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November 2024

KAUST hosts International and local 6G leaders as the Kingdom aims for cutting edge wireless

1 min read · Wed, Nov 6 2024

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) hosted regional leaders in wireless communications at its 5th annual 6G Summit: An Ecosystem of Possibilities on its campus.

March 2023

IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Middle East 2023

1 min read · Thu, Mar 16 2023

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Maha Alsabban had the pleasure to attend the IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Middle East (ISGT-ME 2023) held on 12-15 March at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The aim of the IEEE-ISGT-ME Conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote, share, and discuss innovations and developments in the field of smart grid technologies and applications. Maha presented her first-author paper entitled “Analysis and Verification of Islanding Detection Techniques for Grid Integrated PV Systems”, as part of her Masters Thesis research work co-authored with Otavio Jose Dezem
University Mohammad VI Polytechnic Official Visit to ANPERC Facility

1 min read · Mon, Mar 13 2023

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On 9 March 2023, delegations from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco visited KAUST. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation with a focus on Africa. The University is engaged in economic and human development and puts research and innovation at the forefront of African development. During the visit, the delegations toured ANPERC facilities and shared experiences and knowledge with our researchers. Our research experts presented engineering research highlights and showcased projects involving direct in-Kingdom partnerships
Oil & Gas Middle East Awards 2023

1 min read · Thu, Mar 9 2023

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The Oil & Gas Middle East (ME) Awards 2023 was held on March 2 at the Grosvenor House, Dubai. The event celebrated the brilliant individuals, initiatives, and businesses shaping the Middle East’s oil and gas sector. The awards recognized and rewarded individual excellence, corporate prowess, and projects that have taken strides to become future-ready within the energy sector. This year, organizers received a record number of nominations, surpassing 140 from nearly 50 companies. They are excited to celebrate the success of the projects, initiatives, individuals, and companies that have shaped
ANPERC Open Door 2023

1 min read · Mon, Mar 6 2023

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The theme “Research for the Future of Saudi Arabia” has been chosen for KAUST Research Open Week (KROW) held from 27 February 2023 to 2 March 2023. Among the week’s activities was ANPERC Open Door event where entire KAUST community were welcome to join and experience the various research activities performed by ANPERC. This behind the scenes look into ANPERC research facilities was hosted by research experts who were pleased to answer questions on the instrumentation, processes and research activities that support and enable to world leading insights, innovation and discoveries produces at
KAUST Research Open Week 2023

1 min read · Mon, Mar 6 2023

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KAUST Research Open Week (KROW) was held from 27 February 2023 to 2 March 2023. A week-long forum held at the University Campus under the theme “Research for the Future of Saudi Arabia”. KROW is an opportunity to bring science to the heart of KAUST community and celebrate the excellent research in KAUST. KROW provided a unique forum for a broader discussion providing networking opportunities to faculty, research staff, students and colleagues from industry and government entities. MERGE Group participated in the Scientific Exhibition, Poster Session and ANPERC Open Doors. KAUST Digital Twin

February 2023

October 2022

September 2022

5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies

1 min read · Thu, Sep 15 2022

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Otavio Jose Dezem Bertozzi Junior had an honor to attend the 5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST Conference 2022), held on 5-7 of September in Eindhoven. Otavio presented his very first first-author paper entitled “Optimal Gain-scheduled POD for Power Systems with Hybrid HVDC Links”, co-authored with Harold Chamorro, Omar Kotb, Eduardo Prieto Araujo, and his PhD advisor Shehab Ahmed. With a great technical program and top-notch keynote speakers, this was a fantastic opportunity for Otavio to expand his network and get to know researchers and their

August 2022

Dean's Award 2022

1 min read · Tue, Aug 9 2022

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Jelena Skenderija and Alexis Koulidis from MERGE Group have been announced as the recipients of the Dean's Award 2022 in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Performance and Contributions. Both Jelena and Alexis were presented with a certificate at the Dean's Award Celebration Dinner that was held at the Al Marsa Restaurant to celebrate the Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Program (ERPE) Awardees on June 16, 2022. Congratulations Jelena & Alexis.

June 2022

Seminar: How Plasma-Pulse Geo-Drilling (PPGD) can make Geothermal Energy Cheaper

1 min read · Wed, Jun 8 2022

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MERGE Group is pleased to welcome Mohamed Ezzat as KAUST visiting student for one week. Mohamed Ezzat is a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in Geothermal Energy and Geofluids Group at ETH Zurich. His Ph.D. investigates the physics underlining the Plasma-Pulse Geo-Drilling technology using numerical modeling and lab experiments under ambient and deep wellbore conditions. In 2018, Ezzat received the European MSc of Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics jointly from Stuttgart University (Germany), Carlos III Madrid University (Spain), CIMAT (Spain), and Ghent University (Belgium). In 2015, Ezzat

April 2022

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

1 min read · Sun, Apr 17 2022

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MERGE Group is delighted and proud to announce that Ph.D Student Otavio Jose Dezem Bertozzi Junior has been announced the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the academic year 2021-2022. This award recognizes Teaching Assistants (TAs) who demonstrate superior instructional skills while serving in the classroom or laboratory. This award is based on nominations from graduate students of the CEMSE Division. Otavio currently serves as a TA for the Cyber-Physical System course (ECE263), taught by Professor Eric Feron. Congratulations Otavio!

March 2022

Application of a Drilling Simulator for Real-Time Drilling Hydraulics Training and Research

1 min read · Thu, Mar 3 2022

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Challenging wells require an accurate hydraulic model to achieve maximum performance for drilling applications. This work was conducted with a simulator capable of recreating the actual drilling process, including on-the-fly adjustments of the drilling parameters. The paper focuses on the predictions of the drilling simulator's pressure losses inside the drill string and across the open-hole and casing annuli applying the most common rheological models. Comparison is then made with pressure losses from field data. Drilling data of vertical and deviated wells were acquired to recreate the

December 2021

March 2021

Professor Bagci elevated to ACES Fellow

1 min read · Thu, Mar 25 2021

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Hakan Bagci, KAUST associate professor of electrical engineering, was recently elevated as an Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Fellow for his “exceptional achievements in computational electromagnetics, including ACES publications, and extensive service to ACES.”

November 2020

KAUST alumni receive SPE 2020 Regional Awards

1 min read · Mon, Nov 9 2020

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KAUST alumni Dr. Chinthaka Gooneratne and Dr. Bodong Li both recently received Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2020 Regional Awards for the Middle East and North Africa Region. Gooneratne won the Regional Drilling Engineering Award, while Li was awarded the Regional Formation Evaluation Award.