machine learning

David Gomez-Cabrero

Associate Professor, Bioscience

computational bioscience machine learning genomics epigenetics functional biology

Professor Cabrero's research focuses on developing statistics and machine learning tools for understanding biological systems that address health-related applications, advance biomedical research and enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of diseases with the potential to uncover novel therapeutic approaches.

Hayssam Dahrouj

Research Scientist (former), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

6g wireless systems cloud- and fog-radio access networks cross-layer optimization Cooperative networks machine learning Optical communications

Senior Research Scientist at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Karen Sanchez

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Computer Vision machine learning AI for healthcare deep learning Medical imaging

Karen Sanchez is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the IVUL lab at KAUST, specializing in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications. Her research focuses on video understanding, domain adaptation, generative AI, and methods for preserving patient privacy.

Hani A. Al Majed

M.S. Student

machine learning Computer Vision AI4Science

Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's student at KAUST under the supervision of Professor Bernard Ghanem, with expertise in machine learning workflow automation, physics-informed neural operators, and AI for Science, particularly in chemistry applications. Passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex scientific problems.

Ahmad Sait

M.S. Student, Computer Science

Computer Vision machine learning Deep generative models

Ahmad Sait is a Master's student in the Computer Science program at KAUST. Before joining KAUST, Ahmad obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad is also a KAUST Academy graduate from the AI track, having been under the supervision of Prof. Naeemullah Khan. The Academy provided him with seven opportunities to assist in teaching students enrolled in subsequent cohorts.

Saleh AlJazzar

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

Signal processing Wireless Communications machine learning

Research Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) .

Muhammad Esmat

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

machine learning neural network

Visiting student at, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Yasser Jaber

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

machine learning software artificial intelligence

Visiting Student Researcher ,Machine Learning Engineer at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab

embedded systems IoT energy efficiency machine learning artificial intelligence intrusion detection computer networks

Ahsan Mehmood

Intern (former), Information Science Lab

IoT Biomedical Signal Processing healthcare Digital signal processing machine learning

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Abdulkarem Badiea Alshaibani

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

Localization machine learning

Visiting Student at the Information Science Lab at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

CEMSE Big Data Open Day shows off fascinating discoveries

1 min read · Thu, Dec 8 2016

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.

Extreme analysis of seizures

1 min read · Mon, Jun 27 2022

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.

Raphaël Huser

Associate Professor, Statistics

Statistics of extremes extreme-value theory spatio-temporal statistics data science machine learning copulas Environmental Statistics geostatistics applications to finance applications to neuroscience

Professor Huser develops novel statistical methodology and machine learning solutions to model and predict extreme events in various applications ranging from climate and earth sciences to finance and neuroscience.

Matthew Sainsbury-Dale

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics

spatio-temporal statistics Statistics of extremes machine learning Deep learning

Matthew obtained his PhD in 2024 from the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, with a thesis titled "Efficient Inference for Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistical Models Using Basis-Function and Deep-Learning Methods", which received the Examiners Commendation for Outstanding Thesis. He is now a postdoctoral researcher at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working in the XSTAT group under Prof. Raphaël Huser's supervision. Education and Early Career Matthew obtained his PhD in 2024 from the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. He joined KAUST as a