About Muhammad Akram Karimi Muhammad Akram Karimi Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems multiphase meters Muhammad Akram Karimi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Muhammad's research interests included the Design of Cost-Effective and robust Fluidic Sensors to characterize fluids (esp. Crude Oil) and Energy Harvesting. Selected Publications Journal : M. A. Karimi, M Arsalan and A. Shamim, "Low cost and pipe conformable microwave-based water cut sensor", IEEE Sensors Articles Related News November 2023 Rising Stars: Saher Flow Solutions 1 min read · Sun, Nov 12 2023 News Saher Flow Solutions has been picked the top five emerging deep tech startups in the Kingdom, following a review of offerings, potential, the funds have raised, and many other such factors! Saher Flow Solutions is a Saudi-Arabia based advanced sensing solution provider that offers a patented water-cut and multiphase flow meters which help oil and gas companies to manage unwanted produced water that results in increasing their costs per barrel. Prof. Atif Shamim, founder of Saher Flow Solutions, says that he had a clear aim when starting up his enterprise, which was to introduce more August 2021 KAUST Ph.D. student wins 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award 2 min read · Tue, Aug 17 2021 News sensors IEEE award microwave sensors Muhammad Akram Karimi, KAUST Ph.D. student and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company Saher Flow Solutions, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in the Field of Sensors – Early Career. The award honors an individual with “outstanding technical contributions within the scope of the IEEE Sensors Council, as documented by publications and patents. It is based on the general quality and originality of contributions.” October 2020 Novel multiphase flow research sees KAUST graduate named ADIPEC 2020 award finalist 2 min read · Thu, Oct 29 2020 News Muhammad Karimi, KAUST graduate (Ph.D. '19) and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company SensoTech, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2020 "Young Technical Professional of the Year" category. The premier oil and gas industry event will be held virtually from November 9-12, 2020. June 2019 Muhammad Akram Karimi wins 3 Minute Thesis Competition at prestigious IEEE Microwave Symposium 1 min read · Fri, Jun 7 2019 News IMS Muhammad Akram Karimi, a fourth-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology(IMPACT) Lab headed by Prof. Atif Shamim in CEMSE division, recently won the Three Minute Thesis(3MT) Competition held during the IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019) in Boston, US. April 2019 Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi 1 min read · Fri, Apr 19 2019 News Spotlight integrated circuits sensors energy harvesting Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry. December 2018 IMPACT Lab wins the King Prize for the Best Invention of the year 1 min read · Mon, Dec 31 2018 News microwave sensors In a yearly competition, held every year by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), IMPACT Lab has emerged as a winner for the King Prize in the Inventors category. April 2018 CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi 2 min read · Wed, Apr 25 2018 News Spotlight energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry. February 2018 Flexible Bluetooth Tags on marine animals attract interest from Spanish Media and National Geographic 1 min read · Sat, Feb 10 2018 News flexible Bluetooth tags The flexible Bluetooth TAGS were recently tested on marine animals (fish, turtle, crabs, etc) in a facility in Valencia Spain. November 2017 Akram presented a poster and gave a live demo in IEEE Sensors Conference 1 min read · Wed, Nov 1 2017 News sensors Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D. student in IMPACT Lab, presented a poster titled "A wearable 3D motion-sensing system integrated with a Bluetooth smartphone application-A system-level overview" at IEEE Sensors conference held in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov 1, 2017. October 2016 Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists 1 min read · Thu, Oct 6 2016 News energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems sensors Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016. May 2016 Muhammad Akram Karimi secures 3rd prize Best Paper Award at IMS - world's most prestigious microwaves conference 1 min read · Sun, May 29 2016 News Spotlight energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems Karimi's work on low cost and zero weight water-cut sensors stood out for its quality and distinctive application-direct approach. Successfully, he proved cost reductions of 100 times lower and dropping weight to 1,000 times below than the ones currently available in the market. Muhammad Akram Karimi, awarded Best Student Paper Award 1 min read · Sat, May 28 2016 News Muhammad Akram Karimi, working on a funded project by Saudi Aramco has been awarded Best Student Paper Award (3rd place) at International Microwave Symposium(IMS) 2016 in San Francisco. March 2016 Akram's paper in Student Paper Competition at IMS 2016 1 min read · Sun, Mar 6 2016 News Optical wavelength conversion Akram's work has been shortlisted in the Student Paper Competition at IMS 2016. February 2016 100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS 1 min read · Tue, Feb 2 2016 News Antennas sensors Microwave circuits All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted. January 2016 Akram's paper in Advanced Materials journal 1 min read · Mon, Jan 25 2016 News sensors Akram's work in collaboration with Integrated Nanotechnology Lab published in the inaugural issue of Advanced Material Technologies July 2015 Adnan, Mahmoud and Akram's Masters Thesis Defense 1 min read · Wed, Jul 15 2015 News Masters Thesis Defense of Adnan, Akram, and Mahmoud.
Rising Stars: Saher Flow Solutions 1 min read · Sun, Nov 12 2023 News Saher Flow Solutions has been picked the top five emerging deep tech startups in the Kingdom, following a review of offerings, potential, the funds have raised, and many other such factors! Saher Flow Solutions is a Saudi-Arabia based advanced sensing solution provider that offers a patented water-cut and multiphase flow meters which help oil and gas companies to manage unwanted produced water that results in increasing their costs per barrel. Prof. Atif Shamim, founder of Saher Flow Solutions, says that he had a clear aim when starting up his enterprise, which was to introduce more
KAUST Ph.D. student wins 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award 2 min read · Tue, Aug 17 2021 News sensors IEEE award microwave sensors Muhammad Akram Karimi, KAUST Ph.D. student and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company Saher Flow Solutions, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in the Field of Sensors – Early Career. The award honors an individual with “outstanding technical contributions within the scope of the IEEE Sensors Council, as documented by publications and patents. It is based on the general quality and originality of contributions.”
Novel multiphase flow research sees KAUST graduate named ADIPEC 2020 award finalist 2 min read · Thu, Oct 29 2020 News Muhammad Karimi, KAUST graduate (Ph.D. '19) and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company SensoTech, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2020 "Young Technical Professional of the Year" category. The premier oil and gas industry event will be held virtually from November 9-12, 2020.
Muhammad Akram Karimi wins 3 Minute Thesis Competition at prestigious IEEE Microwave Symposium 1 min read · Fri, Jun 7 2019 News IMS Muhammad Akram Karimi, a fourth-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology(IMPACT) Lab headed by Prof. Atif Shamim in CEMSE division, recently won the Three Minute Thesis(3MT) Competition held during the IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019) in Boston, US.
Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi 1 min read · Fri, Apr 19 2019 News Spotlight integrated circuits sensors energy harvesting Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.
IMPACT Lab wins the King Prize for the Best Invention of the year 1 min read · Mon, Dec 31 2018 News microwave sensors In a yearly competition, held every year by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), IMPACT Lab has emerged as a winner for the King Prize in the Inventors category.
CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi 2 min read · Wed, Apr 25 2018 News Spotlight energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.
Flexible Bluetooth Tags on marine animals attract interest from Spanish Media and National Geographic 1 min read · Sat, Feb 10 2018 News flexible Bluetooth tags The flexible Bluetooth TAGS were recently tested on marine animals (fish, turtle, crabs, etc) in a facility in Valencia Spain.
Akram presented a poster and gave a live demo in IEEE Sensors Conference 1 min read · Wed, Nov 1 2017 News sensors Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D. student in IMPACT Lab, presented a poster titled "A wearable 3D motion-sensing system integrated with a Bluetooth smartphone application-A system-level overview" at IEEE Sensors conference held in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov 1, 2017.
Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists 1 min read · Thu, Oct 6 2016 News energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems sensors Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016.
Muhammad Akram Karimi secures 3rd prize Best Paper Award at IMS - world's most prestigious microwaves conference 1 min read · Sun, May 29 2016 News Spotlight energy harvesting oil and gas sensors embedded systems Karimi's work on low cost and zero weight water-cut sensors stood out for its quality and distinctive application-direct approach. Successfully, he proved cost reductions of 100 times lower and dropping weight to 1,000 times below than the ones currently available in the market.
Muhammad Akram Karimi, awarded Best Student Paper Award 1 min read · Sat, May 28 2016 News Muhammad Akram Karimi, working on a funded project by Saudi Aramco has been awarded Best Student Paper Award (3rd place) at International Microwave Symposium(IMS) 2016 in San Francisco.
Akram's paper in Student Paper Competition at IMS 2016 1 min read · Sun, Mar 6 2016 News Optical wavelength conversion Akram's work has been shortlisted in the Student Paper Competition at IMS 2016.
100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS 1 min read · Tue, Feb 2 2016 News Antennas sensors Microwave circuits All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted.
Akram's paper in Advanced Materials journal 1 min read · Mon, Jan 25 2016 News sensors Akram's work in collaboration with Integrated Nanotechnology Lab published in the inaugural issue of Advanced Material Technologies
Adnan, Mahmoud and Akram's Masters Thesis Defense 1 min read · Wed, Jul 15 2015 News Masters Thesis Defense of Adnan, Akram, and Mahmoud.
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