About Rawan Alghamdi Rawan Alghamdi Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Wireless communication theory optical communication next-generation communication systems optimization in sensor networks Rawan’s research interests mainly focus on wireless communication theory and networks, next-generation communication systems, optimization in sensor networks, waveform design, and optical communication. Selected Publications R. Alghamdi, H. Dahrouj, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M-S. Alouini, " Equitable 6G Access Service via Cloud-Enabled HAPS for Optimizing Hybrid Air-Ground Networks," in IEEE Transaction on Communication, vol. 72, no. 5, May 2024. R. Alghamdi, H. Dahrouj, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M-S. Alouini, " Toward Immersive Underwater Cloud-Enabled Networks: Prospects and Challenges," in IEEE Articles Related News March 2026 KAUST's Asmaa Abdallah and Rawan Alghamdi included in the “100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G” List for 2026 4 min read · Sun, Mar 8 2026 Awards News 6G 6g wireless systems artificial intelligence for wireless communication wireless communication CEMSE researchers Dr. Asmaa Abdallah and Rawan Alghamdi recognized among exceptional women shaping the future of 6G communications. December 2025 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.” September 2025 Congratulations to Rawan Alghamdi — 1st Place Winner at IEEE PIMRC 3MT Competition 1 min read · Tue, Sep 9 2025 Awards News Congratulations to Rawan Alghamdi on winning the first-place prize in the three-minute thesis (3MT) competition at the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Her research, titled "Advanced Chirp Modulations for Complex Wireless Communication Channels," explored an innovative modulation technique to address the challenges of high-mobility wireless communication channels under the co-supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri, in collaboration with Prof. Mohamed Siala (Sup-Com Tunis, Tunisia). The #IEEE #PIMRC 3MT Top honors for KAUST students at IEEE PIMRC 2025 3 min read · Sat, Sep 6 2025 News Rawan Alghamdi, Yongqiang Zhang, and Amanat Kafizov earned top honors in the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Established in 1989 as a workshop in London, PIMRC has since grown into one of the two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) in wireless communications and networking, attracting participants from across the globe. The 3MT competition challenges PhD students to present their research ideas and technical contributions to a broad audience in just three January 2023 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
KAUST's Asmaa Abdallah and Rawan Alghamdi included in the “100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G” List for 2026 4 min read · Sun, Mar 8 2026 Awards News 6G 6g wireless systems artificial intelligence for wireless communication wireless communication CEMSE researchers Dr. Asmaa Abdallah and Rawan Alghamdi recognized among exceptional women shaping the future of 6G communications.
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.”
Congratulations to Rawan Alghamdi — 1st Place Winner at IEEE PIMRC 3MT Competition 1 min read · Tue, Sep 9 2025 Awards News Congratulations to Rawan Alghamdi on winning the first-place prize in the three-minute thesis (3MT) competition at the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Her research, titled "Advanced Chirp Modulations for Complex Wireless Communication Channels," explored an innovative modulation technique to address the challenges of high-mobility wireless communication channels under the co-supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri, in collaboration with Prof. Mohamed Siala (Sup-Com Tunis, Tunisia). The #IEEE #PIMRC 3MT
Top honors for KAUST students at IEEE PIMRC 2025 3 min read · Sat, Sep 6 2025 News Rawan Alghamdi, Yongqiang Zhang, and Amanat Kafizov earned top honors in the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Established in 1989 as a workshop in London, PIMRC has since grown into one of the two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) in wireless communications and networking, attracting participants from across the globe. The 3MT competition challenges PhD students to present their research ideas and technical contributions to a broad audience in just three
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
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