About Elmootazbellah Elnozahy Elmootazbellah Elnozahy Professor (former), Computer Science High Performance Computing power-aware computing fault tolerance distributed systems Computer architecture Cryptography Elmootazbellah (Mootaz) Elnozahy is a renowned computer scientist who has filed, individually and with colleagues, 58 U.S. patents. He has successfully secured research and development funding grants of ~$320M. Articles Related News July 2025 KAUST startup Saee delivers logistics innovation, reflecting University’s entrepreneurial impact 1 min read · Thu, Jul 24 2025 News Clip News From KAUST to acquisition by Estimkan, Saee’s journey underscores research-based entrepreneurship advancing national innovation. December 2021 Professor Elnozahy Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors 2 min read · Thu, Dec 9 2021 News Information Technology KAUST Professor of Computer Science Elmootazbellah Elnozahy has been elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. NAI fellows are selected based on the number and significance of patents they are co-inventors; the patents must also have stemmed from a university-based research program. September 2020 Professor Knio named Interim Dean of the KAUST CEMSE Division 3 min read · Mon, Sep 14 2020 News Omar Knio, KAUST professor of applied mathematics and computational science, has assumed the role of Interim Dean of the Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division. Professor Knio succeeds former CEMSE Dean Professor Mootaz Elnozahy, who will now assume the role of Special Advisor to the KAUST President in the areas of open online learning and cybersecurity. KAUST kicks off 12th academic year 1 min read · Wed, Sep 2 2020 News electrical engineering academic convocation On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the KAUST community gathered together for the annual academic Convocation ceremony in a manner that has become all too common in recent months—via Zoom. The COVID-19 pandemic has rendered in-person events unsafe, but it has not dimmed the spirit of excitement and optimism of the KAUST community. Student and alumni perspectives "I want to share five things with you that I wish I knew when I started at KAUST," student speaker Nawaf Al-Ghamdi, M.S./Ph.D. student in the CCRC said. "Embrace new experiences; collaborate; be a good teacher; constantly refine your path February 2018 Making data more accessible 1 min read · Sun, Feb 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight statistics Ying Sun is a multi-award-winning statistician who is inspired by the value of statistics in solving real-world problems. October 2017 Assistant Professor Ying Sun wins American Statistical Association award 1 min read · Mon, Oct 2 2017 News statistics award Ying Sun, KAUST assistant professor of applied mathematics and computational science, won the 2017 Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) Early Investigator Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA). Sun received her award at the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), held from July 29 to August 3 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Sun's award recognizes her important contributions to the field of environmental statistics that help to address major problems like climate change and environmental pollution. At KAUST, Sun leads the Environmental Statistics Group in the August 2017 Professor Sun receives the Environment Early Investigator Award 2017 2 min read · Sun, Aug 13 2017 News award Environmental Statistics statistics Ying Sun, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering Division (CEMSE) of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the 2017 Early Investigator Award by the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR). July 2016 Ying Sun wins Young Researcher Award 1 min read · Thu, Jul 21 2016 News award KAUST Assistant Professor of Statistics Ying Sun won the 2016 Abdel El-Shaarawi Young Researcher (AEYR) Award from the International Environmetrics Society (TIES) in June. The society was founded by El-Shaarawi, an Egyptian-born and Canadian-trained statistician, and the award was established by the board of TIES in 2002 to honor young statisticians who have made excellent contributions to the development of statistical and/or quantitative methods for environmental science research. Sun received the award on July 18 at the 26th Annual Conference of the International Environmetrics Society in January 2015 SRI UQ Annual Workshop 2015 1 min read · Tue, Jan 6 2015 News Advances in Uncertainty Quantification Methods, Algorithms and Applications (UQAW 2015).
KAUST startup Saee delivers logistics innovation, reflecting University’s entrepreneurial impact 1 min read · Thu, Jul 24 2025 News Clip News From KAUST to acquisition by Estimkan, Saee’s journey underscores research-based entrepreneurship advancing national innovation.
Professor Elnozahy Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors 2 min read · Thu, Dec 9 2021 News Information Technology KAUST Professor of Computer Science Elmootazbellah Elnozahy has been elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. NAI fellows are selected based on the number and significance of patents they are co-inventors; the patents must also have stemmed from a university-based research program.
Professor Knio named Interim Dean of the KAUST CEMSE Division 3 min read · Mon, Sep 14 2020 News Omar Knio, KAUST professor of applied mathematics and computational science, has assumed the role of Interim Dean of the Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division. Professor Knio succeeds former CEMSE Dean Professor Mootaz Elnozahy, who will now assume the role of Special Advisor to the KAUST President in the areas of open online learning and cybersecurity.
KAUST kicks off 12th academic year 1 min read · Wed, Sep 2 2020 News electrical engineering academic convocation On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the KAUST community gathered together for the annual academic Convocation ceremony in a manner that has become all too common in recent months—via Zoom. The COVID-19 pandemic has rendered in-person events unsafe, but it has not dimmed the spirit of excitement and optimism of the KAUST community. Student and alumni perspectives "I want to share five things with you that I wish I knew when I started at KAUST," student speaker Nawaf Al-Ghamdi, M.S./Ph.D. student in the CCRC said. "Embrace new experiences; collaborate; be a good teacher; constantly refine your path
Making data more accessible 1 min read · Sun, Feb 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight statistics Ying Sun is a multi-award-winning statistician who is inspired by the value of statistics in solving real-world problems.
Assistant Professor Ying Sun wins American Statistical Association award 1 min read · Mon, Oct 2 2017 News statistics award Ying Sun, KAUST assistant professor of applied mathematics and computational science, won the 2017 Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) Early Investigator Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA). Sun received her award at the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), held from July 29 to August 3 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Sun's award recognizes her important contributions to the field of environmental statistics that help to address major problems like climate change and environmental pollution. At KAUST, Sun leads the Environmental Statistics Group in the
Professor Sun receives the Environment Early Investigator Award 2017 2 min read · Sun, Aug 13 2017 News award Environmental Statistics statistics Ying Sun, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering Division (CEMSE) of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the 2017 Early Investigator Award by the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR).
Ying Sun wins Young Researcher Award 1 min read · Thu, Jul 21 2016 News award KAUST Assistant Professor of Statistics Ying Sun won the 2016 Abdel El-Shaarawi Young Researcher (AEYR) Award from the International Environmetrics Society (TIES) in June. The society was founded by El-Shaarawi, an Egyptian-born and Canadian-trained statistician, and the award was established by the board of TIES in 2002 to honor young statisticians who have made excellent contributions to the development of statistical and/or quantitative methods for environmental science research. Sun received the award on July 18 at the 26th Annual Conference of the International Environmetrics Society in
SRI UQ Annual Workshop 2015 1 min read · Tue, Jan 6 2015 News Advances in Uncertainty Quantification Methods, Algorithms and Applications (UQAW 2015).
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