Sahar Ammar
- Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sahar Ammar’s research focuses on network slicing in integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.
Biography
Sahar Ammar is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She holds an M.S. In Electrical and Computer Engineering from KAUST and a Diplôme d'ingénieur from École Polytechnique de Tunisie, and was a visiting researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). She has contributed to several projects on intelligent and energy-efficient communication systems across maritime, aerial, and optical wireless networks.
Research Interests
Sahar research studies involve developing RL-based solutions for network optimization, mobility management, and resource orchestration in 5G/6G systems. Additionally, she has refined her expertise in optical wireless communication, gained through earlier work on Sun-Fi, a novel green solution for indoor environments based on sunlight modulation. She is also interested in interdisciplinary collaborations and excited by opportunities to tackle real-world challenges and advance global connectivity.
Education
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2022
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Multidisciplinary Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (EPT), Tunisia, 2020
Related People
Academic Advisors
Basem Shihada
- Program Chair, Computer Science
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
- Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering