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CEMSE Professors' profiles and bios
Wrote and edited numerous KAUST CEMSE researcher bios and profiles.
Professor Marc Genton receives the prestigious 2024 Don Owen Award
The San Antonio Chapter of the American Statistical Association (ASA) has selected Al-Khawarizmi Distinguished Professor of Statistics Marc Genton as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Don Owen Award.
CEMSE New Faculty: Professor Rolf Krause
Professor Rolf Krause is an experienced researcher and educator who thrives in environments that are the “culmination point of innovation and competencies.” And, by the shores of the Red Sea, the applied mathematician believes he has found a place that excels in both areas.
CEMSE New Faculty: Maurizio Filippone, Associate Professor, Statistics
“Strive for excellence.” These three succinct words convey the guiding principle of one of KAUST’s newest faculty members, Professor Maurizio Filippone. The associate professor of statistics, who joined KAUST earlier this year, believes excellence in research is attainable through constant collaboration and the continual reimagining of one’s work.
Dr. Çelik awarded IEEE Communications Society’s 2023 Outstanding Young Researcher Award
KAUST research scientist Dr. Abdulkadir Çelik received IEEE Communications Society’s 2023 Runner-Up Outstanding Young Researcher Award for the Europe, Middle-East, Africa (EMEA) region. Çelik, a researcher in the Communication and Computing Systems Lab (CCSL) at KAUST led by Professor Ahmed Eltawil, received the award for his “research activities for the benefit of the Society.”
CEMSE New Faculty: Jian Weng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Jian Weng’s journey to becoming a researcher began two decades ago when his family acquired their first computer. KAUST’s newest assistant professor of computer science was instantly fascinated by this seemingly “magical device” and quickly became driven by a desire to understand its inner workings.
The KAUST SENTRY team cracks the code of success at CSAW'23
Competing in this year’s CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference (CSAW'23) proved to be a rewarding experience for two of KAUST’s research groups: a joint KAUST team comprising students from the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab, the
Distributed Systems and Autonomy (DSA) Group and the Cyber Resilience Research (CybeResil) Group won the "Hack My Robot Challenge (HMR)."
Prestigious international awards for KAUST ECE students
Pavel Kirilenko receives the JSAP Young Scientist Presentation Award
KAUST alumnus Pavel Kirilenko recently won the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Young Scientist Presentation Award for a first-authored paper on novel micro-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) published in Applied Physics Express.
Leading the drive to achieve a digitally connected world
Virtually all aspects of human life have been affected by internet and communication technology (ICT)—an umbrella term for the use of computing and telecommunication technologies, systems and tools to facilitate how information is created, collected, processed, transmitted and stored.
KAUST student wins top award for innovative micro-LED technology
Zhiyuan Liu, a Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory (ASL) under the supervision of Professor Xiaohang Li, received a Best Student Award at the 14th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-14).
Yaqing Shen receives 2023 IEEE Electron Devices Society Ph.D. Student Fellowship
KAUST Ph.D. candidate Yaqing Shen has been selected as a 2023 IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Ph.D. Student Fellowship recipient. The Material Science and Engineering (MSE) Program student will formally receive her award at the IEEE EDS Awards Ceremony. The event will take place on Sunday, December 10, 2023, in San Francisco, U.S.
Web Of Talents: An advanced platform for the recruitment of researchers
Professor Mario Lanza is a man who cares passionately about his work, his colleagues and his students. He truly enjoys navigating the storm and stress of achieving excellence in his chosen field of materials science and engineering.
KAUST 2023 Workshop on Statistics showcases cutting-edge research and real-world applications
Many disciplines, including health, the environment and climate, rely heavily on statistics and data science. From measuring human lifespans to the impact of distributed solar photovoltaics on electrical grid operations, data science and statistics significantly affect a wide range of fields.
Professor Fahmy receives 2023 KAUST Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Suhaib Fahmy joined KAUST in late 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the prospect of building a team of highly motivated researchers with sufficient resources that convinced him to come to the University.
Towards smarter cities: The pivotal role of KAUST’s urban air quality monitoring in global sustainability
In the heart of the Arabian desert, where ambitious visions of futuristic smart cities like NEOM are taking shape, a significant challenge arises: urban air pollution. As Saudi cities bristle with innovation, technological advancements and unparalleled connectivity, ensuring clean air is crucial to their continued progression.