PhD Dissertation Defense

Apr 5 - Apr 11, 2020

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 4, 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 16 - Feb 22, 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 1, 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 16, 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, Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellow, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

Nov 11, 18:00 - 20:00

B3 L5 R5209

photonics ultraviolet wavelengths optoelectronics

Nov 3 - Nov 9, 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 26, 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 14, 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 25 - Aug 31, 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 3, 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

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 20, 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 13, 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 29, 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 15, 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 1, 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 18, 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 27, 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

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 9, 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 9, 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 26, 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 8, 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 10, 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 3, 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 27, 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 4, 2018

Similarity Algorithms by Anas Ismail

Aug 2, 09:00 - 11:00

B3 R5209

Dec 10 - Dec 16, 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 11, 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 17, 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 20, 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

Apr 9 - Apr 15, 2017

Computational Methods for ChIP-seq Data Analysis and Applications

Haitham M. Ashoor, Ph.D., Computer Science

Apr 10, 16:00 - 17:30

B3 L5 5209

computation techniques machine learning bioinformatics data analysis

Genetic Algorithms for Optimization of Machine-learning Models and their Applications in Bioinformatics

Arturo Magana Mora, Ph.D., Computer Science

Apr 10, 13:00 - 15:00

B3 L5 R5209

machine learning data mining biology genetics bioinformatics

Novel Computational Methods that Facilitate Development of Cyanofactories for Free Fatty Acid Production by Olaa Motwalli

Olaa A. Motwalli, Ph.D., Computer Science

Apr 9, 16:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

machine learning bioinformatics graph mining genomics

Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2016

Novel Data Mining Methods for Virtual Screening of Biological Active Chemical Compounds by Othman Soufan

Othman Soufan, Ph.D., Computer Science

Nov 16, 14:00 - 15:00

H2 B9

machine learning data mining Computational biology biomedical applications Chemical compounds visualization