About Nour Kouzayha Nour Kouzayha Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Stochastic Geometry energy harvesting Terahertz communications IoT Research Scientist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Articles Related News June 2026 Excited to share our work "Harnessing Cellular Network Data for Accurate Transportation Mode Recognition" accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 1 min read · Wed, Jun 3 2026 News Excited to share that our work "Harnessing Cellular Network Data for Accurate Transportation Mode Recognition" has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, with co-authors Kalamkas Zhagyparova, Nour Kouzayha, Hesham Elsawy, Ahmed Bader, and Tareq Al-Naffouri. 🔥 In this work, we show that transportation modes — bus, car, walk, and train — can be accurately classified using only radio access network (RAN) measurements from cellular infrastructure, without relying on GPS, IMU sensors, or any user-installed apps. 💡 Key Highlights: ⭐ A privacy-preserving, energy-efficient May 2026 Advancing THz Communications: Hybrid Far- and Near-Field Channel Estimation 1 min read · Sun, May 24 2026 News Excited to share our work “Multi-User Hybrid Far- and Near-Field THz UM-MIMO Channel Estimation via UNet-OAMP” published in IEEE Communications Letters July 2025 Our article is featured as cover story in IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine 1 min read · Sat, Jul 12 2025 In the Media News Clip News Our article is featured as the cover story in the July 2025 issue of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine! January 2025 KAUST ECE students achieve high honors in Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24) 4 min read · Tue, Jan 21 2025 News 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 January 2024 First place at aramco Upstream Digital Hackathon 1 min read · Tue, Jan 16 2024 News We are delighted to announce that our Master's student, Omar Khalifa, along with his team, achieved first place in the Aramco Upstream Digital Hackathon, specifically in the Advanced Sensing, IoT, and Robotics Track. Their project, "ZAJEL," successfully developed a fully functional prototype for autonomous data collection and shipment delivery using drones in challenging work environments. This accomplishment highlights their creativity, innovation, and effective teamwork. Omar extends his gratitude to his exceptional team members, Salman Ghori, Mutaz AlJafari AlTayar, Mohamed Magdy Khalifa December 2022 KAUST postdoctoral fellow receives Best Poster Award at the Abu Dhabi 6G Summit 3 min read · Thu, Dec 1 2022 Awards News Nour Kouzayha, a postdoctoral research fellow based in the KAUST Information Science Lab (ISL), recently won the Best Poster Award at the Technology Innovation Institute’s (TII) Abu Dhabi 6G Summit 2022. Dr. Kouzayha received the award for her poster titled "Coverage and Mobility Analysis of Aerial Users in Integrated HAPS-Ground Wireless Networks."
Excited to share our work "Harnessing Cellular Network Data for Accurate Transportation Mode Recognition" accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 1 min read · Wed, Jun 3 2026 News Excited to share that our work "Harnessing Cellular Network Data for Accurate Transportation Mode Recognition" has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, with co-authors Kalamkas Zhagyparova, Nour Kouzayha, Hesham Elsawy, Ahmed Bader, and Tareq Al-Naffouri. 🔥 In this work, we show that transportation modes — bus, car, walk, and train — can be accurately classified using only radio access network (RAN) measurements from cellular infrastructure, without relying on GPS, IMU sensors, or any user-installed apps. 💡 Key Highlights: ⭐ A privacy-preserving, energy-efficient
Advancing THz Communications: Hybrid Far- and Near-Field Channel Estimation 1 min read · Sun, May 24 2026 News Excited to share our work “Multi-User Hybrid Far- and Near-Field THz UM-MIMO Channel Estimation via UNet-OAMP” published in IEEE Communications Letters
Our article is featured as cover story in IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine 1 min read · Sat, Jul 12 2025 In the Media News Clip News Our article is featured as the cover story in the July 2025 issue of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine!
KAUST ECE students achieve high honors in Competition on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G (NTNYS'24) 4 min read · Tue, Jan 21 2025 News 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
First place at aramco Upstream Digital Hackathon 1 min read · Tue, Jan 16 2024 News We are delighted to announce that our Master's student, Omar Khalifa, along with his team, achieved first place in the Aramco Upstream Digital Hackathon, specifically in the Advanced Sensing, IoT, and Robotics Track. Their project, "ZAJEL," successfully developed a fully functional prototype for autonomous data collection and shipment delivery using drones in challenging work environments. This accomplishment highlights their creativity, innovation, and effective teamwork. Omar extends his gratitude to his exceptional team members, Salman Ghori, Mutaz AlJafari AlTayar, Mohamed Magdy Khalifa
KAUST postdoctoral fellow receives Best Poster Award at the Abu Dhabi 6G Summit 3 min read · Thu, Dec 1 2022 Awards News Nour Kouzayha, a postdoctoral research fellow based in the KAUST Information Science Lab (ISL), recently won the Best Poster Award at the Technology Innovation Institute’s (TII) Abu Dhabi 6G Summit 2022. Dr. Kouzayha received the award for her poster titled "Coverage and Mobility Analysis of Aerial Users in Integrated HAPS-Ground Wireless Networks."
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