Biography
Esraa Fakeih is a KAUST alumna who earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2024. She conducted her doctoral research in Professor Khaled Salama’s sensors group, where she worked on electro-physics, biomedical electronics, and the development of underwater mechanical rectifiers.
She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Effat University, graduating with second honors. As an undergraduate, she completed a six-month internship at KAUST focused on radio frequency energy harvesting systems, which informed her later research interests in sensing and low-power electronics.
Fakeih is the co-founder of Gees Health, a femtech startup developing at-home diagnostic tools to support women’s hormone monitoring. She and her co-founders advanced the company through MIT’s delta v accelerator program, where they refined their prototypes and explored pathways for translating biomedical sensing technologies into practical health applications.
Education
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Effat University, Saudi Arabia, 2018
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024