device Platforms

Nasir Alfaraj, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 11, 18:00 - 20:00

B3 L5 R5209

photonics ultraviolet wavelengths optoelectronics

Nov 3 - Nov 10, 2019

Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 7, 16:30 - 19:00

B3 L5 R5220

energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems multiphase meters oil industry

Interactive High-Quality Visualization of Large-Scale Particle Data

Mohamed Ibrahim, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science

Nov 5, 14:00 - 15:00

B2 L5 R5209

visualization high-quality rendering large-scale simulation particle data aliasing artifact sampling visible particles

Machine Learning Models for Context Aware Recommendation Systems

Basmah Altaf, Ph.D., Computer Science

Nov 4, 10:00 - 11:00

B3 L5 R5209

recommender systems machine learning Deep learning contextual constraints popularity bias effect modeling quality recommendation

Oct 20 - Oct 27, 2019

Magnetic Polymer Composite Transducers for Integrated Systems

Mohammed Asadullah Khan, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 21, 14:30 - 15:30

B3 L5 R5220

Sep 8 - Sep 15, 2019

Study of III-nitride Nanowire Growth and Devices on Unconventional Substrates

Aditya Prabaswara, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 12, 09:30 - 11:00

B3 L5 R5209

semiconductors III-nitride nanowires optoelectronics

Aug 18 - Sep 1, 2019

Compliant Electronics for Unusual Environments

Amani Almuslem, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aug 25, 17:00 - 18:00

B3 L5 R5209

compliant electronics Implantable devices

Jul 28 - Aug 4, 2019

Study of ultraviolet AlGaN nanowires light-emitting diodes

Davide Priante, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 30, 16:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

photonics optoelectronics nanofabrication

Jul 21 - Aug 4, 2019

Traffic Monitoring and MAC-Layer Design for Future IoT Systems

Enas M. Odat, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 28, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L4 R4214

machine learning game theory cyber-physical systems

Jul 14 - Jul 21, 2019

Computational Analysis of Transcriptional Regulation after Single and Multiple Drug Administration.

Trisevgeni Rapakoulia, Ph.D., Computer Science

Jul 17, 10:00 - 12:00

B3 L5 R5209

Transcriptomics RNA genes drug effects breast cancer cell conversion

Jul 7 - Jul 14, 2019

Spectrum Management for Future Generations of Cellular Networks

Itsikiantsoa Randrianantenaina, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 8, 08:30 - 10:30

B1 L2 R2202

Wireless Communications Stochastic Geometry optimization Cellular Networks

Jun 23 - Jun 30, 2019

Analysis and Optimization of Massive MIMO Systems via Random Matrix Theory Approaches

Ikram Boukhedimi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 24, 12:00 - 14:00

B1 L3 R3119

Random Matrix Theory wireless communication systems Ultra-massive MIMO systems

Random Matrix Theory: Selected Applications from Statistical Signal Processing and Machine Learning

Khalil Elkhalil, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 24, 09:00 - 10:00

B1 L4 R4214

Random Matrix Theory machine learning high dimensional statistics data science

Jun 9 - Jun 16, 2019

Efficient Localization of Human Actions and Moments in Videos

Victor Escorcia, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 11, 15:00 - 16:00

B3 L5 R5220

Computer Vision machine learning artificial intelligence

May 26 - Jun 2, 2019

Stationary Mean-Field Games with Congestion

David Evangelista, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

May 28, 14:00 - 15:00

B2 L5 R5220

mean-field games

High Precision Comb-Assisted Molecular Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared

Bidoor AlSaif, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 27, 10:00 - 11:00

B2 L5 R5220

Optical sensors molecular spectroscopy

May 12 - May 19, 2019

Sim-to-Real Transfer for Autonomous Navigation

Matthias Mueller, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 14, 16:00 - 17:00

B2 L5 R5220

Computer Vision UAV robotics machine learning

Apr 21 - Apr 28, 2019

Advanced MTJ Sensory Devices for Industrial and Healthcare Applications

Yousof A. Mashraei, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 25, 15:00 - 16:00

B3 L5 R5209

magnetic sensors IoT consumer electronics

Unstructured Computations on Emerging Architectures

Mohammed AlFarhan

Apr 23, 13:00 - 14:00

B3 L5 R5209

Apr 14 - Apr 28, 2019

Paving the Way for Next Generation Wireless Data Center Networks

Amer AlGhadhban, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 21, 13:00 - 14:00

B1 L4 R4214

big data artificial intelligence cloud services

Mar 3 - Mar 10, 2019

Promoters identification and analysis

Ramzan Umarov, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Mar 7, 16:00 - 18:00

B1 L2 R2202

promoters protein coding RNA genes TSS prediction tools

Feb 3 - Feb 10, 2019

Semantic Prioritization of Novel Causative Genomic Variants in Mendelian and Oligogenic Diseases

Imane Boudellioua, Ph.D., Computer Science

Feb 5, 14:00 - 17:00

B9 R4223

functional prediction machine learning genetic variation variant prioritization

Jan 20 - Jan 27, 2019

Biomedical Signal Processing using the Squared Eigenfunctions of the Schrödinger Operator and Machine Learning

Abderrazak Chahid, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 24, 13:00 - 15:00

B1 B4 B4214

Signal processing machine learning image processing biomedicine

Dec 2 - Dec 9, 2018

Molecular Basis for p85 Dimerization and Allosteric Ligand Recognition

Safia Aljedani, Ph.D., Bioscience

Dec 6, 13:00 - 15:00

B3 L5 R5220

Nov 4 - Nov 11, 2018

Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis by Transformed Gaussian Processes

Yuan Yan, PhD Student of Prof. Marc Genton, KAUST

Nov 5, 17:15 - 18:15

B2 L5 R5220

spatio-temporal data analysis statistics

Oct 28 - Nov 4, 2018

Contributions to Computational Methods for Association Extraction from Biomedical Data: Applications to Text Mining and In Silico Toxicology

Arwa Bin Raies, Ph.D., Computer Science

Nov 1, 11:00 - 13:00

B2 L5 R5220

artificial intelligence High Performance Computing machine learning bioinformatics

Oct 21 - Oct 28, 2018

Towards rational design of biosynthesis pathways

Meshari Alazmi, Ph.D., Computer Science

Oct 24, 17:00 - 18:30

B3 R5209

machine learning bioinformatics structural biology systems biology

Jul 29 - Aug 5, 2018

Similarity Algorithms by Anas Ismail

Aug 2, 09:00 - 11:00

B3 R5209

Dec 10 - Dec 17, 2017

Novel Computational Methods to Predict Drug–target Interactions Using Graph Mining and Machine Learning Approaches

Rawan Olayan, Ph.D., Computer Science

Dec 11, 10:00 - 12:00

B3 L5 R5220

bioinformatics data integration data mining graph mining machine learning

Nov 5 - Nov 12, 2017

Contributions to In Silico Genome Annotation

Manal Kalkatawi, Ph.D., Computer Science

Nov 9, 10:00 - 13:00

B3 L5 R5209

bioinformatics data mining machine learning Deep learning genomics

Jun 11 - Jun 18, 2017

Computational Methods for Large Spatio-temporal Datasets and Functional Data Ranking

Jun 13, 09:00 - 10:00

B1 L4 R4102

computational statistics Environmental Statistics

May 14 - May 21, 2017

Mining Genome-Scale Growth Phenotype Data through Constant-Column Biclustering

Majed Alzahrani, Ph.D., Computer Science

May 17, 15:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

data mining machine learning Computational biology