Balancing renewable energy systems in Saudi buildings 1 min read · Mon, Jun 19 2023 News Weather variability and extreme events affect the optimal design and operation of renewable energy systems, particularly for striking a trade off between life cycle cost and carbon dioxide emissions.
CEMSE professors Peter Markowich and Jinchao Xu elected to the Academia Europaea 3 min read · Mon, Jun 12 2023 News KAUST CEMSE Division professors Peter Markowich and Jinchao Xu have been elected members of the prestigious Academia Europaea.
AI Takes Technology To The People 1 min read · Thu, May 25 2023 News Thousands of people across Saudi Arabia are learning about a range of advanced technologies through the opportunity provided by the KAUST Academy.
SRSI Students mentored at RISC Lab excel at Regeneron ISEF 2023 1 min read · Mon, May 22 2023 News In a remarkable display of talent and dedication, two high school students, Maria Qumsani and Bandar AlBraheem, started their journey at the KAUST SRSI program last year. The students were mentored by students from the Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control (RISC) Lab under the guidance of Professor Eric Feron. Maria and Bandar participated in the national competition IBDAA, where their outstanding performance granted them a pass to the renowned International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2023 in Dallas, Texas. The world’s largest pre-college STEM serves as a launching pad for
Compress to impress with AI hardware 1 min read · Thu, May 18 2023 News Scientists can speed up simulations of complex systems by using compression algorithms running on AI hardware.
KAUST STAT Program graduates secure faculty positions at prominent U.S. universities 1 min read · Wed, Apr 19 2023 News KAUST graduates are characterized by the rigor of their Ph.D. programs, the long hours spent in the lab and classroom, juggling professional and personal commitments, achieving a work-life balance and, more recently, the ability to adapt to a global pandemic.
Professor Marc Genton receives the Royal Statistical Society’s Barnett Award for 2023 1 min read · Wed, Mar 29 2023 Spotlight News KAUST Distinguished Professor of Statistics Marc Genton has received the Royal Statistical Society’s (RSS) 2023 Barnett Award.
KAUST Ph.D. student’s paper recognized by the American Statistical Association 1 min read · Mon, Mar 27 2023 News Spotlight KAUST Ph.D. statistics student Paolo Victor Redondo was selected as a runner-up in the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) Statistics in Imaging Section 2023 Distinguished Student Paper Award Competition
Professor Markowich elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics 1 min read · Wed, Jan 18 2023 News By David Murphy KAUST Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Dr. Peter Markowich has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP). FInstP is the highest membership level attainable within the Institute of Physics (IOP). According to the IOP, the honor is reserved for those “ with a degree in physics or related subject (or equivalent knowledge gained in the workplace) and who have made a significant impact on their sector. ” The IOP is an international society that fosters the advancement of knowledge, community, career development, and
A new spin on bouncing sound waves 1 min read · Tue, Dec 13 2022 News Insight into the spinning-induced scattering of sound could help create next-generation acoustic devices using new phonon modes.
Decision Trees with Hypotheses 1 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2022 News New book Decision Trees with Hypotheses by Mohammad Azad, Igor Chikalov, Shahid Hussain, Mikhail Moshkov, and Beata Zielosko has been published online.
Deep neural networks that “get” spatial dependence 1 min read · Mon, Nov 7 2022 News A deep-learning technique could offer accurate large-scale predictions in the field of geospatial statistics.
A model for millions of locations 1 min read · Tue, Aug 23 2022 News climate change Environmental Statistics modeling statistics CEMSE statisticians developed a framework which enables modeling of a range of meteorological and environmental datasets from up to 2 million locations globally.
Watching viscous flow, but faster 1 min read · Tue, Aug 23 2022 News modeling Computer science A state-of-the-art method for modeling the behavior of liquids described by the Computational Sciences Group represents a breakthrough in computational speed for viscous liquids.
Professor Markowich elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts 1 min read · Thu, Jul 21 2022 News Applied Partial Differential Equations diffusive phenomena generalized Sobolev inequalities inverse problems quantum mechanical kinetic theory mean-field games KAUST Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Dr. Peter Markowich has been named a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA). He will officially be inducted as a member at the organization's annual inauguration ceremony in early 2023.
Extreme analysis of seizures 1 min read · Mon, Jun 27 2022 News neuroscience machine learning human health statistics CEMSE researchers Matheus Guerrero, Raphaël Huser and Hernando Ombao developed a new approach for analyzing seizures in epilepsy patients by applying extreme value theory to real EEG seizure data.
Workshop Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning: Theory and Applications - May 2022 1 min read · Wed, Jun 22 2022 News Between the 15th and 29th of May 2022, KAUST hosted the Workshop Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning: Theory and Application s, organized by Prof. Raul F. Tempone (Stochastic Numerics Research Group) and Prof. Ajay Jasra (Computational Probability Research Group). During these two weeks, 28 talks, two mini-courses, and two poster sessions were held, with the participation of renowned professors, researchers, and students. Over the two weeks, more than 150 people from many universities and research institutes participated, on-site or remotely. The first mini-course was Deep Neural
Professor Athanasios Tzavaras elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) 1 min read · Sun, May 29 2022 News applied mathematics Applied Partial Differential Equations Athanasios (Thanos) Tzavaras has been elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc). He was nominated for his contributions to the interface of nonlinear partial differential equations and applied mathematics in the physical sciences.
Code of collaboration 1 min read · Thu, May 26 2022 News seismic imaging big data David Keyes's and Matteo Ravasi's cross-disciplinary project results in improved efficiency for seismic processing, with promising applications for the energy industry.
Professor Bolin earns American Statistical Association Section on Statistics and the Environment Early Investigator Award 1 min read · Thu, May 26 2022 News award statistics environment Prof. David Bolin has been selected for the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics and the Environment Early Investigator (ENVR) Award for his outstanding contributions to environmental statistics.
Finding Terra Incognita 1 min read · Thu, Apr 28 2022 News extreme weather modeling modeling climate science statistics A new study addresses the difficulty in modeling atmospheric turbulence at sub-kilometer resolution, which is challenging due to atmospheric variability, meteorology and changeable terrain such as mountains and cities.
Can machine learning help predict disease spread? 1 min read · Sun, Apr 17 2022 News human health machine learning statistics Machine learning techniques can provide accurate forecasting of the spread of viruses during pandemics. Under the supervision of Ying Sun and Fouzi Harrou, Yasminah Alali developed an approach that removes human bias and assumptions, predicting pandemic evolution more accurately.
Getting the tail straight 1 min read · Sun, Apr 3 2022 News Environmental Statistics big data modeling statistics KAUST’s Extreme Statistics Group has developed an improved statistical model for analyzing environmental data of extreme events, such as heavy rainfall or strong wind data.
Professor Markowich named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications 1 min read · Sun, Mar 20 2022 News Applied Partial Differential Equations diffusive phenomena inverse problems Prof. Peter Markowich has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). IMA Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have shown demonstrable achievement and competence in the development or application of mathematics.
SRSI student success story at Ibdaa 2022 1 min read · Sun, Mar 20 2022 Awards News environmental applications data analysis computational methods Faisal Fadi Hasan Almulla, who worked last year under the mentorship of Dr. Fouzi Harrou and Professor Ying Sun as part of the annual KAUST Saudi Research Science Institute (SRSI) summer program, won two awards at the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity — Ibdaa 2022.
KAUST research wins Radar Challenge at the IEEE Radar Conference 1 min read · Sun, Mar 6 2022 News KAUST M.S. Graduate Rudi Coppola, KAUST Research Scientist Dr. Sajid Ahmed, and KAUST Distinguished Professor Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini won first prize at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Radar Challenge 2021. Their work titled "Road Users Classification Based on Bi-Frame Micro-Doppler with 24-GHz FMCW Radar," presents a case study for a 24 Gigahertz (GHz) frequency modulated continuous wave radar module.
Decrypting the interdependence of cryptocurrencies 1 min read · Tue, Mar 1 2022 News big data modeling statistics A team of KAUST statisticians has analyzed the price movements of the top five cryptocurrencies to further understand their market behavior. Their model will help investors assess the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies.
Dominik L. Michels appointed Associate Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics 1 min read · Mon, Feb 14 2022 News algorithmics machine learning scientific computing visual computing numerical simulations KAUST faculty member Dominik L. Michels has recently been promoted to associate professor of computer science and applied mathematics.
Competition sheds light on approximation methods for large spatial datasets 1 min read · Thu, Jan 20 2022 News extreme statistics modeling big data statistics Marc Genton, Huang Huang and colleagues from KAUST organized a global competition with 21 competing teams to compare different approximation methods for analyzing large spatial datasets.
Workshopping ways to revolutionize in-Kingdom kidney care 1 min read · Sun, Dec 19 2021 News The KAUST Saudi National Kidney Paired Donation Workshop, organized by Professor Michał Mańkowski with support from the KAUST CEMSE Division, brought together 12 of the Kingdom's top experts in kidney transplantation to discuss the future of this complex and highly important surgical procedure.
KAUST presents exascale expertise at SC21 1 min read · Tue, Dec 14 2021 News supercomputing HPC Shaheen Supercomputing experts from KAUST converged with global participants at the America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri from November 14 to 19 for SC21, the annual international conference for high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis. Established in 1988, the SC conference is the largest HPC event of its kind, with big name industries like Intel, Red Hat and Oracle sharing the exhibition floor alongside universities, government agencies and small businesses, and professionals from various affiliations attending presentations throughout the convention center. In non
Finding true protein hotspots in cancer research 1 min read · Wed, Dec 8 2021 News proteins statistics cancer human health Novel statistical methods help tell the difference between "false positives" and true detections of protein domain hotspots that could be linked to cancer.
Deeper defense against cyber attacks 1 min read · Sun, Nov 28 2021 News cybersecurity machine learning Deep learning statistics To address the growing threat of cyberattacks on industrial control systems, a KAUST team including Fouzi Harrou, Wu Wang and led by Ying Sun has developed an improved method for detecting malicious intrusions.
Mathematician Peter Markowich named 2022 AMS Fellow 1 min read · Sun, Nov 7 2021 News mathematics numerical analysis plant physiology brain science applied mathematics KAUST Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Dr. Peter Markowich joins 45 mathematical scientists from around the world named 2022 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) program.
Coal product used to create green clean water 1 min read · Wed, Nov 3 2021 News filtration desalination water resources monitoring Compressed blocks of pulverized coal can be used as the basis of sunlight-powered off-grid water purification. The technology is already being progressed by commercial partners toward pilot-scale production of drinking water. Dark-colored materials that strongly soak up sunlight to drive seawater desalination are a long-standing research interest of KAUST's Andrea Fratalocchi. While reading about the economic challenges of ending coal’s use for power generation, Fratalocchi was struck by a novel possible use for coal. “The two ideas clicked together: why don’t we use coal for a new economy in
Progressive KAUST communications study awarded at the IEEE SusTech 2021 student poster contest 1 min read · Wed, Oct 13 2021 News The progressive telecommunications research of KAUST Ph.D. candidate Maurilio Matracia, supervised by postdoctoral fellow Mustafa Kishk and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohamed-Slim Alouini, has been recently awarded the second-place prize at the IEEE SusTech 2021 student poster contest.
Shaping a 6G future 1 min read · Sun, Sep 26 2021 News wireless networks 6G Wireless Communications global connectivity This coming decade promises to be yet another revolutionary one in how we communicate. In a world that is only beginning to embrace 5G technology, several scientific institutions, governments, telecom companies, and phone manufacturers worldwide are beginning to research the development possibilities of its successor—6G technology.
Heatwave model shows it is hotter in more places, more often 1 min read · Sun, Sep 12 2021 News extreme weather climate change statistics New modeling shows that heatwaves across Europe have increased in both frequency and spatial extent over the past century.
Dr. Harrou receives two IEEE ECBIOS 2021 best paper awards 2 min read · Tue, Aug 10 2021 News renewable energy systems Deep learning Dr. Fouzi Harrou, a research scientist in the KAUST Environmental Statistics (ES) group, recently received two IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability 2021 (IEEE ECBIOS 2021) best paper awards.
Wildfire simulation heats up 1 min read · Tue, Aug 10 2021 News Computer science modeling environment visual computing Computational models capture the capricious behavior of forest fires.
A supercomputer, billions of data points—and a plan for more efficient planes 1 min read · Mon, Aug 2 2021 News Matteo Parsani and his team at KAUST are modeling how air particles move around objects—providing vital info for engineers designing lighter jets.
KAUST scientists develop virus mutation tracker 1 min read · Wed, Jun 2 2021 News COVID-19 KAUST scientists have developed a user-friendly COVID-19 mutation tracking system, useful for authorities and scientists to quickly detect variants in their region, allowing them to make speedy policy and public health decisions.
KAUST Prof. Mohamed Slim Alouini and Prof. Ibrahim Hoteit have been awarded the 2020 Kuwait prize 1 min read · Thu, May 27 2021 News Dr Hoteit is recognized for his pioneering research in ocean modelling, remote sensing, Red Sea eddy dynamics, and the development of new techniques in data assimilation and modelling that have environmental applications of global significance. In the Field of Applied Sciences (area of Engineering Sciences), the Prize is awarded to Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdulla University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, for his groundbreaking research in the area of wireless , optical and vehicular communications, including low-power communications for the internet of things, as well as his valuable contribution to the development of the 3G, 4G and satellite systems.
NASA’s helicopter Ingenuity flies on Mars: the challenges behind the exploration of other planets 1 min read · Mon, May 3 2021 News On April 19, 2021, NASA flew the first helicopter in history on Mars. Ingenuity – the small, unmanned solar helicopter - rose 3 m over the ground and hovered in the thin Martian air for about 40 seconds. Ingenuity landed on Mars attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover on February 18, 2021. Before Ingenuity, the first flight on a planet beyond Earth was an unpowered balloon carried on Venus by the Soviet probe Vega 1, in 1985.
Star light, star bright…as explained by math 1 min read · Sun, Apr 25 2021 News extreme statistics big data statistics The evolving periodicity of the brightness of certain types of stars can now be described mathematically.
Introducing "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4" 1 min read · Thu, Apr 15 2021 News Introducing KAUST’s very own "THE FANTASTATISTICS 4." Gaurav Agarwal, Jian Cao, Wanfang Chen, and Yuxiao Li are four Ph.D. alumni from the Statistics program at KAUST. The four students obtained their Ph.D.s last year under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun, Agarwal and Li, and Distinguished Professor Marc Genton, Cao and Chen, respectively.
KAUST-led research set to revolutionize communications privacy 1 min read · Wed, Apr 14 2021 News CMOS-compatible silicon chip communications privacy In our modern information-saturated society, data protection is a significant and ongoing challenge for both individuals and organizations. Every day we share public and business data over unsecured information channels, computer systems, and networks, be it through video calls, emails and text messaging. At any moment, the transmission of this sensitive, private communication can be intercepted and hacked to commit fraudulent acts such as stealing passwords, identity theft, and gaining access to bank accounts.
A brainwave from social networks 1 min read · Wed, Apr 14 2021 News neuroscience extreme computing statistics The statistics used to understand social networks reveal the diversity of functional connections in the brain.
Machine learning at speed 1 min read · Mon, Apr 12 2021 News machine learning artificial intelligence big data Computer science Optimizing network communication accelerates training in large-scale machine-learning models.
Predicting future hotspots in the Red Sea 1 min read · Thu, Apr 8 2021 News big data Red Sea climate science statistics Predicting areas of the Red Sea most susceptible to overheating by the end of the century could help conservation efforts to protect its precious coral reefs.
