News

November 2018

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  Sara Althubaiti defends her Master's thesis

  1 min read · Tue, Nov 6 2018

  News

  cancer driver mutation bioinformatics text mining machine learning

  Sara Althubaiti, a student under the supervision of Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf, defended her Master's thesis on November 5, 2018.
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  Azza Althagafi defends her Master's thesis

  1 min read · Fri, Nov 2 2018

  News

  bioinformatics artificial intelligence genomics

  Azza Althagafi, a student under the supervision of Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf, defended her Master's thesis on November 1, 2018.

October 2018

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  Teaching algorithms to see

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 30 2018

  News

  UAV visual computing

  Four hundred hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Other than using text to search the title, description or tags associated with a video, video content search is limited. In addition to helping users find content more quickly and accurately, the ability to search video content is of paramount importance to video platforms and advertisers. Last year, YouTube was embroiled in controversy after rolling video ads for Coca-Cola and Amazon, among others, were shown before racist and extremist content. Advertising content is a major revenue stream for video platforms like YouTube
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  Meshari Alazmi defends his Ph.D. thesis

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 24 2018

  News

  machine learning bioinformatics structural biology systems biology

  Meshari Alazmi, a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Associate Professor Xin Gao, defended his Ph.D. dissertation on October 24, 2018.
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  Polymers offer a better view

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 24 2018

  News

  visual computing Imaging Computer science

  A window opens for analyzing the distribution of small molecules in biological and medical tissue samples.
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  Aerial Path Planning for Urban Scene Reconstruction: A Continuous Optimization Method and Benchmark

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 16 2018

  News

  optimization urban planning

  Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are ideal capturing devices for high-resolution urban 3D reconstructions using multi-view stereo. Nevertheless, practical considerations such as safety usually mean that access to the scan target is often only available for a short amount of time, especially in urban environments. It, therefore, becomes crucial to perform both view and path planning to minimize flight time while ensuring complete and accurate reconstructions. In this work, we address the challenge of automatic view and path planning for UAV-based aerial imaging with the goal of urban
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  Mona Alshahrani defends her thesis proposal

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 16 2018

  News

  data integration machine learning human bioinformatics

  Mona Alshahrani, a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf, defended her thesis proposal on October 10, 2018.
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  Computing solutions for biological problems

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 14 2018

  News

  bioinformatics machine learning computational models

  Xin Gao’s research is building bridges between computer science and biology.
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  KAUST gets ready for SC18

  1 min read · Mon, Oct 8 2018

  News

  supercomputing High Performance Computing

  For the past 10 years, KAUST has made a strong presence at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC) that takes place in different cities around the U.S. every year. 2018 will mark a special year for KAUST at SC, which will take place in Dallas, Texas, in November, with around 13,000 supercomputing professionals in attendance. The University will have an engaging presence on the exhibition floor and in the seminars, and the technical program of SC18 will be chaired by the Director of the KAUST Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC)
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  Alumni Feature: Majed Alzahrani

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 7 2018

  News Spotlight

  data science

  Working in one of the largest companies in the world is a dream come true for many. For Majed Alzahrani, a former Ph.D. student who worked under the supervision of Associate Professor Xin Gao, things couldn't be better. After graduating in 2017, he quickly joined Saudi Aramco as a data scientist in its Drilling Data Science unit.
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  Mining Red Sea bacteria for industrial potential

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 4 2018

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  marine science bioprospecting microbiology genomics

  Genome sequencing of two Red Sea bacteria highlights their potential as industrial workhorses.
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  KAUST and KACST join forces to prevent infectious diseases

  1 min read · Mon, Oct 1 2018

  News

  The KAUST Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC) and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have collaborated under the umbrella of the National Infectious Disease Initiative to enrich research...

August 2018

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  Alumni Focus: Ahmed Abdulmajeed Alabdulkarim, M.S. '11

  1 min read · Tue, Aug 14 2018

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  big data artificial intelligence machine learning

  Ahmed Abdulmajeed Alabdulkarim earned a master's degree from KAUST in 2011. His research interests are in the field of big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and he is now pursuing his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the U.S. He received his bachelor's degree with honors in computer science from King Saud University, where he graduated at the top of his class. From a young age, Alabdulkarim was passionate about computers. Studying computer science was his drive and motivation to continue his university studies. He explained that he chose KAUST for
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  CBRC goes to ECCB 2018

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 9 2018

  News

  Computational biology Nanopore Sequencing cwDTW algorithm ontology phenotypes SmuDGE

  The European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB) is one of the most important conferences in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology. Held in a different European city annually, this year's conference will take place in the historic city of Athens, Greece on September 8-12, 2018.

July 2018

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  Maxat Kulmanov defends his thesis proposal

  1 min read · Tue, Jul 31 2018

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  bioinformatics artificial intelligence neural network Semantic web machine learning

  Maxat Kulmanov, a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf, defended his thesis proposal on July 31, 2018.
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  Xiangliang Zhang joins CBRC

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 15 2018

  News

  machine intelligence knowledge engineering Computer science

  Xiangliang Zhang, KAUST associate professor of computer science and principal investigator of the Machine Intelligence & Knowledge Engineering Lab, joined the Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC) on July 1, 2018. In CBRC, Xiangliang will work on the problems of modeling biological networks using machine learning models.
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  New Book "Extensions of Dynamic Programming for Combinatorial Optimization and Data Mining" of Professor Moshkov and His Former Students is Published by Springer

  1 min read · Mon, Jul 9 2018

  News

  machine learning knowledge discovery data mining combinatorial optimization

  A new book - "Extensions of Dynamic Programming for Combinatorial Optimization and Data Mining" by Hassan AbouEisha, Talha Amin, Igor Chikalov, Shahid Hussain, and Mikhail Moshkov - was recently published by Springer.
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  Superior seismic imaging for better drilling

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 8 2018

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  seismic imaging fossil fuels extreme computing data analysis

  Software could transform underground imaging of fossil fuel reserves by providing unprecedented detail in record time.

June 2018

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  Lifting up female scientists

  1 min read · Mon, Jun 11 2018

  News

  WiDS data science

  Women in Data Science (WiDS) is like the Global Women's March for analytics; it's a phenomenon too big for just one city. WiDS is the largest data science conference on Earth—taking place in over 50 countries, it has attained more than 100,000 attendees and is tagged as a global movement. The annual conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide—regardless of gender—and support women in the field. This year's WiDS conference was held at Stanford University with more than 100 regional institutions all over the world participating, including KAUST.
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  Patent granted for highly accurate prostate cancer screening method

  1 min read · Wed, Jun 6 2018

  News

  graph and alignment algorithms methylation biomarker

  A new patent, "Methylation biomarkers for prostate cancer" (USPTO Patent No. 9976187), filed by Professor Vladimir Bajic, Senior Bioinformatician Roberto Incitti and former Bioscience Core Lab Research Scientist Hicham Mansour was granted on May 22, 2018.

May 2018

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  Somayah Albaradei wins at City of the Future competition

  1 min read · Mon, May 28 2018

  Awards News Spotlight

  Deep learning seismology sustainability sensors

  ​CBRC Ph.D. student Somayah Albaradei won first place in the People's Choice category of the 2018 Spring Enrichment Program's ePoster-City of the Future competition. She won an iPad Pro and received a certificate of recognition.
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  BORG members to present at ISMB 2018

  1 min read · Sun, May 27 2018

  News

  ​​Three members of the Bio-Ontology Research Group will be presenting their work at the International Society for Computational Biology conference in Chicago, U.S.A.
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  Meshari Alazami defends his thesis proposal

  1 min read · Tue, May 22 2018

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  machine learning bioinformatics structural biology systems biology

  Meshari Alazami, a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Associate Professor Xin Gao, successfully defended his thesis proposal on May 22, 2018. His topic, "Towards Rational Design of Biosynthesis Pathways", was well received by committee members Associate Professor Xin Gao, Distinguished Professor Takashi Gojobori and Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf.
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  Arwa Bin Raies defends her thesis proposal

  1 min read · Wed, May 16 2018

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  computational methods biomedical data text mining silico toxicology

  Arwa Bin Raies, a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Professor Vladimir Bajic, defended her thesis proposal on May 14, 2018.
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  Exploring science's fourth paradigm

  1 min read · Mon, May 7 2018

  News

  computational and statistical interface big data

  The recent KAUST Research Conference: Computational and Statistical Interface to Big Data brought together leading computer science researchers and statistical experts to discuss the current state and future of data science. Held on campus from March 19 to 21, the conference covered such data science topics as succinct data representation and storage; big data visualization; parallel and distributed algorithms for inference and optimization; and analysis of large graphs and networks.
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  Sarah Alghamdi defends her master's thesis

  1 min read · Sun, May 6 2018

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  artificial intelligence bioinformatics computational methods data mining

  Sarah Alghamdi successfully defended her master's thesis on April 10, 2018. Her project, entitled "Ontology Design Patterns for Combining Pathology and Anatomy: Application to Study Ageing and Longevity in Inbred Mouse Strains", was well-received by a panel of professors that included Professor Vladimir Bajic, Associate Professor Xin Gao and Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf.
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  A clearer future for underwater exploration

  1 min read · Sun, May 6 2018

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  Underwater Video communications underwater sensor platform

  An optical communication system could revolutionize underwater exploration and discovery.

April 2018

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  Siqing Hou defends his Master’s thesis

  1 min read · Mon, Apr 23 2018

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  bioinformatics Computational biology machine learning

  Siqing Hou, a Master's student under the supervision of Associate Professor Xin Gao, successfully defended his thesis.
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  Assistant Professor Robert Hoehndorf awarded Center Partnership Fund

  1 min read · Thu, Apr 19 2018

  News

  ​CBRC was awarded three Center Partnership Funds by the KAUST Office of Sponsored Research on April 1, 2018.​
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  Alumni Feature: Abdullah Khamis

  1 min read · Wed, Apr 18 2018

  News

  bioinformatics machine learning

  Abdullah Khamis has had quite an impressive career so far. After graduating with a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from KAUST under the supervision of Professor Vladimir Bajic and Associate Professor Xin Gao, he now works as the Director of Data Science in the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) of the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.
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  Computer models combat malaria

  1 min read · Sun, Apr 15 2018

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  bioscience drug discovery human health

  A new malaria metabolic model may uncover better ways to treat a highly deadly disease.

February 2018

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  Alumni Feature: Arturo Magana Mora

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 25 2018

  News

  Computational biology machine learning

  CBRC Ph.D. graduate Arturo Magana Mora is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the prestigious National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo, Japan.
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  Pulling rank on spatial statistics

  1 min read · Sun, Feb 18 2018

  News

  High Performance Computing statistics

  A technique that uses the power of computing could solve statistical problems cheaper and faster than current methods.

December 2017

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  BORG students present research in KAUST Research Conference on Big Data Analyses in Evolutionary Biology

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 12 2017

  News

  ​Two students from the Bio-Ontology Research Group presented their research at KAUST Research Conference on Big Data Analyses in Evolutionary Biology.
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  Dominik L. Michels receives the first Procter & Gamble Faculty Award

  1 min read · Sun, Dec 10 2017

  News

  numerical simulations machine learning algorithm scientific computing visual computing

  Dominik L. Michels, Computer Science and Mathematics faculty in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (CEMSE) and head of the Computational Sciences Group within the Visual Computing Center (VCC), recently received the first Procter & Gamble (P&G) Faculty Award.

November 2017

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  Job Opportunity - Ph.D. or M.S./Ph.D. student

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 15 2017

  News

  ​The student will work on combining methods from Symbolic Artificial Intelligence (formal logics, rule-based systems) with machine learning and statistical approaches to data mining, and apply these methods to biomedical datasets. Major application areas include understanding molecular mechanisms underlying traits, phenotypes, and disease, and identifying ways to perturb biological systems through bioactive compounds (drugs).​
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  Job Opportunity - Postdoctoral Researcher

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 15 2017

  News

  ​The postdoctoral researcher will work on the development and application of Artificial Intelligence methods in bioinformatics and computational biology, with a particular focus on combining symbolic AI approaches (e.g., ontologies, knowledge graphs, rule-based systems) with machine learning methods.​​​

October 2017

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  Facebook AI new language explained by KAUST Professor Xiangliang Zhang

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 24 2017

  News

  machine learning big data cloud computing

  That is not a Messenger troll, but the actual conversation between two chatbots by the Facebook AI Research (FAIR). The two robots, Bob and Alice, were thought the art of negotiation apples and books. They had been instructed to work out how to negotiate between themselves and improve their bartering as they went along. But, after leaving the pair alone, they start talking in this uncompressible but yet effective vocabulary.
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  Professor Robert Hoehndorf will be a guest speaker at upcoming Science to Watch

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2017

  News

  ​Professor Robert Hoehndorf will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Science to Watch Film and Forum. Science to Watch is a science orientated movie series followed by a discussion about the movie as it relates to science. The objective of the series is to increase public awareness about science, to stimulate curiosity about the research conducted here at KAUST, and at the same time enjoy a good movie with friends, including pizza and popcorn. The post-movie discussion is guided by a KAUST scientist working in the area.
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  Streamlining space structures

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 22 2017

  News

  Computer science

  A new computational framework marries ideas from computer graphics with civil engineering to reduce times and costs of constructing frame-based structures.
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  Announcement for Internship Opportunities

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 12 2017

  News

  SSI

  The Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) is pleased to announce the Saudi Summer Internship 2018 (SSI2018). The CEMSE Saudi Summer Internship is an 8-12 week research program designed to introduce in-kingdom students to topics of research in our Division.
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  Invited talk at GTC Europe 2017

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 12 2017

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  talk GTC Europe 2017 GPU Technology Conference munich learning detection human activity in untrimmed video

  ​Prof. Ghanem gives an invited talk on learn​ing to detect human activity in untrimmed video at GTC Europe 2017
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  Congratulations to Ph.D. student Maxat Kulmanov for new publication

  1 min read · Thu, Oct 5 2017

  News

  ​Ph.D. student Maxat Kulmanov's paper, "DeepGO: predicting protein functions from sequence and interactions using a deep ontology-aware classifier" was recently published in Bioinformatics.
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  CEMSE's new underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) opens new frontier for off-shore control system

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2017

  News

  Underwater wireless optical communication underwater video transmission

  Billions of liters of fuel travel every day along an intricate network of pipelines. Reports show that 15 thousand kilometers of infrastructure exist worldwide, with more than a third being underwater. Efficient real-time monitoring is the next frontier to achieve improved industrial productivity and prevent environmental accidents.

September 2017

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  KAUST Ph.D. student Lukas Larisch wins the PACE 2017 Challenge

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017

  News

  Acoustics simulation PDE

  Lukas Larisch, a KAUST Ph.D. student in Computer Science working under the supervision of Professor Gabriel Wittum, won the PACE 2017 Parameterized Algorithms and Computational Experiments Challenge. The award ceremony that took place in Vienna, Austria, at the beginning of September this year has been held during the ALGO Congress at the International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2017).
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  No strings attached for underwater video system

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 14 2017

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  electrical engineering communications marine science underwater sensor underwater camera

  An underwater wireless optical communications system for streaming high-quality, live video.

August 2017

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  The awesome scope of big data

  1 min read · Sun, Aug 6 2017

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  big data artificial intelligence computational methods health protein structures biology

  Sifting through huge amounts of data may bring a better understanding of whale shark social structures, protein targets for drug therapies and disease-causing genes.

July 2017

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  Hosted the 2nd annual ActivityNet challenge in CVPR 2017

  1 min read · Wed, Jul 26 2017

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  Action Recognition Challenge untrimmed classification temporal localization dense captioning CVPR

  ​​IVUL hosted the 2nd annual ActivityNet Large Scale Action Recognition Challenge during CVPR 2017.

May 2017

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  BORG at ISMB/ECCB

  1 min read · Tue, May 30 2017

  News

  ​​Meet members of the BORG at ISMB/ECCB this year in Prague. We will present one tutorial on ontologies in biology and biomedicine, one poster presentation at the Bio-Ontologies SIG, one flash talk at the Function SIG, and one oral presentation in the Variant Interpretation SIG.​
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  Cocoon finally out: Professor Marco Canini together with VMware, Samsung, and Microsoft craft the ultimate SDN ally

  1 min read · Mon, May 29 2017

  News

  distributed systems machine learning artificial intelligence

  With the recent emergence of software-defined networking, which brings programmability and lowers the barrier for new functionalities into networks, the academic and industry communities have become very interested in the problem of network verification.