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Hakim Jemaa is a Ph.D. student in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Professor Tareq Al-Naffouri at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Education
Hakim Jemaa studied mathematics and physics at the Tunis Preparatory Engineering Institute and was among the top 1% in the Tunisian national exam for entering engineering universities in 2017. In 2020, he received his diplôme d’ingénieur with first-class honors in multidisciplinary engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie. In 2020, he graduated with first-class honors, earning a diplôme d'ingénieur in multidisciplinary engineering from the prestigious École Polytechnique de Tunisie. Continuing his pursuit, he completed a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from KAUST in 2022.
Early Career
Before joining the MS/Ph.D. program at KAUST, Hakim Jemaa gained valuable research experience as a visiting student at KAUST, working under the mentorship of Professors Tareq Al-Naffouri and Mohamed-Slim Alouini. His expertise extends to Data Science, where he contributed to developing technical products during several internships. A passionate, competitive programmer, Hakim ranked among the top 10 in the Tunisian National Competitive Programming Contest and represented Tunisia in the African Regional Competitive Programming Contest in 2019. That same year, he was recognized as one of Tunisia's top 15 engineering students and was selected to participate in Huawei's prestigious "Seeds for the Future" program.
Research Interest
Hakim is interested in the field of communication engineering, specifically in ultra-massive MIMO systems and data detection and coding under THz communications. Hakim is experienced in data science and programming with C++ and Matlab.
Education Profile
- Preparatory School in Tunis Preparatory Engineering Institute (IPEIT) (September 2015 – June 2017)
- B.S in Polytechnic Engineering, Tunisia Polytechnic School, Tunis (September 2017 – June 2020)
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (2020-2022)
Publications
Awards and Distinctions
- 1st Place, KAUST Cybersecurity Challenge, 2023
- Among the 15 top Tunisian students in the ICT domain , Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Program , 2019
- Top 10, National Competitive Programming Contest (TCPC), 2019
Selected Publications
- Tarboush, S. ., Sarieddeen, H. ., Chen, H. ., Loukil, M. H., Jemaa, H. ., Alouini, M.-S. ., & Al-Naffouri, T. Y. (2021). TeraMIMO: A Channel Simulator for Wideband Ultra-Massive MIMO Terahertz Communications.
- Jemaa, H. ., Sarieddeen, H. ., Alouini, M.-S. ., & Al-Naffouri, T. Y. (2022). THz-band, Tbps MIMO Communications: A Joint Data Detection and Decoding Framework. 2022 56th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers. Presented at the. IEEE.
- Sarieddeen, H. ., Jemaa, H. ., Tarboush, S. ., Studer, C. ., Alouini, M.-S. ., & Al-Naffouri, T. Y. (2024). Bridging the complexity gap in Tbps-achieving THz-band baseband processing.
Related People
Academic Advisors
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
- Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
