Mohamed-Slim Alouini

August 2026

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  KAUST Research Develops Directional-Beam Analysis Framework to Guide HAPS Network Design

  2 min read · Sun, Aug 23 2026

  HAPSs Directional Beams Sphetical Stochastic Geometry Coverage Probability Non-Terrestrial Networks

  High-altitude platform stations (HAPS) can extend wireless service from the stratosphere, but planning a large deployment requires more than estimating one strong air-to-ground connection. As platform and user populations grow, designers must also account for many co-channel interferers, Earth curvature and the directions in which antennas point. That combination makes direct network simulation increasingly demanding: the paper notes that the number of serving and interference links can grow quadratically with the number of HAPS. Zhengying Lou, Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki and Mohamed-Slim
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  Multi-HAPS Collaboration Advances Fair and High-Capacity 6G Connectivity

  3 min read · Mon, Aug 17 2026

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  High-Altitude Platform Stations haps Wireless Communications 6G

  As wireless communications continue to evolve toward sixth-generation (6G) networks, one of the greatest challenges is delivering reliable, high-speed connectivity to users. While terrestrial cellular infrastructure has significantly expanded broadband access, rural, mountainous, and disaster-affected regions still suffer from limited or unreliable coverage. At the same time, densely populated urban environments frequently experience traffic congestion that degrades network performance. Addressing these diverse connectivity demands requires new network architectures capable of extending
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  Terahertz Band Could Strengthen High-Altitude Communications Networks

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 10 2026

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  Terahertz High-Altitude Platform Stations Non-Terrestrial Networks 6G Wireless Communications

  Researchers from Hamad Bin Khalifa University and KAUST have presented a comprehensive analysis of how terahertz (THz) communications could support high-altitude platform stations (HAPSs), offering guidance for next-generation non-terrestrial networks. Their study examines where THz links are most effective, where they remain challenging, and which research problems must be solved before deployment. HAPSs operate in the stratosphere and can complement terrestrial infrastructure by extending connectivity to remote regions, disaster areas, and temporary events. Since they locate above the
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  KAUST research develops joint beamforming and deployment strategies for ISAC-enabled HAPS systems

  2 min read · Sun, Aug 2 2026

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  High-Altitude Platform Stations haps Integrated Sensing and Communications ISAC Synthetic Aperture Radar 6g wireless systems

  Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a unified design framework for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)-enabled high-altitude platform stations (HAPS). By jointly optimizing platform deployment and beamforming, the framework enables a HAPS to simultaneously provide wireless communications and high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, offering practical design guidelines for future multifunctional aerial platforms. The study, led by Xue Zhang, Dr. Bang Huang, and Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, addresses one of the key

July 2026

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  Distilling doctoral complexity in four minutes: CEMSE student trio honored by IEEE ComSoc

  4 min read · Wed, Jul 22 2026

  Awards News

  wireless communications. Terahertz communications Signal processing Non-Terrestrial Networks

  Recognized at ICC 2026, the students translated research spanning wireless communications, maritime connectivity and wearable health technologies into award-winning four-minute presentations.

February 2026

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  Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

  1 min read · Wed, Feb 11 2026

  News Clip Awards News

  Elected for his contributions to the modeling and evaluation of wireless communication systems, Alouini becomes the first KAUST faculty member to receive this distinction while serving at the University.

December 2025

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  CEMSE student Rawan Alghamdi selected as a 2025 IEEE SPS Scholarship Program recipient

  3 min read · Wed, Dec 3 2025

  Awards News

  6G and Beyond

  CEMSE’s Rawan Alghamdi honored with IEEE SPS Scholarship for her work to bridge the global “digital divide.”

November 2025

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  KAUST researchers propose a distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous non-terrestrial networks

  2 min read · Wed, Nov 12 2025

  Press Releases

  NTN Communication Muti-agent deep reinforcement learning UAV communications HAPSs

  First analyzed the unique characteristics of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) platforms with impact on network specification, and proposed an efficient distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous NTN, verified by a case study on IAB-enabled heterogeneous UAV networks.

September 2025

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  KAUST researchers propose a novel solution for IoT-based monitoring and inspection in harsh pipeline environments

  2 min read · Mon, Sep 22 2025

  Press Releases

  Macroscale Molecular Communication IoT

  First proposed macroscale application of molecular communication for IoT-based pipeline inspection and monitoring applications verified using a computational model and an experimental testbed.

August 2025

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  KAUST scientists use new mathematical approach to protect aircraft from 5G interference

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 26 2025

  News Clip News

  5G networks electromagnetic Next generation wireless communications radio frequency communication

  Study offers first application of stochastic geometry for the safe deployment of 5G towers around runways
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  Congratulations to Xiuxiu Ma on successfully defending her PhD thesis

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 25 2025

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  Congratulations to Xiuxiu Ma on successfully defending her PhD thesis on “Asymptotic Analysis of Precoding in Large-scale Multi-user Systems”, completed under the supervision of Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri!

January 2025

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  Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini named a Fellow of SPIE and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Photonics Society

  4 min read · Sun, Jan 26 2025

  Awards News

  IEEE SPIE photonics Optical wireless communications radio frequency communication connectivity Free-space optical communications

  Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini earns SPIE Fellow and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer titles, highlighting his influential contributions to optical wireless communications.
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  KAUST ECE students achieve high honors in Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24)

  4 min read · Tue, Jan 21 2025

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  6g wireless systems connectivity NTN Communication Non-Terrestrial Networks IoT

  KAUST Ph.D. candidate Omar Khalifa earned an impressive second place in the global Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24). The IEEE Future Networks Initiative organized the competition as part of the "Connecting the World from the Skies Global Forum," which took place last November in Riyadh. Second place, and a prize of $10,000, was awarded to Khalifa based on his work titled "Supplying Data for Digital Twins in Green Smart Cities: A Non-Invasive NTN-IoT Approach." The international forum, which focused on the theme “Shaping the Future of Converged Connectivity,” was hosted

August 2024

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  Powering the future of the Internet of Things

  1 min read · Wed, Aug 28 2024

  News Clip News

  A self-powered system that combines high-speed data transfer with continuous energy harvesting is set to revolutionize the Internet of Things.

July 2024

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  KAUST pushes Saudi to forefront of 6G technologies

  1 min read · Thu, Jul 18 2024

  News Clip News

  With more than 50 billion devices expected online by 2025, KAUST's partnership with Ericsson is advancing critical telecommunications technologies like free-space optics and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, paving the way for revolutionary improvements in 5G and emerging 6G networks.

April 2024

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  KAUST innovates with "Cellular Towers in the Sky" to forge people-centered smart communities

  1 min read · Sat, Apr 13 2024

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  The research team from the Communications Theory Laboratory (CTL) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), including Dr. Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki and Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, in a collaboration with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) and Stratospheric Platforms, have redefined connectivity with the deployment of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) as cellular towers. In an era where smart cities have often focused on urban centers, their work aims to bridge the digital divide by including historically neglected areas such as rural and

March 2024

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  Exciting News from LEAP2024!

  1 min read · Sun, Mar 31 2024

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  artificial intelligence Data Analytics digital health

  Exciting News from LEAP2024! We are thrilled to announce that our two innovative startup companies, Qawam and MOBiSENSE, participated in LEAP2024, showcasing their cutting-edge products and services. Qawam, known for its groundbreaking posture correction solutions, has now developed an app that utilizes sensors from Apple Airpods. This app eliminates the need for a separate clip-on device, providing consumers with a more convenient and seamless posture correction experience. MOBiSENSE specializes in extracting valuable insights for mobile network operators (MNOs) and communications services
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  Towards ultra reliable low latency routing in LEO satellite constellations

  1 min read · Wed, Mar 6 2024

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  KAUST PhD candidate Ruibo Wang has been recognized for his innovative work in low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication with a first-place prize in the contest on 6G and NTN: Challenges and Solutions at IEEE Future Networks . This award at this leading international forum acknowledges that this work in enhancing the efficiency and reliability of satellite communications and contributing significantly to sustainable technological advancements. More specifically, the work done in collaboration with Professors Mustafa A. Kishk and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, presents an innovative approach to

February 2024

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  KAUST research advances RF-powered IoT in rural area to bridge the digital divide

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 4 2024

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  With the advent of the 5G era, bridging the digital divide on a global scale has become a common goal. The research team from the Communications Theory Laboratory (CTL) at KAUST, including Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, has made notable progress in enhancing network coverage in rural areas. Led by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, their study, "Performance Evaluation of RF-powered IoT in Rural Areas: The Wireless Power Digital Divide," analyzes the potential and challenges of RF-powered IoT in rural areas. The Internet of Things (IoT) is essential for advancements in smart
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  KAUST CTL researchers explores misalignment challenges in orbital angular momentum for RF wireless communication

  2 min read · Sat, Feb 3 2024

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  Researchers Xiangyu Cui, Ki-Hong Park, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini from the CEMSE Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have undertaken a focused study to investigate the impact of misalignment on the feasibility of orbital angular momentum (OAM) in radio frequency (RF) wireless communication. The study addresses misalignment challenges, emphasizing the potential applications of OAM as an additional degree of freedom alongside frequency, time, and space. The research primarily targets RF wireless communication, especially in millimeter wave and terahertz

January 2024

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  KAUST CTL researchers introduce a new interference-mitigation strategy for enhanced reliability in post-disaster networks

  1 min read · Sat, Jan 20 2024

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  A team of KAUST researchers, M. Matracia, M. Kishk, and M. -S. Alouini, have unveiled a pioneering interference-mitigation strategy aimed at bolstering reliability in post-disaster networks. Their collaborative work, titled "Reliability in post-disaster networks: A novel interference-mitigation strategy," promises to revolutionize the field and significantly improve communication systems in the aftermath of calamities. In the face of natural disasters and other catastrophic events, maintaining robust and dependable communication networks is paramount. The novel interference-mitigation strategy

December 2023

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  A simple solution for frequency sharing

  2 min read · Wed, Dec 20 2023

  News Spotlight

  A simple yet elegant solution could improve data rates for multiple communications networks that share a common frequency band.
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  Leading the drive to achieve a digitally connected world

  3 min read · Wed, Dec 13 2023

  News

  Exploring the potential of 6G technology, the 4th KAUST 6G Summit brought together experts to discuss super-connectivity, closing the digital divide, and driving digital inclusion in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

November 2023

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  KAUST wins regional award for its social work using KAUST communication technology

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 23 2023

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  KAUST is proud to announce that the Terragraph Connectivity Project coordinated by the KAUST Communication Theory Lab run by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST Smart and IT Networks and Communications received second rank in the category Social Project, which is one of the Global Excellence Awards delivered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in Saudi Arabia. The project, which was done in collaboration with Meta and the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), provided a testing ground for bringing high-speed Wi-Fi service to communities with no or limited affordable access
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  Staying online in the high speed tube of the future

  2 min read · Wed, Nov 8 2023

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  Mobily Networks

  Solid-state radiofrequency reflectors will enable seamless wireless connectivity in the Hyperloop evacuated-tube transport svstem.
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  Modelling and examining the feasibility of the natural phenomenon of diffraction using sub-6 GHz NLOS backhaul for broadband internet connectivity in rural areas

  2 min read · Mon, Nov 6 2023

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  In an effort to address the challenges associated with providing broadband Internet connectivity in rural and hard-to-reach areas, a team of researchers from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at KAUST, including Muneer M. Al-Zubi and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, carried out a research study on modelling and examining the feasibility of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) sub-6 GHz backhaul via diffraction for providing internet connectivity in rural areas using both theoretical and experimental data. This work has recently been published in the IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society. Many rural areas

October 2023

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  Optimizing 6G connectivity: Tethered UAVs unleash the potential of aerial base stations

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 26 2023

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  In a recent research initiative, a team of researchers from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at KAUST, including Safa Khemiri, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini has proposed a novel system where aerial base stations (ABSs) are strategically deployed in user hotspots to alleviate network traffic and support terrestrial base stations (TBSs). The team's research delves into three distinct deployment scenarios, evaluating them based on their coverage performance and energy efficiency. To provide a more realistic representation of the system, they have developed a comprehensive model
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  Combating angle of arrival fluctuations, turbulence, and pointing error in an Earth-to-HAP FSO system through spatial diversity

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2023

  News

  satellite communication

  Recently, optical satellite communication (OSC) has emerged as one of the most promising technology for the future-proofing of wireless communication (WC) with the capability to provide global coverage. In the latest edition of IEEE Transaction on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, a team of researchers from CEMSE division of KAUST, including Richa Priyadarshani and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, study an Earth-to-HAP Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication system which can find applications in both terrestrial WC and OSC. Their paper titled "Earth-to-HAP FSO Communication With Spatial Diversity and

September 2023

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  Innovative research enhances integrated wireless networks for remote maritime areas

  1 min read · Fri, Sep 15 2023

  News

  communication networks Wireless Communications

  In the latest edition of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, researchers Jiajie Xu, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini unveil a pioneering approach to enhance global connectivity in challenging terrains. Their paper, titled "Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Networks: Modeling and Coverage Analysis," explores Space-Air-Ground networks' potential in the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication era. "Connectivity in remote maritime areas has been a longstanding challenge. Our research offers a promising solution by introducing Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated

July 2023

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  A new fast cooperative algorithm enhances target localization technique in wireless sensor networks

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 23 2023

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  Wireless localization Signal processing convex optimization

  Recently, a team of researchers from KAUST, including Yingquan Li, Bodhibrata Mukhopadhyay, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, introduced a new cooperative localization technique that increases localization efficiency in wireless sensor networks. Known as FCUP (Fast Cooperative localization technique with Unknown transmit Power), this innovation contributes to tackling the longstanding challenge of localization without knowledge of transmitting power. FCUP offers an advanced solution to the problem of estimating the location and transmit power of nodes in real time. "FCUP represents a novel leap
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  Research explores enhancing reliability in hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks

  1 min read · Fri, Jul 14 2023

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  satellite communication Wireless Communications

  A team of researchers from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at KAUST, including Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, has achieved a significant advancement in the field of communication networks. Their research article, titled "Reliability Analysis of Multi-hop Routing in Multi-tier LEO Satellite Networks," led by KAUST Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini, addresses the critical issue of network reliability within complex multi-tier hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay networks (HSTRN). Reliable communication networks are fundamental for global connectivity in today's

May 2023

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  Underwater long-distances wireless communication study from CTL awarded at the IEEE SusTech 2023 student poster contest

  2 min read · Thu, May 4 2023

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  The underwater long-distance wireless communication research of KAUST Ph.D. candidate Jiajie Xu, supervised by Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Assistant Professor Mustafa Kishk at Maynooth University, Ireland, has been recently awarded the second-place prize at the 10th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (IEEE SusTech 2023) student poster contest which was held in Portand, Oregon, USA. The work, titled "3H-UWAC (three-hop underwater wireless acoustic communication) based on SOFAR Plane: A Novel Relay Deployment Technique"

April 2023

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  LoRa backscatter communications: Temporal, spectral, and error performance analysis

  1 min read · Thu, Apr 27 2023

  News

  LoRa backscatter (LB) communication systems can be considered as a potential candidate for ultra low power wide area networks (LPWAN) because of their low cost and low power consumption. In this paper, we comprehensively analyze LB modulation from various aspects, i.e., temporal, spectral, and error performance characteristics. First, we propose a signal model for LB signals that accounts for the limited number of loads in the tag. Then, we investigate the spectral properties of LB signals, obtaining a closed-form expression for the power spectrum. Finally, we derived the symbol error rate

March 2023

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  Congratulations to Yan for successfully defending her PhD thesis

  1 min read · Tue, Mar 28 2023

  Spotlight News

  Multivariate extremes extreme weather
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  Resident population density-inspired aerial network deployment

  1 min read · Mon, Mar 20 2023

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  Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to enhance network coverage has proven a variety of benefits compared to terrestrial counterparts. One of the commonly used mathematical tools to model the locations of UAVs is stochastic geometry (SG). CTL researchers considered an inhomogeneous Poisson point process (PPP)-based model for the locations of the users that captures the degradation in the density of active users as users move away from the town center. The deployment of aerial vehicles following the same inhomogeneity of the users was proposed to maximize the performance. In addition, a multi
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  Joint uplink and downlink EMF exposure: Performance analysis and design insights

  1 min read · Wed, Mar 15 2023

  News

  Installing more BSs into the existing cellular infrastructure is an essential way to provide greater network capacity. However, a non-negligible amount of the population is concerned that such network densification will generate a notable increase in exposure to EMF. CTL researchers studied three scenarios, including the downlink, uplink, and joint downlink&uplink exposure. They integrated the EMF restrictions set by the regulatory authorities (e.g., the maximum permitted EMF exposure and the minimum distance between BSs and restricted areas,) on the coverage performance and exposure analysis

January 2023

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  KAUST Ph.D. student Rawan Alghamdi wins second prize in IEEE Competition on NTN 

  3 min read · Sun, Jan 1 2023

  Awards News

  By David Murphy The research work of KAUST Ph.D. student Rawan Alghamdi was announced as the runner-up prize winner in the IEEE Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Beyond 5G and 6G, as part of the "Connecting the World from the Skies" Forum. The hybrid three-day forum took place simultaneously in Riyadh and online from November 8-10. The event was hosted by the International Telecommunication Union and the Communications, Space & Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia and organized by the IEEE Future Networks Initiative. The forum covered airborne and space-borne communication

December 2022

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  KAUST launches Terragraph Wi-Fi project with CST

  1 min read · Thu, Dec 15 2022

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  ​King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST) today announced it will bring high speed, reliable community Wi-Fi service to the community thanks to innovative, low-cost radio technology. This deployment has been conducted in collaboration with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission ( CST) and Meta, and is expected to scale through similar locations across the region, bringing affordable high-speed internet access to hundreds of thousands of people. As a world-class leading research institution, KAUST's mission includes leveraging cutting-edge research to give back
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  KAUST faculty among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022

  1 min read · Mon, Dec 5 2022

  News

  Once again, KAUST faculty are strongly represented on the 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers, published by Clarivate. A global leader in academic research analytics, Clarivate annually produces a list of individuals whose work accounts for the top 1% of the research cited worldwide. KAUST faculty are ably supported by the university’s research infrastructure and a network of support from colleagues, students, staff, and external partners. Full Article

November 2022

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  Dedicating cellular infrastructure for aerial users

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 10 2022

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  In recent years, aerial transportation has seen unprecedented advances since the terrestrial traffic congestion and the constraints of public transportation infrastructure. To become a reality, it is important to provide a strong and reliable connection for aerial users. However, the current cellular infrastructure is primarily designed to serve ground users with down-tilted antennas. CTL researchers proposed to convert a part of the down-tilted BSs into up-tilted BSs to ensure the coverage of aerial users. The analysis and simulation results evaluated the effectiveness of this novel proposal
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  Enlightened route to wireless communications

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 3 2022

  Spotlight News

  Smart windows that can polarize sunlight could offer a low energy alternative to Wi-Fi.

October 2022

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  KAUST M.S./Ph.D. student receives the IEEE Communications Society’s 2022 Andrea Goldsmith Young Scholars Award

  3 min read · Sun, Oct 2 2022

  Awards News Spotlight

  Jia Ye, a M.S./Ph.D. student in the KAUST Communication Theory Lab (CTL) receives the 2022 Andrea Goldsmith Young Scholars Award from the IEEE Communications Society in recognition of her high level of research aptitude in communication theory and engagement in the professional community.

August 2022

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  Coverage enhancement of underwater IoT using multilevel acoustic communication networks

  1 min read · Wed, Aug 31 2022

  News

  IoT

  Underwater acoustic communication networks (UACNs) are considered a key enabler to the underwater internet of things (UIoT). UACN is regarded as essential for various marine applications such as monitoring, exploration, and trading. However, a large part of existing literature disregards the 3-dimensional (3D) nature of the underwater communication system. In this paper, we propose a K-tier UACN that acts as a gateway that connects the UIoT with the Space-Air-GroundSea Integrated System (SAGSIS). The proposed network architecture consists of several tiers along the vertical direction with
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  Stochastic geometry-based low latency routing in LEO satellite networks

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 22 2022

  News

  In recent years, we have witnessed the booming development of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks. In terms of low latency and ultra-long distance communication, the LEO satellite network has excellent advantages over ground networks and high orbit satellite networks. In ultra-long distance communication, multiple satellites are used as relays to complete multi-hop routing. How to select the relay satellite to achieve the minimum latency routing becomes one of the challenges. CTL researchers studied the routing in massive low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. They proposed a nearest-neighbor

June 2022

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  Drone charging stations deployment in rural areas for better wireless coverage

  1 min read · Sun, Jun 26 2022

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  While the fifth-generation cellular (5G) is meant to deliver Gigabit peak data speeds, low latency, and connect to billions of devices, and 6G is already on the way, half of the world population living in rural areas are still facing challenges connecting to the internet. Compared with urban areas, users in rural areas are greatly impacted by low income, high cost of backhaul connectivity, limited resources, extreme weather, and natural geographical limitations. Hereby, how to connect the rural areas and what are the difficulties of providing connectivity draw great attention. This article
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  Unleashing the potential of networked tethered flying platforms (NTFPs)

  1 min read · Wed, Jun 15 2022

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  UAV Networekd Flying Platforms

  The Sixth Generation (6G) of mobile networks is expected to be a game-changer in the telecom industry with applications and services such as enhanced mobile communications, increased indoor positioning accuracy, holographic telepresence, tactile communications, extended reality, and worldwide connectivity. 6G will rely on terrestrial networks such as tower masts and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) such as satellites, High-Altitude Platforms (HAPs), and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). To complement this communication ecosystem and cope with the shortcoming of these platforms another type of

May 2022

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  Performance optimization of hybrid visible light communication/radio frequency (VLC/RF) communication networks

  1 min read · Tue, May 31 2022

  News

  This work explores the outage performance of two-way hybrid visible light communication/radio frequency (VLC/RF) communication systems using an overlay mode of cooperative cognitive radio network. The demand of high rate of data transfer can be fulfilled using VLC and transmission over a wide area of coverage and maintaining high reliability can be achieved through RF communication. The proposed architecture includes cooperative communication between two licensed users via an aggregation agent (like, Internet-of-Things gateway). Aggregation agent may perform like a relay node and in return of
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  Probabilistic shaping based spatial modulation for spectral-efficient visible light communication

  1 min read · Sat, May 28 2022

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  6G vlc

  Visible light communication (VLC) is a promising technology for 6th-generation (6G) networks because of its attractive feature such as a wide unlicensed spectrum. However, the modulation bandwidth of lens of commercially available light-emitting diode (LEDs), which are used in optical wireless data links, is limited. Therefore, in order to improve spectral-efficiency of VLC systems, a novel adaptive coded spatial modulation (SM) scheme with probabilistic shaping (PS) has been proposed. The authors also designed an algorithm to compute the capacity-achieving distribution of the proposed scheme

April 2022

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  A novel modeling technique for LEO satellite networks

  1 min read · Mon, Apr 11 2022

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  Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite plays an indispensable role in the equal access network because of its low latency, large capacity, and seamless global coverage. For such an unprecedented extensive irregular system, stochastic geometry (SG) is a suitable research method. The SG model can not only cope with the increasing network scale but also accurately analyze and estimate the network’s performance. CTL researchers investigated several standard satellite distribution models and satellite-ground channel models. System-level metrics such as coverage probability and their intermediates were

March 2022

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  Extreme Bandwidth Communication (XBCom): From mmWave, THz to optical bands

  1 min read · Sun, Mar 13 2022

  News

  About the Conference The technological evolution has led to the current high-performing wireless communication systems that we use on a daily basis. However, coping with the increasing demand is becoming more and more challenging, especially since we are approaching the limits of what can be done with the available resources. One of these resources is bandwidth. This spectrum scarcity problem has motivated researchers to explore new frequencies for wireless communications. Due to this reason, the upper radio-frequency (RF) spectrum, from mmWave and THz to optical bands, is being pursued, which
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  KAUST research wins Radar Challenge at the IEEE Radar Conference

  2 min read · Sun, Mar 6 2022

  News

  KAUST M.S. Graduate Rudi Coppola, KAUST Research Scientist Dr. Sajid Ahmed, and KAUST Distinguished Professor Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini won first prize at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Radar Challenge 2021. Their work titled "Road Users Classification Based on Bi-Frame Micro-Doppler with 24-GHz FMCW Radar," presents a case study for a 24 Gigahertz (GHz) frequency modulated continuous wave radar module.

February 2022

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  KAUST partners with LEAP to explore & promote technologies of the future

  1 min read · Wed, Feb 2 2022

  News

  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has partnered with LEAP, a conference bringing the global technology community under one roof to tackle some of the globe’s biggest technology challenges. KAUST participated with Ericsson and STC in a panel discussion entitled “5G: paving the way for Industry” by KAUST Distinguished Professor Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini. More information can be found at Saudi Gazette

January 2022

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  KAUST CTL team wins competition at 6G Summit on Connecting the Unconnected

  1 min read · Mon, Jan 10 2022

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  The Marconi Society organized the second 6G Summit on Connected the Unconnected in partnership with KAUST. The summit was a three-day virtual event that brought together experts from technology and policy-making to discuss ideas that can accelerate the process of connecting the unconnected population to the internet. A competition was part of this summit and was open to students and early career researchers from all over the world who proposed novel solutions for digital inclusion. A team of four students from Communication Theory Lab (CTL) consisting of Aniq Ur Rahman, Fares Fourati, Maurilo

December 2021

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  ITU Connect2Recover research competition

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 21 2021

  News

  Through the Connect2Recover initiative, the United Nations International Telecom Union (ITU) has organized the "Connect2Recover Research Competition" to identify promising research proposals that will accelerate digital inclusion during the COVID-19 recovery globally. A team from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at KAUST and the University of Warwick was selected to work on a research project that plans to offer recommendations for on-demand connectivity in rural and remote areas whose populations often suffer disproportionately during pandemics and disaster situations. More specifically
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  KAUST Discovery magazine on "connectivity"

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 7 2021

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  connectivity

  The 12th issue of the KAUST Discovery Magazine, focusing on the connectivity theme, has been issued on December 1, 2021. Full Article
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  A novel perspective on UAV-aided post-disaster cellular networks

  1 min read · Wed, Dec 1 2021

  News

  In the context of sixth-generation (6G) networks, emergency management systems based on wireless communications are gaining interest. In an incoming magazine paper, CTL researchers discussed fundamentals and open problems of post-disaster communications with a special focus on the topological aspects. This is because, whenever a disaster strikes, there is a high chance that the telecom infrastructure is compromised, and therefore alternative networks need to be deployed efficiently to enable communications between victims and first responders. Finally, by means of selected simulation results

November 2021

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  Panel on digital inclusion in the post-COVID era

  1 min read · Tue, Nov 16 2021

  News

  KAUST successfully hosted the 15th General Conference of The World Academy of Science (TWAS). During this conference a panel on "Digital inclusion: Challenges and opportunities for connecting the unconnected in the post-COVID era,” was organized and moderated on Thursday, Nov.4, 2021, by Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini. This panel featured four well-known speakers: Fadel Digham, National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt; Güneş Karabulut Kurt, Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada; Sylvia Poll Ahrens
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  Using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces to reduce electro-magnetic fields exposure

  1 min read · Tue, Nov 9 2021

  News

  The deployment of the 5th-generation cellular networks (5G) has triggered health concerns from the electric and magnetic fields (EMF) exposure. Such fear increases for networks that adopt higher frequency bands such as millimeter-waves. A solution has been proposed by a master's student Hussam Ibraiwish, Prof. Ahmed Elzanaty, Prof. Yazan Al-Badarneh, and Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini to address the widespread public concern about EMF exposure from mobile networks. "The idea is to consider a novel architecture for the cellular network rather than just optimizing what we already have," says
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  Masterclass on beyond 5G technological trends

  1 min read · Mon, Nov 1 2021

  News

  5G and beyond post-5G era

  Beyond 5G Technological Trends November 17-19, 2021 Register here The standardization of fifth generation (5G) communications has been completed, and the 5G networks are being deployed worldwide. As a result, the visioning and planning of beyond 5G (B5G) and the sixth generation (6G) communications has begun, with an aim to provide communication services for the future demands of the 2030s. In this master class, the series of invited distinguished talks, offered by world-class experts in wireless communications and networks, will provide a vision for B5G/6G that could serve a research guide in

October 2021

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  Progressive KAUST communications study awarded at the IEEE SusTech 2021 student poster contest

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 13 2021

  News

  The progressive telecommunications research of KAUST Ph.D. candidate Maurilio Matracia, supervised by postdoctoral fellow Mustafa Kishk and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohamed-Slim Alouini, has been recently awarded the second-place prize at the IEEE SusTech 2021 student poster contest.
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  Developing the future of digital inclusivity

  2 min read · Tue, Oct 5 2021

  News

  6G Wireless Communications

  The second edition of the KAUST 6G Summit on "Connecting the Unconnected" was recently held online from Tuesday, September 28 to Thursday, September 30, 2021. As part of “The Decade of Digital Inclusion,” a semester-long master class from the Marconi Society, the summit covered the latest research and technological advancements in 6G global connectivity.
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  Airborne antennas to address electro-magnetic fields exposure concerns

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 3 2021

  News

  communications human health electrical engineering

  Movable airborne antennas receiving cellphone signals could reduce EMF exposure while offering higher data transmission speed and using less power.

September 2021

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  Shaping a 6G future

  4 min read · Sun, Sep 26 2021

  News

  wireless networks 6G Wireless Communications global connectivity

  This coming decade promises to be yet another revolutionary one in how we communicate. In a world that is only beginning to embrace 5G technology, several scientific institutions, governments, telecom companies, and phone manufacturers worldwide are beginning to research the development possibilities of its successor—6G technology.

August 2021

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  Feature articles in Al-Taqaddum Al-Ilmi magazine

  1 min read · Sun, Aug 22 2021

  News

  Articles in Arabic and English featuring interview of Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, were published in the 2021 Summer issue of the Kuwait Foundation of Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Al-Taqaddum Al-Ilmi magazine.
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  Meet KAUST new student: Zhengying Lou

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 16 2021

  News

  Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs

  Zhengying Lou is a communication engineering graduate who joined KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Zhengying first came to KAUST in June 2020 as a visiting student and was instantly impressed by the university’s high academic standards and convenient living environment.
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  Reducing electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure using tethered "green" UAVs

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 9 2021

  News

  The ongoing deployment of the fifth-generation cellular network (5G) has attracted wide attention and controversy from researchers and non-specialists. Attitudes toward 5G and beyond are quite different that some even regard these new technologies as threats. Although the improvements from the communications perspective are apparent and recognized by the public, the dense deployment of next-generation Node-B base stations (gNBs) over the territory generally generates a sentiment of suspect and fear. A prevalent theory circulating among the nonscientific community is that the intensive
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  On the beam tracking of free space optical communication systems

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 9 2021

  News

  Free-space optical (FSO) communications will play an important role in the backhaul of future generation of wireless networks in order to support high data rates. Because of narrow beamwidth inherent to an optical signal, acquisition and tracking form an important component of any FSO communication system. In order to achieve this, a free-space optical receiver divides the total received signal energy into data detection and beam tracking channels so that received symbols can be detected at the same time as the beam is being tracked. KAUST researchers have analyzed the optimization of received
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  On the performance of spectrum sharing backscatter communication systems

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 5 2021

  News

  In next-generation cellular networks, a massive number of low-cost devices are required to communicate with minimal power consumption. This paradigm opens the door for several Internet of Things (IoT) applications such as smart cities, homes, and agriculture, with 21 billion expected devices by 2025. Some of these applications require even ultra-low-power wireless communication and self-sustainable networks. In this regard, backscatter communications (BC) is one of the most prominent technologies for ultra-low-power communications. The tag (i.e., backscatter transmitter) modulates its
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  Divided attention could ease wireless congestion

  1 min read · Sun, Aug 1 2021

  News

  communications artificial intelligence electrical engineering Computer science

  Predicting wireless traffic using artificial intelligence could improve the reliability of future wireless communications.

July 2021

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  Paving the way towards 6G wireless networks driven by the UN sustainability development goals

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 28 2021

  News

  Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, interview in Arabic with Okaz daily newspaper. Read More
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  Accurate performance analysis of next generation VHT satellite communication systems

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 14 2021

  News

  Satellite communication (SatCom) is an essential component of next-generation wireless communication to achieve a goal of ubiquitous connectivity on globe. The outage performance of SatCom link connecting to a network is more critical in infrastructure-deficient remote areas. Joined collaborative research work between KAUST and Korea University looked at the outage probability and symbol error rate over SatCom downlink channels when the users are randomly located in single beam and multibeam areas. More information can be found in the companion video and the paper: D. Na, K. -H. Park, Y. -C
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  Characterizing the worldwide connectivity imbalance

  1 min read · Sat, Jul 10 2021

  News

  In communications community, there has been a consensus reached that sixth generation (6G) communications should focus on the solution to the digital divide that restricts the current 3.6 billion of the world’s population from enjoying the benefits of the latest information and communications technologies (ICTs). Under this scenario, the community faces many challenging questions: How to understand and measure worldwide connectivity imbalance? What is the mathematical relationship between connectivity and population and telecommunication infrastructure? Can we characterize the imbalance in any
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  Redefining travel paradigms: New wireless communication solutions to flying cars

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 7 2021

  News

  The existing ground-based transportation systems suffer from various challenges, including the high cost of infrastructure development, limited land space, and a growing urban population. Hence, one solution to tackle this problem is by moving from 2D transportation systems towards 3D mobility that will improve urban air mobility and help reach last-mile regions. Nevertheless, the safe operation of flying cars will require well-developed wireless communication networks; however, existing communication technologies need enhancement to provide services to flying cars. Therefore, this work

June 2021

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  Deploying UAVs to support rural networks

  1 min read · Mon, Jun 21 2021

  News

  Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs enabled wireless networks

  Although ubiquitous connectivity is one of the main goals for 5G and beyond networks, the low expected profit prevents telecommunication providers from investing in sparsely populated areas. Hence, cost efficient alternatives such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-mounted base stations are required for extending the cellular infrastructure to these regions. In this work, a new stochastic geometry-based model has been implemented to show the coverage spatial variation among urban, suburban, and exurban settlements. Based on this, the numerical results have quantified the improvements that even
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  Aniq Ur Rahman receives funding from AlumNode

  1 min read · Fri, Jun 18 2021

  News

  KAUST MS/PhD student Aniq Ur Rahman of the Communication Theory Lab, KAUST, received 5000 EUR funding from AlumNode for the project: “Connecting the Unconnected: A Tool for Digital Inclusion”. His team consists of himself, Dr. Anish Jindal from the University of Essex, UK, and Dr. Khac-Hoang Ngo from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. All of the team members alumni of Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2019 which made them eligible to apply for the AlumNode funding. AlumNode is a collaboration of Heidelberg Laureate Fourm Foundation (HLFF) and German Scholars Organization (GSO). It is funded by

May 2021

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  KAUST Prof. Mohamed Slim Alouini and Prof. Ibrahim Hoteit have been awarded the 2020 Kuwait prize

  2 min read · Thu, May 27 2021

  News

  Dr Hoteit is recognized for his pioneering research in ocean modelling, remote sensing, Red Sea eddy dynamics, and the development of new techniques in data assimilation and modelling that have environmental applications of global significance. In the Field of Applied Sciences (area of Engineering Sciences), the Prize is awarded to Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdulla University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, for his groundbreaking research in the area of wireless , optical and vehicular communications, including low-power communications for the internet of things, as well as his valuable contribution to the development of the 3G, 4G and satellite systems.
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  How to bring internet connectivity to ‘smart villages’ of the future

  1 min read · Thu, May 20 2021

  News

  smart villages

  Article features interview of Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST. ``As half the world thrives in smart cities, the other half cannot even get online. At KAUST, a team led by Mohamed-Slim Alouini is working on everything from wind-farm relay stations to space-based lasers to close this divide." ... Read more

April 2021

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  Meet KAUST New Student: Ruibo Wang

  1 min read · Wed, Apr 7 2021

  News

  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  Ruibo Wang is a communication engineering graduate from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, who joined KAUST in January 2021. Wang first came to KAUST as a visiting student and was instantly impressed by the University's excellent research atmosphere and high academic standards. This combination of factors piqued his interest in choosing KAUST to further his academic career.

March 2021

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  Tethered drones have wireless data covered

  1 min read · Thu, Mar 25 2021

  News

  Flying drones connected by a cable tethered to a ground station could be a flexible solution for enhancing wireless connectivity in temporary hotspots.
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  Meet KAUST New Student: Aniq Ur Rahman

  2 min read · Thu, Mar 18 2021

  News

  Aniq Ur Rahman joined KAUST in January 2021 as an M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the Communication Theory Lab under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini. He holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT Durgapur), India.
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  Meet KAUST New Student: Fares Fourati

  1 min read · Mon, Mar 15 2021

  News

  Fares Fourati holds a diploma in multidisciplinary engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia. Fourati first joined KAUST as a visiting student and was instantly impressed with the University’s exceptional research atmosphere. He believes KAUST offers excellent research opportunities and is an ideal location to collaborate with leading international researchers.
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  Marconi society announces distinguished program committee for 2021 symposium & gala: The decade of digital inclusion

  1 min read · Thu, Mar 11 2021

  News

  The Marconi Society today announced the committee for its upcoming symposium and gala, which celebrates 2020 Marconi Fellow Andrea Goldsmith and sets the agenda for the upcoming ten years of digital inclusion advocacy. The program committee includes leading technologists, policy advocates, and digital inclusion experts whose experience in the field and visionary leadership will shape this exceptional event. “ The Decade of Digital Inclusion will bring together a cross-section of leaders from critical disciplines in a collaborative, generative program to discuss the major barriers to delivering

February 2021

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  Enabling smarter living in rural areas with efficient connectivity

  1 min read · Tue, Feb 16 2021

  News

  connectivity IoT

  In a recent collaborative study between Prof. Yaacoub and Prof. Alouini, the internet of things (IoT) connectivity in rural areas was investigated. Both fronthaul and backhaul issues were considered. Techniques based on free space optics with solar powered networked flying platforms were found to be a suitable networking solution for such kind of environments. More details about this work from this collaborative project can be found in the video and in the following publication: E. Yaacoub and M. -S. Alouini, " Efficient fronthaul and backhaul connectivity for IoT traffic in rural areas", IEEE
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  A novel mathematical model for analyzing LEO satellite-based communication networks

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 7 2021

  News

  LEO Satellite-based Communication Networks

  Driven by the dramatic progress in the low earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology in the past few years, the vision of achieving global connectivity everywhere using LEO satellites has never been closer to reality. To reach this goal, large numbers of LEO satellites are planned to be deployed at different altitudes to ensure providing coverage around the globe with the capability to achieve different kinds of user requirements such as high data rate or low latency. In the recent work led by Communication Theory Lab (CTL) researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

January 2021

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  Sciencetown interview on 6G

  1 min read · Wed, Jan 20 2021

  News

  connectivity 6G Wireless Communications

  Enjoy this #WEP2021 interview with Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini about how wireless connectivity might well be the way to speed attainment of many of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Sciencetown · Mohamed-Slim Alouini talks about 6G
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  Norway's electric vehicle revolution and KAUST researchers' exploration of wireless charging roads

  1 min read · Mon, Jan 18 2021

  News

  In 2020, electric car sales in Norway surpassed those of petrol, diesel, and hybrid vehicles, with Volkswagen outpacing Tesla as the top battery-vehicle producer. Battery electric vehicles (BEV) accounted for 54.3% of new cars sold in Norway, up from 42.4% in 2019. The country aims to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, offering tax exemptions to fully electric vehicles, making Norway a testing ground for automakers transitioning from internal combustion engines. Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, i.e., postdoctoral fellow
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  Charging ahead for electric vehicles

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 3 2021

  News

  Stochastic Geometry

  Roads installed with wireless charging technology could become an integral feature of our cities in an electric vehicle future.

December 2020

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  KAUST researchers rank in top 1% of cited work worldwide

  1 min read · Wed, Dec 23 2020

  News

  Fifteen KAUST faculty members and one postdoctoral researcher rank among the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers from around the world, according to Clarivate Web of Science Group, a global leader of academic research analytics. The list names individuals whose work accounts for the top 1% of research cited worldwide.
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  Professor Ghanem wins 2020 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

  3 min read · Wed, Dec 2 2020

  Awards Spotlight News

  machine learning big data

  Bernard Ghanem, KAUST associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, recently received the 2020 Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers for ''Machine Learning and Big Data.''
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  KAUST Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini honored with IEEE accolades

  3 min read · Tue, Dec 1 2020

  News

  Wireless Communications IEEE award

  Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini has been awarded both the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communication Society Communication Theory Technical Committee (CCTC) Technical Achievement Award, and the 2020 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society James Evans Avant Garde Award. The CEMSE Division founding faculty member received the awards for his contributions in the modeling, design, performance evaluation, and optimization of wireless communication systems and networks.
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  Mohamed-Slim Alouini elected as 2021 OSA Fellow

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 1 2020

  Spotlight News

  ​KAUST Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini was recently elected as a 2021 Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). The prestigious recognition highlights members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. This year's cohort comprises 118 newly elected members from 24 countries. The new Fellows will be honored at OSA conferences and meetings throughout 2021.

November 2020

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  Intelligent surfaces signal better coverage

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 11 2020

  News

  networks connectivity electrical engineering

  A mathematical model shows specialized reflective panels could be deployed on a large scale to enhance communication networks in urban areas.
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  Connecting the Unconnected at the KAUST 6G Summit

  2 min read · Sun, Nov 1 2020

  News

  6G Wireless Communications communication technology

  The inaugural 6G Summit on "Connecting the Unconnected" took place on Tuesday, October 27, and featured a host of international researchers and experts in the areas of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) and Wireless Communications System (WCS).

October 2020

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  6G Summit on Connecting the Unconnected

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 28 2020

  News

  6G

  Humanity finds itself on the cusp of yet another evolution in mobile telecommunications: sixth-generation wireless (6G). This progression in connectivity offers us a platform for smarter, faster, and more efficient communications. It also provides us with the implementation of a set of disparate technologies once considered pure science fiction. A collection of technology with the potential to transform the transmission of information and all spheres of human life such as economy, education and health to name a few. Contrary to widespread belief, many believe the next G-jump will not bea
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  6G Summit on Connected the Unconnected

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 28 2020

  News

  Official website of the summit: http://6gsummit.org/

September 2020

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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Sahar Ammar

  1 min read · Wed, Sep 9 2020

  News

  machine learning Deep learning telecommunication

  Sahar Ammar will join KAUST this fall as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the Networking Research Lab and Communication Theory Lab under the co-supervision of Professor Basem Shihada and Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. The multidisciplinary engineering graduate will join the University from Tunisia Polytechnic School (TPS).
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  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
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  10th KAUST Convocation welcomes new students to KAUST

  1 min read · Tue, Sep 1 2020

  News

  KAUST welcomed new master’s degree and Ph.D. students to the start of the academic year at the 10th academic Convocation ceremony on September 1, 2020. Faculty speaker Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Professor of Electrical Engineering, spoke to the on-line audience of KAUST faculty, students, and staff about his own educational journey and shared some remarks/reflections at the event.

August 2020

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  Meet KAUST prospective student: Yingquan Li

  2 min read · Tue, Aug 11 2020

  News

  Optical wireless communications Signal processing

  Yingquan Li, 21, is an electrical engineering graduate who will join KAUST in the fall of 2020. He will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Communication Theory Lab under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. An initial reference from a supervisor spurred his interest in joining KAUST, which resulted in a visiting student opportunity at KAUST. During his internship, Li was amazed by the facilities and research standard found on campus. It was this combination of impressive factors that inspired him to continue his academic career at the University.

July 2020

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  Hybrid Acoustic-Pptical strategies for Marine Exploration Sensing

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 28 2020

  News

  Underwater Optical Wireless Communications and Networking underwater optical communications

  ISL scientists have developed a hybrid sensor network that overcomes the shortcomings of acoustic and optical waves. Acoustic and optical waves are two of the most commonly used underwater wireless communication systems. The new hybrid sensor network can transmit acoustic and optimal signals simultaneously. This feature alongside other developments makes the sensor network a potential solution for the increased demand in high quality underwater communications. Mohammed Slim-Alouni, a Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST believes that using a combination of acoustic and optical waves
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  To Boldly Go Where No Sensor Has Gone Before: The Movement to Place IoT in Radical New Spaces

  1 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2020

  News

  IoT electrical engineering

  The rapid growth of the world’s population demands more natural resources, food, and space. World renowned physicist Stephan Hawking has argued that soon we will require another world to live on because we are running out of space and natural resources. This ever-increasing demand for resources and space needs novel technologies to explore natural resources, produce more crops, and explore outer space. Internet of X-things (X-IoT) is an enabling technology to overcome all of the above issues. The framework of X-IoT consists of three major categories as shown in Figure 1. The first one is the
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  New research aims to bridge the digital divide

  2 min read · Thu, Jul 16 2020

  News

  6G atmospheric turbulence pointing errors

  By the end of 2018, there were nearly 4 billion people without Internet connectivity in the world. Almost 75% of this unconnected population is located in 20 countries and is concentrated in rural, low-income, and low-literacy areas.
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  The future of mobile connectivity

  1 min read · Thu, Jul 16 2020

  News

  mobile technology

  Source: Sciencetown Sciencetown · 13: The future of mobile connectivity
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  Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

  2 min read · Tue, Jul 14 2020

  News

  electrical engineering applied mathematics

  Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.

June 2020

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  New journal Frontiers in Communications & Networks has launched

  1 min read · Tue, Jun 30 2020

  News

  We are happy to announce the launch of the new Journal Frontiers in Communications and Networks! The journal is led by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini and aims to cover all the critical branches of contemporary telecommunications. This ranges from the physical layer to the cross-layer and networking design, performance evaluation, and validation. Find out more: https://fro.ntiers.in/Communications-Networks
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  A clique away from more efficient networks

  1 min read · Sun, Jun 14 2020

  News

  networks connectivity applied mathematics electrical engineering

  An old branch of mathematics finds a fertile new field of application.
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  Angling for underwater WiFi

  2 min read · Wed, Jun 10 2020

  News

  communications Computer science

  Scuba divers could send sea life shots in real time using an aquatic internet service.

May 2020

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  6G: The time is now!

  2 min read · Sun, May 17 2020

  News

  wireless telecommunication technology 6G

  While 5G companies and opponents are competing over the deployment of the first 5G platforms, the next generation of wireless telecommunication technology is being concocted right now in laboratories all around the world.

March 2020

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  The power of light for internet of underwater things

  2 min read · Thu, Mar 19 2020

  News

  underwater sensor IoT

  Light can simultaneously transfer energy and data to underwater devices, but there’s a long way to go before these systems can be deployed.

February 2020

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  Global access to the internet for all (GAIA): A great opportunity for the 5G/6G era

  1 min read · Fri, Feb 14 2020

  News

  5G UAV MIMO

  The CTL alumni Dr. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem has published the article "The Fourth Use Case for 5G: Internet for All" in the Marconi Society blog. Read the full article from the Marconi Society website
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  Dynamic early research career leads to distinguished Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship

  4 min read · Thu, Feb 13 2020

  News

  Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow

  KAUST postdoctoral fellow Abderrahmen Trichili recently became a Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow after being accepted to a Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in Photonics and Applications.
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  Internet of underground things to reveal buried vistas

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 9 2020

  News

  fuel-resources communications electrical engineering

  Pinpoint mesh of smart underground objects could give real-time 3D readout of fossil fuel reserves.
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  Plugging into a 6G future with users at the center

  2 min read · Sun, Feb 9 2020

  News

  Wireless Communications 6G

  For a communications revolution, 6G development needs more human-centric research.

January 2020

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  A pure twist on optical data transfer

  1 min read · Thu, Jan 16 2020

  News

  communications electrical engineering bioscience

  The finding that light can be twisted very precisely may offer fresh options for communications infrastructure.

December 2019

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  Drones deliver on internet connectivity

  1 min read · Thu, Dec 12 2019

  News

  communications electrical engineering IoT

  Hovering airborne vehicles could connect smart sensors to the internet of things.
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  Professor Hussain elected IEEE Fellow

  4 min read · Mon, Dec 2 2019

  Spotlight News

  CMOS nanoelectronics

  Muhammad Mustafa Hussain, KAUST professor of electrical engineering, was recently elected as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, effective January 1, 2020, for his “contributions to flexible and stretchable electronic circuits.

September 2019

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  Our paper entitled "Spectral-Efficiency - Illumination Pareto Front for Energy Harvesting Enabled VLC System", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Transactions on Communications.

  1 min read · Sat, Sep 21 2019

  News

  energy harvesting Visible light communications

  Our paper entitled "Spectral-Efficiency - Illumination Pareto Front for Energy Harvesting Enabled VLC System", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Transactions on Communications.

August 2019

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  Our paper entitled "Learn-As-You-Fly: A Distributed Algorithm for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in Multi-UAVs Networks", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

  1 min read · Fri, Aug 23 2019

  News

  Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs

  Our paper entitled "Learn-As-You-Fly: A Distributed Algorithm for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in Multi-UAVs Networks", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
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  Mobility-Aware User Association in Uplink Cellular Networks

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 6 2019

  News

  Cellular Networks ISL Highlighted Publications

  R. Arshad and H. Elsawy and S. Sorour and M. S. Alouini and T. Y. Al-Naffouri, "Mobility-Aware User Association in Uplink Cellular Networks", IEEE Communications Letters. vol. 21 , pp. 2452-2455, Nov 2017. Abstract: This letter studies the mobility aware user-to-base station (BS) association policies, within a stochastic geometry framework, in two-tier uplink cellular networks with fractional channel inversion power control. Particularly, we model the BSs’ locations using the widely accepted Poisson point process and obtain the coverage probability and handover cost expressions for the coupled
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  A breath of fresh information to help diagnosis

  2 min read · Sun, Aug 4 2019

  News

  communication networks wireless networks energy harvesting cognitive radio systems

  A communications concept could pinpoint a person infected with a deadly, contagious virus in the middle of a crowded airport.

July 2019

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  How smart surfaces will transform our wireless future

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 30 2019

  News Spotlight

  5G wireless networks MIMO

  The CTL alumni Dr. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem has published the article "How Smart Surfaces Will Transform Our Wireless Future" in the Marconi Society blog. Read the full article from the Marconi Society website
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  Teamwork pays off at startup Insyab

  2 min read · Mon, Jul 8 2019

  News

  robot drones wireless connectivity algorithm Energy-efficient wireless multihop networks Cross-layer protocol design

  Insyab, a technology startup specializing in smart solutions allowing robots and drones to collaborate on the execution of common tasks, resulted from three years of its founders' dedicated research at KAUST.

May 2019

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  Measurement Selection: A Random Matrix Theory Approach

  1 min read · Thu, May 30 2019

  News

  Random Matrix Theory Measurement Wireless Communications

  Khalil Elkhalil , Student Member, IEEE, Abla Kammoun, Member, IEEE, Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri, Member, IEEE, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Fellow, IEEE Abstract This paper considers the problem of selecting a set of k measurements from n available sensor observations. The selected measurements should minimize a certain error function assessing the error in estimating a certain m dimensional parameter vector. The exhaustive search inspecting each of the (n) possible choices would require very high computational k complexity and as such is not practical for large n and k. Alternative methods with low

April 2019

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  Tiny, fast, accurate technology on the radar

  1 min read · Wed, Apr 17 2019

  News

  communications electrical engineering sensors

  A tiny, portable radar device could allow visually impaired people, or unmanned moving devices, to detect objects in real time.

March 2019

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  Our paper entitled " Enhanced Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing with Subcarrier Number Modulation", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

  1 min read · Wed, Mar 20 2019

  News

  orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing

  Our paper entitled " Enhanced Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing with Subcarrier Number Modulation", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

February 2019

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  Our paper entitled "A Novel Error Performance Analysis Methodology for OFDM with Index Modulation", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Wireless Communication Letters.

  1 min read · Sat, Feb 9 2019

  News

  orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing

  Our paper entitled "A Novel Error Performance Analysis Methodology for OFDM with Index Modulation", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Wireless Communication Letters.

January 2019

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  Three papers accepted at IEEE WCNC 2019

  1 min read · Fri, Jan 18 2019

  News

  Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs Underwater Optical Wireless Communications and Networking

  Our papers entitled "A Distributed Mechanism for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in UAV-Assisted Networks", "SectOR: Sector-Based Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Optical Wireless Networks", and "Online Q-Learning Scheme for Energy Efficient Power Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks" have been accepted for publication at IEEE WCNC.
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  Lighting the way to the underwater Internet of things

  1 min read · Wed, Jan 2 2019

  News

  underwater sensor platform electrical engineering communications

  An optical system for monitoring underwater sensor positions could enable large networks of devices to be deployed for ocean measurements.

December 2018

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  Our paper entitled "Design and Provisioning of Traffic Grooming for Optical Wireless Data Center Networks", has been accepted for publications at IEEE Transactions on Communications.

  1 min read · Mon, Dec 3 2018

  News

  optical wireless data center networks

  Our paper entitled "Design and Provisioning of Traffic Grooming for Optical Wireless Data Center Networks", has been accepted for publications at IEEE Transactions on Communications.

November 2018

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  Our paper entitled "Communication through Breath: Aerosol Transmission", has been accepted for publications at IEEE Communication Magazine

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 1 2018

  News

  aerosol transmission

  Our paper entitled "Communication through Breath: Aerosol Transmission", has been accepted for publications at IEEE Communication Magazine.

October 2018

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  Nadhir Ben Rached succesfully defended his PhD Thesis

  2 min read · Tue, Oct 9 2018

  News

  The probability that a sum of random variables (RVs) exceeds (respectively falls below) a given threshold, is often encountered in the performance analysis of wireless communication systems. Generally, a closed-form expression of the sum distribution does not exist and a naive Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is computationally expensive when dealing with rare events.

September 2018

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  Zaid Sawlan successfully defended his PhD thesis

  3 min read · Thu, Sep 27 2018

  News

  On September 26th, 2018, Zaid Sawlan successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Statistical analysis and Bayesian methods for fatigue life prediction and inverse problems in linear time-dependent PDEs with uncertainties."
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  Paving the way towards 5G wireless communication networks

  1 min read · Tue, Sep 11 2018

  News Spotlight

  FD-MIMO transmissin technology Marconi Prize Young Scholar Awards 5th generation cellular mobile phones

  KAUST Ph.D. student Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem received a 2018 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for her work in full-dimension (FD) massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission technology.

August 2018

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  Our paper entitled "LightFD: A Lightweight Flow Detection Mechanism for Traffic Grooming in Optical Wireless DCNs", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Globecom 2018

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 23 2018

  News

  Wireless Data Centers

  Our paper entitled "LightFD: A Lightweight Flow Detection Mechanism for Traffic Grooming in Optical Wireless DCNs", has been accepted for publication at IEEE Globecom 2018

July 2018

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  Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships in Photonics @ CEMSE – call 4 - 2018

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 17 2018

  News

  FD-MIMO communications cognitive radio systems MOVPE laser solar hydrogen biophotonics bioimaging 3D printing

  A group of professors working in the area of photonics at KAUST, most of them with CEMSE Division, offer hosting of outgoing Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships in their research groups within the EU H2020 COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme MULTIPLY.
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  Our paper entitled "On the Optimization of Multi-Cell SLIPT Systems" has been accepted for publication at IEEE Globecom 2018

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 15 2018

  News

  energy harvesting Visible light communications

  Our paper entitled "On the Optimization of Multi-Cell SLIPT Systems" has been accepted for publication at IEEE Globecom 2018.

March 2018

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  Marine exploration sensing with light and sound

  1 min read · Sun, Mar 11 2018

  News

  marine exploration electrical engineering Sensor networks

  Unveiling new strategies to improve future wireless underwater sensing networks for marine research and communication.

February 2018

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  Semiconductor Today features "III-nitride microphotodetector for visible light communication"

  1 min read · Thu, Feb 22 2018

  News

  "KAUST in Saudi Arabia claims a record 3.2 gigabit per second (Gbps) data-rate performance for visible light communications (VLC) at 405nm wavelength. The orthogonal-frequency division multiplex (OFDM) system used an indium gallium nitride multiple quantum well microphotodetector (μPD) receiver and laser diode source with quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) coding." "The researchers want to address the bandwidth and data security challenges for future high-speed mobile Internet, smart traffic, and Internet of Things (IoT). Bandgap limitations make the receiver portion of VLC systems
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  Abla Kammoun receives IEEE Wireless Communication Letters Award

  1 min read · Thu, Feb 15 2018

  News

  Wireless Communications

  Abla Kammoun, a research scientist based in the University's SRI - Center for Uncertainty Quantification Laboratory, recently received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Wireless Communication Letters (WCL) top editor award. Kammoun's achievement is a significant honor, as every year no more than five editors are selected for this award for their significant contributions and exemplary services to the IEEE WCL. The goal of the IEEE WCL is the rapid dissemination of original, cutting-edge ideas and timely, significant contributions in the theory and applications of wireless communications.

December 2017

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  KAUST Discovery - Unleashing ultraviolet brings visible improvement

  1 min read · Sun, Dec 10 2017

  News

  Secure optical communication UV Communications

  High-speed communication systems based on ultraviolet radiation are now in sight.

September 2017

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  Professor Alouini honored at OIC Summit on Science and Technology 2017

  1 min read · Sun, Sep 17 2017

  Spotlight News

  Prof. Alouini was honored in Engineering for his long-term research in Telecommunication. The other selected scientists were: for Chemistry, Prof. Yusuf Yagci from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey; for Medicine, Dr. Assan Jaye from the Medical Research Council in Banjul, Gambia, for Physics, Prof. Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli from the Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco; and for Biology, Dr. Yerlan Ramankulov from the National Center for Biotechnology in Astana, Kazhakstan.
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  Hesham ElSawy gains ISWCS Best Scientific Contribution Award 2017

  2 min read · Thu, Sep 7 2017

  News Spotlight

  Cognitive radio network Stochastic Geometry Green communications Queueing theory

  The imminent era of the smart world is foreseen to involve massively many power and computationally constraint wireless devices with sporadic traffic patterns. The surging Internet of things (IoT) and cyber physical systems (CPS) are clear examples that rely on massive wireless networks. Hence, realizing such extensive wireless connectivity is mandatory to unlock the potentials and reap the benefits of the foreseen smart era.

August 2017

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  Juho Häppölä successfully defended his PhD thesis

  2 min read · Fri, Aug 25 2017

  News

  Stochastic Differential Equations (SDE) offer a rich framework to model the probabilistic evolution of the state of a system. Numerical approximation methods are typically needed in evaluating relevant Quantities of Interest arising from such models. In this dissertation, we present novel effective methods for evaluating Quantities of Interest relevant to computational finance when the state of the system is described by an SDE.

May 2017

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  Hesham ElSawy wins IEEE Communication Society

  3 min read · Mon, May 22 2017

  News

  Cognitive radio network Stochastic Geometry Green communications

  The Internet of Everything in quickly growing and vastly enlarging its spectrum of applications. At the same time, traffic demand per-user is increasing dramatically. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be more than 50 billion devices connected. The cellular support infrastructure should be developed accordingly, making of network performance analysis a critical task. The existing elementary probability methods are currently inefficient when it comes to detecting mobility faults and interference.
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  The crest of waveforms for next-gen radar

  1 min read · Sat, May 6 2017

  News

  electrical engineering Computer science radar

  A new method for shaping the waveform generated by multi-antenna radar systems is inexpensive and practical.

March 2017

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  Signaling success for 5th gen communications

  1 min read · Sat, Mar 4 2017

  News

  applied mathematics mobile

  An efficient wireless signal optimization scheme achieves peak performance for next-generation mobile communications.

July 2016

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  Faster prediction of wireless downtime

  1 min read · Sat, Jul 2 2016

  News

  applied mathematics computational science signal processing Computer science

  An efficient simulation scheme that hones in on the rarest elements in a dataset can help predict capacity exceedances in wireless networks.

February 2016

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  Wireless devices tune-in to cloud power

  1 min read · Sat, Feb 6 2016

  News

  electrical engineering

  Next-generation mobile networks can use cloud computing algorithms to manage the increasingly high data demands of users.

January 2016

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  Prof. Alouini selected as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2016 and 2017

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 24 2016

  News

  FD-MIMO cognitive radio systems communications

  Congratulations to Prof. Alouini for being selected to give a Distinguished Lecture for 2016 and 2017 in IEEE Communications Society

July 2015

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  Better routing for wireless networks

  2 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2015

  News

  sensors electrical engineering

  An improved wireless communication protocol enables more robust links between remote electronic devices.

March 2015

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  A different kind of light

  1 min read · Sat, Mar 28 2015

  News

  light lightfest-2015 laser LED electrical engineering

  The discovery of the incandescent light bulb has transformed human existence. New LED technologies promise to be the next step forward.

December 2014

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  Wireless Multihop Networks: Finding the Best Way Home

  4 min read · Sun, Dec 21 2014

  News

  Stochastic Geometry Cross-layer protocol design Energy-efficient wireless multihop networks

  In contrast to conventional cellular networks, devices in wireless multihop networks have dual roles: while each device is a source of information it also acts as a router for its peers.

July 2013

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  Imran Ansari (PhD Candidate in Prof. Alouini's group) receives IEEE Scholarship

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 28 2013

  News Spotlight

  optical wireless communication systems

  Imran Shafique Ansari (EE PhD Candidate) was selected to receive the IEEE Richard E. Merwin Scholarship in recognition of his exemplary involvement in student chapter activities.

October 2012

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  EE PhD Candidate Fahd Ahmed Khan from Prof. Alouini's group wins the best poster award at the IEEE DySPAN'2012

  1 min read · Mon, Oct 22 2012

  News Spotlight

  Cooperative relay network Cognitive radio network Performance analysis

  Fahd Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical Engineering (EE) Program at the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) division received the best poster award at the IEEE DySPAN'2012.