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CEMSE researchers Dr. Asmaa Abdallah and Rawan Alghamdi recognized among exceptional women shaping the future of 6G communications.
Dr. Asmaa Abdallah, a research scientist in the Communications and Computing Systems Laboratory under Professor Ahmed Eltawil, was named one of the honorees on the Women in 6G “100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G” list for 2026.

Ph.D. student Rawan Alghamdi was also recognized as a “Rising Star” in the global 6G community.

Alessandro Astolfi arrives at KAUST with a body of work that has reshaped how engineers approach the analysis and control of nonlinear systems.
Alessandro Astolfi joins the KAUST Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division after nearly 30 years at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom...

Most people never see the mathematics running beneath modern life. CEMSE Professor Miguel Urbano is making sure it works when it matters most.

Saudi Arabia manages some of the largest human gatherings on Earth during Hajj and Umrah. As millions of pilgrims congregate in Makkah each year, the application of an invisible mathematical framework can offer insight into the dynamics planners must anticipate to support effective coordination and decision-making.

KAUST Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering Wolfgang Heidrich has been named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), one of the highest honors in the field of computing.

A research journey that connects statistical theory with the complexity of real-world systems.

Like most things in life, the path to impactful research rarely follows a straight line. For KAUST Professor David Bolin, it began with an autonomous car in California and a problem with “noisy” LiDAR (light detection and ranging) data.

During a summer research project at Caltech, the young Swedish researcher developed sensor-fusion methods for a Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aut...

Hakan Bagci, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at KAUST, has been elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), effective January 1, 2026.

KAUST alumnus Zhiyuan Liu (Ph.D. '25) has received the International Solid State Lighting Alliance’s Global SSL Award of Innovations for developing a new fabrication method that makes it easier to produce small, bright and energy-efficient micro-LED pixels.

Atif Shamim, chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering program at KAUST and principal investigator of the IMPACT Lab, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (J-ERM).
IEEE J-ERM operates at a rapidly evolving intersection where advances in electromagnetics and radio-frequency (RF) engineering are transforming diagnostics, therapeutics, and the broade...

CEMSE Ph.D. candidate Rawan Alghamdi is tackling one of today’s most pressing challenges: bridging the “digital divide.” Fueled by a relentless curiosity and a determination to ensure that “no one is left behind,” her research in signal processing and wireless communications centers on expanding reliable connectivity to remote and underserved rural communities worldwide.

KAUST Ph.D. candidate Mara Sherlin Talento has received the International Statistics Institute (ISI) Services Award in recognition of her leadership, global outreach, and contributions to the development of young statisticians.

Dr. Islam Ashry has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his impactful photonics-based research.

Islam Ashry’s interest in optical sensing stems from an early fascination with the light’s ability to be harnessed not only for communication but also for advanced sensing and energy applications.

KAUST alumna and Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Rabab Alomairy received the IEEE CS Early Career Researchers Award in HPC, becoming the first Middle Eastern and one of the youngest recipients professionally to earn this distinction in the award’s decade-long history.

Research work carried out by Michał Mańkowski, a Ph.D. student in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering division, was recently selected for inclusion by the editors of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) in their "Top 10 Articles of 2019."
Mańkowski and his collaborators were recognized for their outstanding research dedicated to moving forward the field of transplantation.
The AJT award was based on the paper of Mańkowski et al. titled "Acce...

Dr. Gustav Paulay, curator of invertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History, spoke on campus about marine biodiversity as part of the 2018 Enrichment in the Fall program on October 23. Photo by Andrea Bachofen-Echt.
On October 23, as part of the University's 2018 Enrichment in the Fall program, Dr. Gustav Paulay, curator of invertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), drew on his many years of marine malacology expertise to deliver an engaging keynote on marine bio...

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Exploring oxygen supersaturation in aquatic habitats
Seagrasses, pictured here, produce bubbles of oxygen on their leaves during photosynthetic activity. Photo by Marco Fusi.
Reduced oxygen availability in aquatic habitats is a growing threat to marine ecosystems worldwide. The lack of oxygen triggers many physiological actions in marine animals, generally endangering their homeostasis and rendering them highly susceptible to modifications in the environment, such as temperature, sa...