News

May 2017

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  Sharing expert experimental knowledge to expedite design

  1 min read · Thu, May 25 2017

  News

  synthetic biology bioscience Computer science

  A repository of metabolic information provides a quick reference tool for designing useful synthetic biological systems.
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  One size does not fit all: an innovative analytical tool will help pave the way for tailor made health care

  1 min read · Wed, May 24 2017

  News

  genetic mutation drug effects genomeFit

  It is estimated that each year, around eight million children worldwide are born with a serious genetic condition that is either life-threatening or debilitating. These disorders are caused by underlying mutations affecting the genetic makeup contained in our cells, and according to experts, half of the variations responsible for these diseases are still unknown. Because of the lack of information on these disorders, physicians are often unable to pinpoint the exact molecular cause of the disease or opt for the most appropriate treatment.
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  Student life: studying and working at the Computational Bioscience Research Center (KAUST)

  1 min read · Thu, May 4 2017

  News

  machine learning graph mining genomics pathway design computational methods data mining data analysis bioinformatics

  For Ph.D. students Arturo Magana Mora, Haitham Ashoor and Olaa Motwalli, April 2017 was a particularly nerve-wracking month. After years of hard work and sleepless nights, they finally defended their thesis, bringing them one step closer to graduation.
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  Adel Bibi and Matthias Mueller going to ICVSS 2017

  1 min read · Mon, May 1 2017

  News

  Italy Summer School Computer Vision ICVSS

  Adel Bibi and Matthias Mueller have been accepted to participate in the ICVSS (International Computer Vision Summer Schoole) 2017 in Italy. Admission into this summer school is quite competitive in the vision community.​​​

April 2017

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  Algorithm scours datasets to diagnose medical mysteries

  1 min read · Sat, Apr 29 2017

  News

  bioscience Computer science algorithm

  A new tool uses genetic and clinical information to find the root cause of unexplained illnesses.
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  Building SANDS at KAUST

  1 min read · Sat, Apr 15 2017

  News

  SDN machine learning

  ​​​​​We live in a connected world where networked systems play an increasingly important role. These systems, which are the foundational pillars of our modern digital lives, are the result of some remarkable technological advancements and progress in computer science over the past three decades.

March 2017

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  PhD Student positions available

  1 min read · Mon, Mar 27 2017

  News

  We have two openings for Ph.D. student positions available on the interface between Linked Data, ontologies, and machine learning.
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  Professors discuss big data and human health in latest Sci-Café

  1 min read · Mon, Mar 13 2017

  News

  machine learning big data artificial intelligence comparative genomics biomedical data human health

  ​Professors Takashi Gojobori, Xin Gao and Robert Hoehndorf spoke about big data and human health at the Sci-Café event held on February 27. Their talk, which was moderated by James Calvin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, aimed to answer the question, "Can Big Data Solve My Health Problems?" This event was open to all members of the KAUST community.
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  Signaling success for 5th gen communications

  1 min read · Sat, Mar 4 2017

  News

  applied mathematics mobile

  An efficient wireless signal optimization scheme achieves peak performance for next-generation mobile communications.

January 2017

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  New Data Mining approach makes recurring patterns easier to be spotted

  1 min read · Wed, Jan 18 2017

  News

  supercomputing infoclouds Frequent subgraph mining algorithm

  The ultimate answer is ScaleMine, cost-effective and agile scalable parallel frequent subgraph mining in a single large graph. Panagiotis Kalnis, Professor of Computer Science (CS), and the team from the KAUST Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC), under the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division signed this novel approach.
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  New cost-effective GPUs solver redesigns the computational game

  1 min read · Thu, Jan 12 2017

  News

  exascale High Performance Computing parallel computing

  Prof. David Keyes and his team proposed a GPUs light architecture to solve systems of multiple equations involving a large amount of data. Broadly used in computer gaming, mobile, and PC graphics - GPUs allow customizing an effective result-driven support to create a computational framework for increasing the number of processors while reducing the memory required to temporarily store the data.
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  Taking graphics cards beyond gaming

  1 min read · Mon, Jan 9 2017

  News

  graphic card computing applied mathematics computational science

  A highly efficient mathematical solver designed to run on graphics processors gives scientists and engineers a powerful new tool for a common computational problem.

December 2016

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  Divide and conquer pattern searching

  1 min read · Tue, Dec 27 2016

  News

  Computer science computing

  Searching for recurring patterns in network systems has become a fundamental part of research and discovery in fields as diverse as biology and social media. KAUST researchers have developed a pattern or graph-mining framework that promises to significantly speed up searches on massive network data sets. “A graph is a data structure that models complex relationships among objects,” explained Panagiotis Kalnis, leader of the research team from the KAUST Extreme Computing Research Center. “Graphs are widely used in many modern applications, including social networks, biological networks like
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  BORG Ph.D. Student wins 3rd Prize at CBRC Student Poster Competition

  1 min read · Wed, Dec 14 2016

  News

  ​BORG member and Ph.D. Student Imene Boudellioua won 3rd Prize in the CBRC Student Poster Competition of the recently-held KAUST Research Conference: Computational Systems Biology in Biomedicine. Her winning poster is titled "Semantic Prioritization of Novel Causative Genomic Variants". She received a certificate and a PHOTO CUBE Compact Photo Printer.
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  CEMSE Big Data Open Day shows off fascinating discoveries

  1 min read · Thu, Dec 8 2016

  News

  big data machine learning knowledge discovery supercomputing

  The fifth-anniversary event marked CEMSE's biggest successes and featured 20 KAUST discoveries, with more than 1,000 visitors from the community attending the event."Big data has many applications: to understand medicine better; to manage food supplies, and to connect objects. Data is at the center of everything," said Dean Mootaz Elnozahy of the University's Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division at the CEMSE Big Data Open Day held on December 4, 2016.

November 2016

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  Driven to diffraction

  1 min read · Wed, Nov 9 2016

  News

  electrical engineering bioscience light

  Optical elements that diffract light could lead to smaller and more powerful cameras.

October 2016

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  ​PhenomeNET method wins at Ontology matching workshop

  1 min read · Tue, Oct 25 2016

  News

  ontology phenotype ontologies PhenomeNET

  CBRC congratulates Professor Robert Hoehndorf and Postdoctoral Fellow Miguel Angel Rodriguez Garcia for being one of the winners of the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative challenge sponsored by Pistoia Alliance, presented in the Ontology Matching Workshop that is co-located with ISWC 2016 in Kobe, Japan.
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  Professor Robert Hoehndorf's PhenomeNET method wins at Ontology matching workshop

  1 min read · Sun, Oct 23 2016

  News

  artificial intelligence bioinformatics biomedical data PhenomeNET

  Professor Robert Hoehndorf and Postdoctoral Fellow Miguel Angel Rodriguez Garcia are the winners of the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative Challenge sponsored by Pistoia Alliance.

September 2016

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  CS Graduate Seminar: Symbolic AI in Bioinformatics

  1 min read · Tue, Sep 20 2016

  News

  Professor Robert Hoehndorf recently held a seminar on Symbolic AI in Bioinformatics on September 19, 2016.

August 2016

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  Filling in the blanks of virtual cities

  1 min read · Sat, Aug 27 2016

  News

  Computer science computational science applied mathematics planning machine learning

  New software generates three-dimensional models of buildings, with applications for disaster relief support.
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  Peter Wonka's new query tool, called a relation-augmented image descriptor will change forever querying images online.

  1 min read · Thu, Aug 18 2016

  News

  visual computing 3D reconstruction urban modeling

  Today, querying the massive amounts of images available in online databases such as Instagram can be a time-consuming experience. Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the University College London, have developed a new tool that generates image queries based on a geometric description of objects in spatial relationships with potential applications in computer graphics, computer vision and automated object classification.
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  Amin Allam (CEMSE PhD) wins the second prize in the DREAM Challenge 1B

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 15 2016

  News Spotlight

  algorithm artificial intelligence Computational biology

  Amin Allam (CEMSE PhD student in the InfoCloud group) supervised by Prof Panos Kalnis has won the second prize in the AstraZeneca-Sanger Drug Combination Prediction DREAM Challenge 1B. Amin Allam utilized Bayesian inference to achieve the 2nd place.
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  Enhancing understanding of genetic regulation

  1 min read · Sat, Aug 13 2016

  News

  applied mathematics computational science genomics genes

  Researchers round up clues to track down enhancers.
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  Victor participates in the Deep Learning Summer School

  1 min read · Mon, Aug 8 2016

  News

  An IVUL Ph.D. student (Victor Escorcia) participated in the Deep Learning Summer School. He was selected among many students/researchers worldwide to attend this event, where he had the opportunity to interact with and learn from leaders in the field of deep learning.
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  Technology search for relationships

  1 min read · Sat, Aug 6 2016

  News

  Computer science computational science images

  A sketch-based query for searching for relationships among objects in images could enhance the power and utility of image search tools.

July 2016

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  Fabian participates in the Computer Vision Summer School

  1 min read · Sun, Jul 24 2016

  News

  ICVSS PhD student participated IVUL international event

  An IVUL Ph.D. student (Fabian Caba)​ participates in the Computer Vision Summer School.
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  Exploring artificial biosynthesis

  1 min read · Sat, Jul 16 2016

  News

  Computer science bioscience biosynthesis

  Metabolic route explorer helps to optimize the pathways for artificial biosynthesis of valuable products.
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  Fabian and Victor participate in the annual MSR Summer School!

  1 min read · Fri, Jul 8 2016

  News

  PhD Summer School 2016 Computer Vision Deep learning

  Two IVUL Ph.D. students (Fabian Caba and Victor Escorcia) participate in the annual MSR Summer School.

June 2016

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  Best Business Plan at VIEW 2016

  1 min read · Sun, Jun 26 2016

  News

  CVPR high-tech startup Computer Vision robotics

  Hachid won the award for the Venture pitch with the best business plan at the Fifth Annual Vision Industry and Entrepreneur Workshop (VIEW) 2016.
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  Exploring protein form to find function

  1 min read · Sat, Jun 25 2016

  News

  Computer science genomics proteins

  Existing systems for predicting protein structure are outperformed by a newly developed method.
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  Sharing movement aids learning

  1 min read · Sat, Jun 4 2016

  News

  Computer science learning computational science

  Automated learning of an individual’s movement patterns shared over mobile and social networks could help us to connect better.

February 2016

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  Noisy cells produce bursts of protein

  1 min read · Sat, Feb 20 2016

  News

  Computer science bioscience genetics

  A new mathematical model explains how random factors affect the production of proteins within the cells.

December 2015

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  First Annual ActivityNet Challenge to be held at CVPR2016!

  1 min read · Fri, Dec 18 2015

  News

  Our workshop proposal on large-scale human activity understanding was accepted to CVPR2016. We will be releasing the results of the 1st annual ActivityNet challenge during the workshop. This venue allows researchers in the field to evaluate their activity classification and detection techniques on a large-scale benchmark of in-the-wild video sequences.

November 2015

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  Smart technology shows where we're at

  1 min read · Sat, Nov 7 2015

  News

  marine science electrical engineering fauna

  A combination of state-of-the-art sensors and standardized data analysis will transform research for tracking animals and humans.

September 2015

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  Unlocking complex interactions

  1 min read · Sat, Sep 19 2015

  News

  Computer science bioscience

  Functions of interacting molecular complexes are uncovered through a novel method of aligning the interaction interface of each complex.

August 2015

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  Honey bee behavior is in the genes

  1 min read · Sat, Aug 22 2015

  News

  applied mathematics Computer science genomics genetics

  An integrated set of genetic mechanisms controls whether bees behave as foragers or nurses.
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  Choosing the right scheme for green communications

  1 min read · Sat, Aug 22 2015

  News

  Computer science wireless computational science engineering

  Performance analysis reveals how different resource allocation schemes may impact the energy efficiency of a cognitive radio system.

July 2015

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  Disease researchers have a way with words

  1 min read · Sat, Jul 25 2015

  News

  Computer science bioscience computing biology biomedicine

  Specialized word search method sheds light on phenotypic similarity of diseases.
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  Prof. Osama Amin Elevated To Senior Member Of IEEE

  1 min read · Mon, Jul 13 2015

  News

  communications wireless networks energy harvesting

  Dr. Osama Amin has been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered an important honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.

June 2015

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  Peak performance for proteins

  1 min read · Sat, Jun 13 2015

  News

  bioscience biology proteins NMR

  An improved peak fitting procedure enables a better determination of protein structures.

May 2015

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  Finding the Face in the Crowd

  1 min read · Sat, May 30 2015

  News

  Computer science statistics applied mathematics computational science

  An algorithm that maximizes the difference between data categories achieves high accuracy in classifying faces.
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  Computer vision: Teaching computers how to see the world

  1 min read · Wed, May 27 2015

  News

  semantic analysis artificial intelligence UAV

  Ghanem works in the Visual Computing Center (VCC) and is interested in computer vision, image processing, and machine learning.

April 2015

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  Taking computing to the next level

  1 min read · Sat, Apr 25 2015

  News

  supercomputing data wrap applied mathematics computational science

  KAUST’s new supercomputer will enable ground-breaking scientific modeling and analysis in Saudi Arabia and worldwide.

February 2015

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  A breeding ground for successful start-ups

  1 min read · Fri, Feb 6 2015

  News

  visualization quadcopter

  State-of-the-art facilities and world-class research projects give rise to thriving start-up companies based at KAUST.

December 2014

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  Making the silent genes speak

  1 min read · Sat, Dec 13 2014

  News

  applied mathematics computational science genomics coding gene

  Regulating an overlooked set of genes may help biologists manipulate cells to find new therapy options.

September 2014

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  Humboldt Research Award for Prof. Heidrich

  1 min read · Thu, Sep 11 2014

  Spotlight News

  Computational Photography computer graphics optics

  The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a Humboldt Research Award to Prof. Wolfgang Heidrich.
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  5 Year Anniversary Showcase

  1 min read · Wed, Sep 3 2014

  News

  There were over 15 faculty members that helped, dedicated there time, and worked together to create an experience that everyone could enjoy. With effort, creativity, passion, collaboration, and dedication these faculty members made this whole event possible!

April 2014

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  KAUST's Prof. Basem Shihada's work on Buffer Sizing for Multi-Hop Networks, granted US Patent 8,638,686

  1 min read · Mon, Apr 14 2014

  News

  communications communication networks

  Prof. Basem Shihada and his previous research scientist Kamran Jamshaid obtained a US Patent for their technology on optimizing buffer sizing for multi-hop networks.

October 2013

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  Anas Daghistani Received The Best Paper Award At (IEEE WiMob, 2013)

  1 min read · Wed, Oct 9 2013

  News

  Wireless sensors Green communications MIMO

  Anas Daghistani, MSc Alumni in the Computer Science (CS) Program at the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) division received the best paper award at the International Conference on Wireless and Mobile.

December 2012

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  Dr. Basem Shihada and Dr. Sajid Ahmed promoted to Senior Member of IEEE

  1 min read · Sat, Dec 22 2012

  News Spotlight

  communications communication networks MIMO-radar waveform design MIMO and Passive radar Low complexity sphere decoding

  Dr. Basem Shihada and Dr. Sajid Ahmed have been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered a significant honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.