Events

Nov 19 - Dec 3, 2023

Analysis and Design of Linear Classifiers for High-Dimensional, Small Sample Size Data Using Asymptotic Random Matrix Theory

Lama Burhan Niyazi, Ph.D. (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 26, 11:30 - 13:30

B1 L3 R3119

Nov 19 - Nov 26, 2023

FADO: A Federated Learning Attack and Defense Orchestrator

Nuno Neves, Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, the University of Lisboa (FCUL), Portugal.

Nov 23, 15:30 - 16:30

B5 L5 R5209

Federated learning machine learning

Efficient Inference for Joint Models of Multivariate Longitudinal and Survival Data Using INLAjoint

Denis Rustand, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics

Nov 23, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Natural Language Models For Unnatural Languages

Wamiq Para, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Nov 20, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L2 R2202

Multi-agent higher-order learning vs Nash equilibrium

Jeff Shamma

Nov 20, 12:00 - 13:00

B5 L5 R5209

Improving Interpretation Faithfulness for Transformers

Di Wang, Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Nov 20, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

transformers nlp interpretation faithfulness

Inferring effects of mutations from genomic evolutionary history

Dr. Muhammad Saqib Sohail, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Nov 20, 11:30 - 12:30

B1 L3 R3119

Nov 12 - Nov 26, 2023

Future Electronics Beyond the FinFET and GAA-FETs

Uttam Kumar Das, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 19, 16:00 - 18:00

B9 L2 H2322

Interface engineering for GaN HEMTs

Chuanju Wang, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 19, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

semiconductor

Nov 12 - Nov 19, 2023

Multiscale Learning of High-dimensional Cell Fate

Prof. Qing Nie, Department of Mathematics, Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine

Nov 16, 15:30 - 17:00

B9 L4 R4225

How do periodic structures affect nonlinear waves?

David Ketcheson, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Nov 16, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Tensor-train Methods for Partial Differential Equations and its application to a Neutron Transport Problem

Daniele Boffi, Associate Dean for Faculty, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Nov 14, 15:30 - 17:00

B9 L4 R4225

Partial Differential Equations

The Partition of Unity Finite Element Method for the Schrödinger Equation

Francesca Gardini, Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pavia, Italy

Nov 14, 14:30 - 15:30

B9 L4 R4225

Efficient Algorithms for Vision and Language Learning

Jun Chen , Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Nov 14, 12:15 - 14:15

B1 L3 R3426

Experimental Design Statistical Workshop

Hernando Ombao, Professor, Statistics

Nov 14, 09:00 - Nov 15, 17:00

B1 L4 R4102

The SCION Research and Education Network

Adrian Perrig, Professor, the Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Nov 13, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

cybersecurity internet architecture

Nov 5 - Nov 19, 2023

Family of Mean-Mixtures of Multivariate Normal Distributions

Prof. Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University

Nov 12, 15:30 - 16:30

B1 L4 R4102

Learning Sequential Modeling Algorithms for Motion Forecasting, Reinforcement Learning, and Vision-Language Understanding

Deyao Zhu, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Nov 12, 15:00 - 16:30

B1 L4 R4214

Models and Inference for Non-Gaussian Random Vectors and Fields

Sagnik Mondal, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Nov 12, 12:30 - 14:30

B5 L5 R5209

Mathematical Control Theory in Aeronautical Engineering: Boosted Maneuverability in Stall and Unconventional Stability of Insect Flight

Haithem Taha, Visiting Professor, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, KAUST

Nov 12, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Aeronautical Sciences

Nov 5 - Nov 12, 2023

Security and privacy in centralized and decentralized machine learning

Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and an ICREA-Acadèmia, Research Professor, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia.

Nov 9, 15:30 - 16:30

B4 L5 R5209

cybersecurity machine learning Security and Privacy attacks

Coded Super-MAC

Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan

Nov 8, 10:00 - 11:00

B1 L3 R3426

A Brief Overview of Arabic NLP

Prof. Sakhar B. Alkhereyf

Nov 7, 15:30 - 17:00

B5 L5 R5209

nlp Arabic natural language processing

Interpretable Learning on Heterogeneous Graphs

Qiang Yang, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Nov 7, 15:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5220

Adaptive Optimization Algorithms for Machine Learning

Slavomir Hanzely, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Nov 7, 10:00 - 11:00

B1 L4 R4214

artificial intelligence machine learning

The Prospect of Generative Language Processing

Prof. Muhammad Abdul-Mageed

Nov 6, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

nlp generative language processing artificial intelligence

The KAUST 2023 Workshop on Statistics

Nov 6, 09:00 - Nov 9, 17:00

B18 R4203

statistics data science modeling big data sustainability health environment

Oct 29 - Nov 12, 2023

Atomic Layer Deposition Reaction Parameters Influence on ZnO's Electrical Properties on Cotton Fabric for Textile Electronics

Huda Badghaish, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 5, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Smart Multifunctional Electronic Devices for IoT and Healthcare Applications

Nazek El-Atab, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 5, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

CMOS electronics Multifunctional Electronic Devices

Oct 29 - Nov 5, 2023

Scheduling tasks in energy harvesting IoT

Stefano Chessa, Professor, Department of Computer Science, the University of Pisa, Italy.

Nov 2, 15:30 - 16:30

B4 L5 R5209

IoT energy harvesting cybersecurity

Free Boundary Problems in Science and Engineering

Rafayel Teymurazyan, Research Scientist, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Nov 2, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Statistical Methods for Environment and Public Health Applications

Andre Victor Ribeiro Amaral , Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Nov 2, 11:45 - 14:30

B9 L4 R4225

Scalable Spatial Data Science for Social Scientists

Prof. Amr Magdy

Oct 31, 16:30 - 17:30

B4 L5 R5220

data science Spatial data

Stochastic Optimal Control with Exercise Rate Optimization and Markovian Projections: Pricing American Options and Importance Sampling Applications

Raul Tempone, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Oct 31, 15:30 - 17:00

B5 L5 R5209

sampling Markovian projection

Quantum Computing with Xanadu

Catalina Albornoz, Quantum Community Manager at Xanadu

Oct 31, 15:30 - 17:00

KAUST

quantum computing PennyLane photonic architecture

Memory Forensics 2.0

Davide Balzarotti, Professor and head of the Digital Security department, EURECOM, France.

Oct 30, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

cybersecurity

Oct 22 - Nov 5, 2023

Pseudo-CMOS Monolithic Integrated Circuits based on Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors

Dhanu Chettri, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 29, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

ultra-wideband

Oct 22 - Oct 29, 2023

Spatio-temporal Bayesian analysis of excess mortality in 5 European countries in 2020

Prof. Virgilio Gómez-Rubio, Department of Mathematics, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Oct 26, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Transient Numerical Schemes in Electromagnetics: From Electromagnetic Scattering to Multiphysics Simulation

Ming Dong, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 25, 13:00 - 15:00

B3 L5 R5220

A Variational Theory of Aero-hydrodynamics

Haithem Taha, Associate Professor

Oct 24, 16:00 - 17:00

B5 L5 R5209

Euler equations aerodynamics Variational Navier-Stokes

Molecular Generation via Deep Generative Models

Changsheng Ma, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Oct 24, 14:30 - 16:30

KAUST

Efficient Computation Through Tuned Approximation

David Keyes, Senior Associate to the President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Oct 23, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 R2322 H1

computation approximation software

Oct 15 - Oct 29, 2023

Improvement of InGaN-based light-emitting diodes: hydrogen passivation - based device fabrication, LED structure optimization, and III-Nitride growth using different substrates

Pavel Kirilenko, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 22, 16:00 - 18:00

B3 L5 R5220

Sustainability-led Designs through Digital Twins

Dr. Eric Lou

Oct 22, 13:00 - 14:00

B9 L2 H2

Pasqal quantum computing: from hardware to applications

Krisztian Benyo

Oct 22, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

quantum computing

Oct 15 - Oct 22, 2023

Latent Gaussian Spatial Modelling with Change of Support

Erick Chacon Montalvan, Postdoctoral fellow, Statistics Geohealth Group, KAUST

Oct 19, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Oct 8 - Oct 15, 2023

Quantinuum’s Full Stack Approach to Quantum Computing

Dr. Jenni Strabley, Anand Shah, Dr. Brian Neyenhuis

Oct 12, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

Quantinuum

Space–Time Multiscale Modeling and Numerics of Sorption Kinetics

Clarissa Astuto, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Oct 12, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H2

Models and methods for multifluid flow in Lagrangian coordinates

Prof. Giovanni Russo, Full Professor of Numerical Analysis Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy

Oct 10, 14:30 - 15:30

B1 L4 R4102

Mitigating Bias in Predictions from Machine Learning Models

Ricardo Henao Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Oct 9, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

machine learning risk prediction text generation