About Basem Shihada Basem Shihada Program Chair, Computer Science Data Networks Network Systems Wireless Systems Professor Shihada's research philosophy is to bridge the gap between theory and practice in a working system. Having worked intensively in computer networks from both theoretical and systems perspectives, Shihada has acquired a solid mathematical background and an acute sense of applying these results to build practical systems. Events Presented Events Sep 13 - Sep 19, 2026 SADIQ: An Intelligent Context-Aware IoT System Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 14, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 SDN Quality of service IoT software defined network This talk will identify the unique quality of service (QoS) needs of emerging IoT applications and propose SADIQ, which is a software-defined network (SDN) system that addresses these needs. Aug 30 - Sep 5, 2026 Computer Science: Research, Innovation & AI at the Frontier Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Aug 31, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 AI Cyber Security HPC Computational biology Computer Information Systems industry Computer science Higher Education KAUST's Computer Science department is a research-intensive graduate program covering AI, systems, security, HPC, and computational biology, with strong faculty, industry partnerships, and citation impact. Feb 15 - Feb 21, 2026 Eyes in the Sky: AI-Based Camel Identification and Tracking Using Drones Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Feb 16, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 L2 R2325 AI drones animal tracking In this talk, I present a low-cost, AI-powered drone system capable of recognizing and tracking camels from the air. Sep 11 - Sep 17, 2022 Architecting the Future of Wireless Networks Connectivity Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 13, 14:00 - 15:30 B9 L2 H2 In this talk, I will start by providing our vision for next-generation networks. Throughout the talk, I will highlight several challenges in existing communication technologies that could have the potential of shaping new research and deployment directions of future wireless networks, including, (i) review our recent advances in non-terrestrial networks, which includes both UAVs and satellite (ii) show satellite systems are essential for today’s traffic-intensive applications while maintaining an accepted end-to-end latency for delay-sensitive applications and (iii) show how we integrated both existing Wi-Fi technology with optics to extend the Internet as we use it today to the underwater environments via Aqua-fi. Sep 12 - Sep 18, 2021 A Journey in the Underwater Systems - Graduate Seminar Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 13, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2322 H1 In this seminar, I will go over our journey in the underwater networks research work. Basically, I will highlight our recent work on bringing the Internet to underwater environments by deploying a low power and compact underwater optical wireless system, called Aqua-Fi, that support today’s Internet applications. Feb 2 - Feb 8, 2020 Paving the Way for Next Generation Wireless Networks Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Feb 3, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 L2 H1 R2322 networking IoT In this talk, I will introduce several ongoing projects at the networking lab in KAUST. I will start by highlighting our research profile along with our mission. Then, I will walk you through our projects and contributions in the domains of the internet of things, visible light communication, underwater communication, and future 6G networks. I will focus on the challenges facing each project, highlight our solution methodology, and discuss some performance evaluation results. I will focus on our work on Aqua-Fi, which aims at bringing the Internet into the underwater environment. I will also focus on our recent project on the communication via breath.
SADIQ: An Intelligent Context-Aware IoT System Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 14, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 SDN Quality of service IoT software defined network This talk will identify the unique quality of service (QoS) needs of emerging IoT applications and propose SADIQ, which is a software-defined network (SDN) system that addresses these needs.
Computer Science: Research, Innovation & AI at the Frontier Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Aug 31, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 AI Cyber Security HPC Computational biology Computer Information Systems industry Computer science Higher Education KAUST's Computer Science department is a research-intensive graduate program covering AI, systems, security, HPC, and computational biology, with strong faculty, industry partnerships, and citation impact.
Eyes in the Sky: AI-Based Camel Identification and Tracking Using Drones Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Feb 16, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 L2 R2325 AI drones animal tracking In this talk, I present a low-cost, AI-powered drone system capable of recognizing and tracking camels from the air.
Architecting the Future of Wireless Networks Connectivity Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 13, 14:00 - 15:30 B9 L2 H2 In this talk, I will start by providing our vision for next-generation networks. Throughout the talk, I will highlight several challenges in existing communication technologies that could have the potential of shaping new research and deployment directions of future wireless networks, including, (i) review our recent advances in non-terrestrial networks, which includes both UAVs and satellite (ii) show satellite systems are essential for today’s traffic-intensive applications while maintaining an accepted end-to-end latency for delay-sensitive applications and (iii) show how we integrated both existing Wi-Fi technology with optics to extend the Internet as we use it today to the underwater environments via Aqua-fi.
A Journey in the Underwater Systems - Graduate Seminar Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Sep 13, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2322 H1 In this seminar, I will go over our journey in the underwater networks research work. Basically, I will highlight our recent work on bringing the Internet to underwater environments by deploying a low power and compact underwater optical wireless system, called Aqua-Fi, that support today’s Internet applications.
Paving the Way for Next Generation Wireless Networks Basem Shihada, Program Chair, Computer Science Feb 3, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 L2 H1 R2322 networking IoT In this talk, I will introduce several ongoing projects at the networking lab in KAUST. I will start by highlighting our research profile along with our mission. Then, I will walk you through our projects and contributions in the domains of the internet of things, visible light communication, underwater communication, and future 6G networks. I will focus on the challenges facing each project, highlight our solution methodology, and discuss some performance evaluation results. I will focus on our work on Aqua-Fi, which aims at bringing the Internet into the underwater environment. I will also focus on our recent project on the communication via breath.
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