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UAV (1)

Mohammed Alwagait

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

UAV adaptive control Reinforcement Learning Aerial Robotics

Mohammed is a PhD Student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program (ECE) at KAUST. He focuses on Reinforcement Learning Based Energy Saving Path Planning and Control for UAVs.

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UAV Security (1)

Hassan Hadi

Hassan Hadi

Research Specialist, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Cyber Security cyber threats SOC UAV Security IDPS

Research Specialist on Cyber Security

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Ultrawide bandgap materials (1)

Yan Wang

M.S. Student, Photonics Laboratory

Photonics and optoelectronics Ultrawide bandgap materials

M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2024- present BEng. in Communication Engineering at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, Sept. 2019 - Jun. 2024

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Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs (1)

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Yousef Awad

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

ISAC Unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs reconfigurable intelligent surfaces applications

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V2X (1)

Ahmad Didouh

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

cybersecurity trusted execution environments automotive security V2X blockchain

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Video Understanding (1)

Fida Mohammad Thoker

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Self-supervised learning Video Understanding Action Recognition

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Visual Language Models (1)

Andres Villa

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Continual Learning Multimodal learning Visual Language Models AI4Science Action understanding

Andres Villa is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the IVUL lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), focusing on AI for Science, Continual Learning, Visual Language Models, and Action Understanding.

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Water Desalination and Reuse (1)

Ahmed Rezk

Research Specialist, Physical Science and Engineering

energy storage hydrogen energy renewable energy Water Desalination and Reuse

Research Interests Ahmed is an experienced Mechanical Engineer in Mechanical Design, Process Engineering, Prototyping, Simulation, Manufacturing, Testing and commissioning of different industrial projects. His interest is in development of the process engineering technologies practically through building innovated electromechanical setups to be valid for efficient transition from small lab scale to the commercialized industrial field and achieving the system reliability. He is skilled in software such as AutoCAD plant 3D, SolidWorks, Catia, CAD/CAM, ANSYS, HYSYS and MATLAB. Professional

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Web Security (1)

Mehdi Zakroum

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Cyber Security Web Security Trustworthy AI

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Web Technologies (1)

Nizar Ajeeb

Researcher (former), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Programming language MATLAB data analysis Web Technologies

Full Time Researcher Full at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

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wellbore geomechanics (1)

Jelena Skenderija

Ph.D. Student, Physical Science and Engineering

Drilling engineering technology engineering geology wellbore geomechanics geology

Research Interests General interest in engineering geology, drilling, and wellbore geomechanics. My research interest is mainly focused on drilling hydraulics. For my Ph.D., I am working on the experimental setup of a flow loop for testing hole cleaning and cuttings transport in horizontal wells. Education Profile M.Sc., Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018. B.Sc., Geology, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia, 2015. Professional Profile 2018., PhD student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Dissemination Drilling Data Quality and

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wireless communication networks (1)

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Zhandos Zhakipov

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

5G and beyond wireless communication networks digital twins

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wireless communications. (1)

Mohammed Amine Labbas

Visiting Student (former), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

IoT Signal processing wireless communications. embedded systems

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri

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Wireless Energy Transfer (1)

Kaiqiang Lin

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wireless Underground Sensor Networks LoRAWAN Space-Air-Ground-Underground Integrated Networks Wireless Energy Transfer Reinforcement Learning

Kaiqiang Lin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Kaiqiang Lin received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic and Information Engineering from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, in 2018, and his Ph.D. degree with the College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2024. From 2021 to

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Wireless power transfer (1)

Tarek Mostafa

Research Specialist, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

power electronics electronic circuits Wireless power transfer renewable energy systems

Research Interests Since my undergraduate studies, power systems and electronics was and still is the core of most of my researches and projects. Professional Profile 2018 – Present: Researcher, Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division and ANPERC member at KAUST Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 2015 – 2018: PhD Student at Green Asia in Kyushu University, Japan. 2017: Internee at Power Electronics lab of the Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand 2013 –2015: Master Student at Green Asia in Kyushu University, Japan. 2014: Trainee at SunEdison Japan Company, Tokyo, Japan. 2013

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wireless transceivers (1)

Abdulrahman Alhamed

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits wireless transceivers system on chip phased-arrays Satellite Communications

Dr. Abdulrahman Alhamed is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, specializing in RF integrated circuits and systems. His research focuses on advancing wireless technologies for telecommunications and sensing applications

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Wireless Underground Sensor Networks (1)

Kaiqiang Lin

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wireless Underground Sensor Networks LoRAWAN Space-Air-Ground-Underground Integrated Networks Wireless Energy Transfer Reinforcement Learning

Kaiqiang Lin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Kaiqiang Lin received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic and Information Engineering from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, in 2018, and his Ph.D. degree with the College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2024. From 2021 to