Acoustics

KAUST Ph.D. student Lukas Larisch wins the PACE 2017 Challenge

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Lukas Larisch, a KAUST Ph.D. student in Computer Science working under the supervision of Professor Gabriel Wittum, won the PACE 2017 Parameterized Algorithms and Computational Experiments Challenge. The award ceremony that took place in Vienna, Austria, at the beginning of September this year has been held during the ALGO Congress at the International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2017).

Tiny speakers break a barrier for sound

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A loudspeaker design could allow small devices to produce powerful low-frequency sounds.

Making loudspeakers resonate like atoms

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Tiny loudspeakers can efficiently produce low-frequency sounds due to effects similar to the quantum physics governing atoms.

Quieter wind beneath the wings

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The ability to efficiently simulate the noise generated by wings and propellers promises to accelerate the development of quieter aircraft and turbines.

Ying Wu

Professor Wu works on theoretical modeling and numerical simulations of classical wave propagation in complex media, including metamaterials, metasurfaces, topological materials and random systems. She is recognized by effective medium theory, perturbation theory for periodic structures with resonances.

Lukas Larisch

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Lukas Larisch is a Phd candidate in Computer Science. He is studying under the supervision of Professor Gabriel Wittum. Lukas has a bachelor degree in Computer Science from the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. Education Profile B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. Awards and Distinctions Winner of the PACE 2017 Challenge