News

January 2025

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  AI tool maps hidden links between diseases

  1 min read · Wed, Jan 15 2025

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  AI for healthcare AI Natural Language Processing bioinformatics

  Understanding how diseases trigger one another could lead to better treatments, prevention strategies and improved genetic risk prediction.
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  CEMSE New Faculty: Ali Hassan, Instructional Professor of Cybersecurity

  2 min read · Tue, Jan 7 2025

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  cybersecurity

  KAUST welcomes Professor Ali Hassan as an instructional faculty of Cybersecurity.

December 2024

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  Record number of Saudi students graduate from KAUST in 2024

  1 min read · Fri, Dec 13 2024

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  commencement

  The KAUST Class of 2024 represents a milestone with a 13% increase in total Saudi graduates and a 29% rise in Saudi female graduates compared to last year—both the highest in KAUST’s history.

November 2024

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  KAUST hosts Red Sea Research Conference on Frontier Technology

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 21 2024

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  The KAUST Red Sea Research Conference on Frontier Technology convened scientists and government and industry leaders to explore emerging technologies, foster collaboration and translate research into impactful solutions.

October 2024

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  Cyber resilience matters: KAUST R&D strengthens KSA systems amid IT outages

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 8 2024

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  KAUST is leading efforts to enhance cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia and beyond, particularly in the wake of recent incidents like the CrowdStrike software disruption, by conducting cutting-edge research aimed at securing critical infrastructure, developing practical solutions for vulnerabilities, and fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government to build resilient digital systems essential for national security.

September 2024

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  Professor Esteves-Veríssimo awarded the IEEE SMC TCHS Outstanding Leadership Award

  3 min read · Tue, Sep 24 2024

  Awards News

  KAUST Professor Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo has been awarded the prestigious IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Technical Committee on Homeland Security (TCHS) Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the fields of cybersecurity and resilience.
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  KAUST Launches Four Pioneering Centers of Excellence to Address Key National and International Priorities

  1 min read · Sun, Sep 15 2024

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  KAUST has launched four pioneering Centers of Excellence to advance research and development in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, focusing on the critical areas of Health and Wellness, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Food Security, and Generative AI, thereby reinforcing the University’s role as a global leader in applied science and its commitment to delivering impactful solutions that drive national economic objectives.
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  KAUST Center of Excellence for Generative AI

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024

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  KAUST has established the Center of Excellence for Generative AI to position Saudi Arabia as a leader in this transformative technology, aligning with Vision 2030's goals for human capital development and economic diversification while focusing on research and applications that span health, sustainability, energy, and future economies, ultimately aiming to cultivate talent and foster innovative solutions tailored to the Kingdom’s needs.
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  KAUST Center of Excellence for Smart Health

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024

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  The KAUST Center of Excellence for Smart Health (KCSH), founded to address the evolving health needs of Saudi Arabia’s aging population, is pioneering smart-health technologies through interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on areas like One Health, Healthy Aging, smart diagnostics, and bioinformatics, ultimately aiming to enhance healthcare outcomes and economic health in the Kingdom.
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  Return of Socrates: KAUST Developing AI Education for Personalized Learning

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 12 2024

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  KAUST is advancing AI-driven personalized learning platforms to transform STEM education in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Vision 2030’s goals by creating an intelligent tutoring system that enhances critical thinking and supports students and teachers, particularly in underserved communities, while addressing the Kingdom's significant demand for qualified STEM educators.
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  Octopus suckers inspire sticky medical patch

  1 min read · Wed, Sep 11 2024

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  Hybrid 3D printing helps to create adhesive textures for a highly adhesive and reusable biopatch that monitors health.

August 2024

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  Adapting AI to identify Arabic dialects

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 29 2024

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  KAUST researchers, led by intern Srijith Radhakrishnan, have developed an innovative model for Arabic dialect identification using a parameter-efficient approach that fine-tunes the Whisper speech recognition model, achieving high accuracy with minimal resources and paving the way for broader applications in fields like healthcare and multimodal communication.
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  Deep learning improves lens design

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 12 2024

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  An automated scheme for optical lens design looks set to enhance mobile phone cameras.
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  KAUST Researchers Earn Dual Bell Finalist Selections

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 1 2024

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  KAUST has achieved a historic double finalist selection for the ACM Gordon Bell Prize and the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling, recognizing two innovative research projects in collaboration with global partners that demonstrate the power of interdisciplinary teamwork in high-performance computing and climate science.

July 2024

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  KAUST team selected as ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling finalists

  4 min read · Tue, Jul 23 2024

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  A new exascale climate emulator marks a significant advancement as the first to generate, display and evaluate hourly emulations. This breakthrough secured an interdisciplinary research team from KAUST, working alongside the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research in the U.S. and other partner institutions, a spot as a finalist for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize in Climate Modelling.

June 2024

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  KAUST Talent To Drive Autonomous EV Transport Systems In KSA

  1 min read · Mon, Jun 10 2024

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  KAUST hosted Aitonomi Company Day to highlight its global talent's role in advancing Saudi Arabia’s autonomous and electric transport systems, with CEO Torsten Scholl noting KAUST as an ideal recruitment source for science-oriented roles.

May 2024

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  Counting the seeds of success

  1 min read · Tue, May 28 2024

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  A willingness to try anything and an adventurous spirit have taken Justine Braguy on a journey from plant science Ph.D. student to CEO of AI startup Thya Technology.

April 2024

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  CEMSE New Faculty: Professor Rolf Krause

  1 min read · Wed, Apr 24 2024

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  machine learning

  Professor Rolf Krause, our new faculty member at KAUST, drives sustainable progress across various domains, from medicine to geology, with his pioneering research in applied mathematics and efficient algorithms.

February 2024

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  AI tool predicts function of unknown proteins

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 18 2024

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  artificial intelligence bioinformatics biotechnology

  Powered by logic and large language models, DeepGO-SE predicts the biological role of proteins and could be used to aid drug discovery.
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  Shuffling the deck for privacy

  1 min read · Thu, Feb 15 2024

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  An integrated shuffler optimizes the privacy of personal genomic data used for machine learning.
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  KAUST’s Shaheen III confirmed as the Middle East’s most powerful supercomputer

  1 min read · Wed, Feb 7 2024

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  TOP500, the definitive voice of supercomputer statistics, has today confirmed King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) operates the Middle East’s most powerful supercomputer, Shaheen III, with key details about its capabilities revealed at SC23, the international conference for supercomputing. Shaheen III is also ranked 20th in the world rankings. Built by the world’s leading supercomputer provider, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Shaheen III is about six times faster than KAUST’s existing Shaheen II system, with its processing power exceeds that of 500,000 latest

January 2024

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  Dr. KID turns biological models into fun puzzles

  1 min read · Sun, Jan 28 2024

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  Algorithm creates tessellating triangular pieces to build physical replicas of structures such as cells or viruses.
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  CEMSE New Faculty: Jian Weng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

  1 min read · Tue, Jan 23 2024

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  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.
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  The KAUST SENTRY team cracks the code of success at CSAW'23

  1 min read · Thu, Jan 18 2024

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  KAUST SENTRY team dominate CSAW'23 with back-to-back wins in hardware security and robotics challenges.

November 2023

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  Safeguarding the right to be forgotten

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 26 2023

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  healthcare privacy artificial intelligence

  An open-source software can help align artificial intelligence applications in healthcare with data privacy regulations.
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  Professor Fahmy receives 2023 KAUST Distinguished Teaching Award

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 19 2023

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  From joining during a pandemic to receiving the Distinguished Teaching Award
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  Staying online in the high speed tube of the future

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 8 2023

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  Mobily Networks

  Solid-state radiofrequency reflectors will enable seamless wireless connectivity in the Hyperloop evacuated-tube transport svstem.
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  The Visualization Computing Center has two papers recognized at IEEE Vis 2023

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 5 2023

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  Two papers from KAUST's Visual Computing Center were recognized at IEEE VIS 2023, with one introducing a new method for detecting and visualizing vortex structures in 2D fluid flows, and the other presenting a framework for physicalizing biological structures as 3D-printed models.

October 2023

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  Lab-grown skin helps unlock secrets of mpox virus infection

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2023

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  Skin organoids offer a powerful platform for drug discovery in the ongoing fight against the virus formerly known as monkeypox.
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  KAUST celebrates 5000 days of education and research

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 10 2023

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  KAUST: Pushing the Frontiers of Science and Technology
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  Outsmarting cyberattacks on microgrids

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 8 2023

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  A residual-based approach that detects and corrects voltage and frequency anomalies could protect power grids against covert cyberattacks.
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  A knack for data and love of animals breeds a tool for mammal conservation

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 5 2023

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  A Ph.D. candidate’s passion for animals is helping to drive the development of an AI system that informs conservation practice.
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  Professor Roberto Di Pietro elected to the Academia Europaea

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2023

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  KAUST Professor Roberto Di Pietro has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea.

August 2023

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  Top honors for KAUST students at OMOUS-2023

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 29 2023

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  KAUST students Kerven Durdymyradov and Charles Edward Sexton, shine at the Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, with Sexton receiving a bronze medal in the individual competition and their team securing a silver medal in the team competition.
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  CEMSE New Faculty: Professor Roberto Di Pietro

  1 min read · Sun, Aug 27 2023

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  Meet Professor Roberto Di Pietro, one of KAUST's newest faculty members and a leading expert in cybersecurity. With a career spanning over 25 years, Di Pietro brings a wealth of experience and a passion for research to his role as a Full Computer Science Professor at KAUST's CEMSE Division.
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  Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 24 2023

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  A new book titled “Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks” by Monther Busbait, Mikhail Moshkov, Albina Moshkova and Vladimir Shevtchenko has been published online
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  CEMSE New Faculty: Francesco Orabona, Associate Professor of Computer Science

  2 min read · Wed, Aug 9 2023

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  Meet Francesco Orabona, a recently appointed associate professor at KAUST. Orabona’s research interests focus on the theory and application of machine learning and online learning algorithms.

July 2023

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  Professor Wolfgang Heidrich to receive ACM SIGGRAPH’s Computer Graphics Achievement Award

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 4 2023

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  CEMSE Professor Wolfgang Heidrich will receive the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technique’s (ACM SIGGRAPH) Computer Graphics Achievement Award this August. The ACM SIGGRAPH is a global nonprofit organization that advances computer graphics and interactive technologies.

May 2023

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  Compress to impress with AI hardware

  1 min read · Thu, May 18 2023

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  Scientists can speed up simulations of complex systems by using compression algorithms running on AI hardware.
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  They shall not pass: Keeping an eye on middleboxes

  1 min read · Thu, May 18 2023

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  A new cybersecurity tool checks for weaknesses in the intermediary software components that act on internet traffic.
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  Soccernet Brings AI To The Game

  1 min read · Mon, May 15 2023

  News

  Artificial intelligence has enormous potential to augment our understanding and enjoyment of sport. Work toward this goal requires the dedication and vision of avid fans.

March 2023

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  A little competition improves statistics

  1 min read · Mon, Mar 6 2023

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  A competition on spatial statistics showcases the global state of the art in analyzing vast spatial datasets.
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  Professor Elhoseiny elected as a Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

  1 min read · Wed, Mar 1 2023

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  KAUST Assistant Professor of Computer Science Mohamed H. Elhoseiny has been elected as a senior member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Elhoseiny was recognized for his longstanding contributions to the field of artificial intelligence and long-term membership in the AAAI.

February 2023

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  A machine that learns to learn

  1 min read · Thu, Feb 2 2023

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  A neural network that can learn its own learning algorithm opens the door to self-improving artificial intelligence.

December 2022

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  Streamlining AI to enable DIY models

  1 min read · Thu, Dec 22 2022

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  Using artificial intelligence for scientific research across a number of disciplines has led to a new startup based on a powerful online tool, where users automatically generate their own machine-learning models.
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  Simple hardware to defend microgrid attacks

  1 min read · Mon, Dec 5 2022

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  cybersecurity hardware security

  An inexpensive piece of hardware integrated with solar panel controllers can protect isolated power networks from cyberattacks.

November 2022

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  Illuminating the twisting pathway to efficient wireless communications based on light

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 30 2022

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  Illuminating the twisting pathway to efficient wireless communications based on light.
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  KAUST SENTRY team wins prestigious CSAW'22 embedded system hacking competition

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2022

  Awards News

  KAUST Ph.D. students from the KAUST Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab recently won the CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW'22) "Hack My Robot Challenge (HMR)."
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  Decision Trees with Hypotheses

  1 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2022

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  New book Decision Trees with Hypotheses by Mohammad Azad, Igor Chikalov, Shahid Hussain, Mikhail Moshkov, and Beata Zielosko has been published online.
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  Enlightened route to wireless communications

  1 min read · Thu, Nov 3 2022

  Spotlight News

  Smart windows that can polarize sunlight could offer a low energy alternative to Wi-Fi.