Biography

Wahyu Hendra Gunawan currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Photonics Laboratory in the Division of Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering (CEMSE) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned his B.S. and M.S in Physics at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia, in 2012 and 2014, respectively. In December 2022, he earned his P.hD. from Department of Photonics at National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan, with research focus on Enabling Techniques for Optical Wireless Communication and Optical Fiber Communication Systems. He has over 15 authored/co-authored publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He also serving the scientific community as reviewers for several international journals, such as: Drones, Applied Sciences, Sensors, IEEE System Journal, IEEE Access and Photonics.

Research Interests

Optical Systems and Communications, Wireless Optical Sensing

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Optica, 2025

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia, 2012
Master of Science (M.S.)
Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Photonics, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan, 2022

Languages

English
Professional working proficiency
Bahasa
Native or bilingual proficiency
Chinese
Elementary proficiency

Selected Publications

  • Marin, J. M., Gunawan, W. H., Rjeb, A. ., Ashry, I. ., Sun, B. ., Ariff, T. ., … Ooi, B. S. (2025). Marine Soundscape Monitoring Enabled by AI-Aided Integrated Distributed Sensing and Communications. Advanced Devices and Instrumentation. https://doi.org/10.34133/adi.0089