Alumni

Visiting Professors/Scholars

Featured

Hind Althib

Assistant Professor at the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Research Interests: Photonics, GaN, Optoelectronics, Photonics and optoelectronics, Solar Energy, Electromagnetics and optoelectronics

HAlthib@ud.edu.sa

Mohammad Abdulaziz Husain Alsunaidi

Professor of Photonics | KFUPM | Webpage

Research Interests: Photonics

MSunaidi@kfupm.edu.sa

Research Scientists

Featured

Abderrahmen Trichili

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Optical wireless communication, Optical fiber communication, Optical fiber sensing, Space division multiplexing, Simultaneous lightwave information and power transfer

abderrahmen.trichili@kaust.edu.sa

Mohd Sharizal Bin Alias

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Oxford, United Kingdom"

Research Interests: GaN, Light sources, Numerical analysis, Photonics and optoelectronics

MohdSharizal.BinAlias@kaust.edu.sa

Jung-Wook Min

Member of IEEE

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, GaN, Photonics and optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Large bandgap group-III nitride

JungWook.Min@kaust.edu.sa

Chao Zhao

Research Scientist

"Currently a Professor at Institute of Semiconductors (IOS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China. Previously a Research Scientist at RWTH Aachen/Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. He is a Senior Member of IEEE"

Chao.Zhao@kaust.edu.sa

Guangyu Liu

Senior Member of IEEE

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Guangyu.Liu@kaust.edu.sa

Yuan Mao

"Currently a founder and CTO of AK-Sens Limited, Hong Kong"

Research Interests: Sensors, Photonics, Networks and wireless communications, Photonics and optoelectronics

Yuan.Mao@kaust.edu.sa

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Featured

Jung-Hong Min

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Research Interests: Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Nanomaterials, GaN, Optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Large bandgap group-III nitride

junghong.min@kaust.edu.sa

Mewei Kong

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications

meiwei.kong@kaust.edu.sa

Shuiqin Zheng

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Research Interests: Numerical analysis, Sensors, Photonics and optoelectronics

shuiqin.zheng@kaust.edu.sa

Adel Najar

"Currently an Associate Professor at UAE University, United Arab Emerates. Previously, he was a Researcher at NTT, Japan"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics

Adel.Najar@kaust.edu.sa

Chandu V.V. Muralee Gopi

Currently an Assistant Professor at University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Research Interests: Solar Energy, Photonics, Nanomaterials, Sensors

Venkata.Chandu@kaust.edu.sa

Malleswararao Tangi

"Currently, a Postdoctoral research scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany.

Previously, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Malleswara.Tangi@kaust.edu.sa

Mohamed Ebaid

"Currently works at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, California, USA"

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, GaN, Photonics and optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Mohamed.Hussein@kaust.edu.sa

Mohammad Khaled Shakfa

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chemical Kinetics and Laser Sensors Laboratory at KAUST, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Light sources, GaN, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Khaled.Shakfa@kaust.edu.sa

Mohammed Abdul Majid

"Currently an Assistant Professor at the Effat University, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics

AbdulMajid.Mohammed@kaust.edu.sa

Sakandar Rauf

"Currently a Scientist at KAUST, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: GaN

Sakandar.Rauf@kaust.edu.sa

Yaping Zhang

"Currently a Scientist at KAUST, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Photonics, Meta-materials

Yaping.Zhang@kaust.edu.sa

Yveline Pailles

Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Biological networks and interactions, Environment modeling, Genomics, Plant biology & Desert agriculture, Light sources

Yveline.Pailles@kaust.edu.sa

PhD Students

Featured

Chun Hong Kang

PhD Students

Research Interests: GaN, Photonics and optoelectronics

chunHong.Kang@kaust.edu.sa

Huafan Zhang

PhD Student

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, Photonics and optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Huafan.Zhang@kaust.edu.sa

Jian-Wei Liang

PhD Students

Research Interests: Light sources, GaN, Optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

JianWei.Liang@kaust.edu.sa

Mohammed Sait

PhD Students

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications

mohammed.sait@kaust.edu.sa

Omar Alkhazragi

PhD Student

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications

Omar.Alkhazragi@kaust.edu.sa

Ram Chandra Subedi

PhD Students

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials, Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system, Optoelectronics

RamChandra.Subedi@kaust.edu.sa

Redha Al Ibrahim

PhD Student

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Sensors, Numerical analysis

redha.ibrahim@kaust.edu.sa

Yujian Guo

PhD Students

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications, Photonics and optoelectronics

Yujian.Guo.1@kaust.edu.sa | Download CV

Abdullah A. Alatawi

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics, Nanomaterials

Abdullah.Atawi@kaust.edu.sa

Aditya Prabaswara

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Linköping University, Sweden"

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics

Aditya.Prabaswara@kaust.edu.sa

Ahmad Ali Al-Jabr

"Currently an Assistant Professor at the Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics

Ahmad.AlJabr@kaust.edu.sa

Ahmed Ben Slimane

"Currently an Engineer at Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France (IPVF). Previously with TOTAL, and Agricool, Paris."

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, GaN, Optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Ben.Slimane.Ahmed@gmail.com

Amanda Ooi

"Currently a Postdoc at KAUST, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Biological networks and interactions, Genomics, Plant biology & Desert agriculture

Amanda.Ooi@kaust.edu.sa

Bilal Janjua

"Currently a Postdoc at the University of Toronto, Canada"

Research Interests: Photonics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Large bandgap group-III nitride, Light sources

Bilal.Janjua@kaust.edu.sa

Chao Shen

"Consultant at KAUST, with KAUST Innovation and Economic Development."

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, GaN, Large bandgap group-III nitride, Photonics and optoelectronics

Chao.Shen@kaust.edu.sa

Damián San Román Alerigi

"Currently an Engineer at Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Materials modeling, Transformation Optics, Photonics, Meta-materials, Electromagnetics

Damian.SanRoman@kaust.edu.sa

Davide Priante

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of New Mexico, United States of America"

Research Interests: Large bandgap group-III nitride, Photonics and optoelectronics

Davide.Priante@kaust.edu.sa

Edgars Stegenburgs

"Dr. Edgars Stegenburgs is currently with DenseLight Semiconductors, Singapore, as a Senior Design Engineer."

Research Interests: GaN, Light sources, Photonics and optoelectronics, Numerical analysis, Nanomaterials

Edgars.Stegenburgs@kaust.edu.sa

Hala H. Al-Hashim

"Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: GaN, Sensors, Photonics and optoelectronics

Hala.AlHashim@kaust.edu.sa

Hassan M. Oubei

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications, Photonics and optoelectronics

Hassan.Oubei@kaust.edu.sa

Jorge A. Holguin-Lerma

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics

Jorge.HolguinLerma@kaust.edu.sa

Kuang-Hui Li

"Dr. Kuang-Hui Li is currently with TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), Taiwan, as Epitaxy Research Engineer."

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

kuanghui.li@kaust.edu.sa

Mohammed Zahed Mustafa Khan

"Currently an Assistant Professor at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia; and previously a SABIC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship recipient at KAUST"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Light sources

MohammedZahed.Khan@kaust.edu.sa

Nasir Alfaraj

"Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Toronto, USA"

Research Interests: GaN, Photonics and optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Nasir.Faraj@kaust.edu.sa

Pawan Mishra

"Currently a Postdoc at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, GaN, Light sources

Pawan.Mishra@kaust.edu.sa

Rami T. ElAfandy

"Currently a Postdoc at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, GaN, Light sources

Pawan.Mishra@kaust.edu.sa

Sun Xiaobin

Senior Engineer, Huawei, China (Graduated in May 2020)

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications, Photonics, Optoelectronics

Sun.Xiaobin@kaust.edu.sa

Masters Students

Featured

Zhirun Li

Masters Students

Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Solar Energy, Networks and wireless communications, Photonics

zhirun.li@kaust.edu.sa

Anwar Gasim

"Currently a Research Associate at KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: GaN, Nanomaterials, Solar Energy

Anwar.Gasim@kapsarc.org

Hsien-Yu Liao

"Currently a PhD Student at UT Austin, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics, GaN

HsienYu.Liao@kaust.edu.sa

Kazi Ashique Ahmed Rafi

Masters Student

"Currently an Employer Services Specialist at NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE"

Ashique.Kazi@kaust.edu.sa

Latifah Al Maghrabi

Masters Student

latifah.maghrabi@kaust.edu.sa

Yasser Khan

"Currently a PhD Student at UC Berkeley, USA"

Research Interests: Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Nanomaterials, Solar Energy

Yasser.Khan@kaust.edu.sa

International Visiting Researches

Featured

It Ee Lee

Senior Lecturer at the Multimedia University, Malaysia

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications, Light sources, Photonics

It.Ee.Lee@gmail.com

Rozalina Zakaria

Senior Lecturer at the University of Malaya, Malaysia

Research Interests: Materials modeling, Nanomaterials, Photonics, Meta-materials

Rozalina@um.edu.my

Visiting Researches

Featured

Arwa Saud Abdullah Abbas

"Currently a PhD Student at UC Santa Barbara, USA"

Research Interests: GaN, Photonics

Arwa@umail.ucsb.edu

Reem Alqarni

KACST Researcher

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, GaN

ralqarni@kacst.edu.sa

Sara Binturaiki

KACST Researcher

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, GaN

Binturaiki@kacst.edu.sa

In-Kingdom Visiting Students

Featured

Abeer Al Saggaf

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Optoelectronics, Sensors

AAlSaggaf@effat.edu.saAAlSaggaf@effat.edu.sa

Amnah Abdullah

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Photonics

Areej A. Sabo

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

Arwa A. Alsaati

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

AAlsaati@effat.edu.sa

Asrar Damdam

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

Bayan Al Nahhas

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Photonics, GaN

Ghalyah M. Sheikhoon

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

GSheikhoon@effatuniversity.edu.sa

Hedayh F. Menkabo

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

Hosne Mobarok Shamim

From King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics, Networks and wireless communications

g201534670@kfupm.edu.sa

Lanah Almahdy

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Large bandgap group-III nitride, Electromagnetics

lanah.mahdy@kaust.edu.sa

Meznan G. Bahri

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Photonics

Ohoud K. Alharbi

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics, Electromagnetics

ohoudalharbi1999@gmail.com

Omar Al-Khazragy

From King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia

Research Interests: Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Networks and wireless communications

OmarKhazragy@gmail.com

Rana Ahmed Johar

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Photonics

Sani Mukhtar

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics

sanimukhtar96@yahoo.com

Sundus H. Alshanti

From the Effat University

Research Interests: -

SShanti@effatuniversity.edu.sa

Yara Mostafa

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics

YMustafa@effat.edu.sa

International Visiting Students

Featured

Xuan Dong

Visiting Student,

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Meta-materials, Photonics

xuan.dong@kaust.edu.sa

Rodrigo Esparza

Visiting PSC Student,

Research Interests: Fiber Optics, FBG

royesparzar@gmail.com

Cristian Hernandez

Visiting PSC Student,

Research Interests: Statistical Optics, Quantum Optics, Photo-electrochemistry Research

cristian_klndy2@outlook.com

Aigerim Tankimanova

Research Interests: Sensors, Photonics and optoelectronics

aigerim.tankimanova@mail.polimi.it

Alberto Bertocci

From the University of Pisa, Italy

Research Interests: Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Photonics, Nanomaterials

Alberto.Bertocci@kaust.edu.sa

Andrea Iorio

From the University of Pisa, Italy

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials

themaker.94@gmail.com

Aswani G. Saraswathy

From the Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

Research Interests: Photonics, Optoelectronics

Aswanicelos@gmail.com

Bárbara Nicoly M. de Oliveira

Research Interests: Photonics, Sensors

barbara.menezesdeoliveira@kaust.edu.sa

Biwei Wang

Research Interests: Sensors, Photonics and optoelectronics

biwei.wang@kaust.edu.sa

Boon-Eu Seow

From National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics

BoonEu@gmail.com

Chen Huang

Research Interests: Large bandgap group-III nitride, Photonics, and optoelectronics

Chun-Hong Kang

From the Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia

Research Interests: Photonics

Fangchen Hu

Research Interests: Photonics

fangchen.hu@kaust.edu.sa

Giada Bucci

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Photonics and optoelectronics, Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system, Meta-materials

giada.bucci@kaust.edu.sa

Giuseppe Bernardo Consiglio

From the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy

Research Interests: Optoelectronics

Guiseppe.Consiglio@kaust.edu.sa

Gregor Sauer

From Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials, Sensors

Sauer.Gregor@gmail.com

Haiyan Xu

From Nanjing University, China

Research Interests: Networks and wireless communications

15895935787@163.com

Haomin Song

"Currently a Ph.D. Student at the University at Buffalo, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics, Nanomaterials, Solar Energy

HaominSo@buffalo.edu

Hongsen He

From Xiamen University (XMU), China

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Photonics, Light sources, Underwater Optical Communications

Hongsen.He@kaust.edu.sa

Hsiao Tzu Huang

From the National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Research Interests: Photonics and optoelectronics

g02698@gmail.com

Huafan Zhang

From the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Research Interests: Photonics, Solar Energy, Numerical analysis

Zhang.Huafan@kaust.edu.sa

Jeremy Tan

Research Interests: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, Photonics, GaN, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

jeremy.tjm94@gmail.com

Jonathan Wagstaff

Research Interests: Photonics, GaN

jonathan.wagstaff@kaust.edu.sa

José Martín Farfán Esponda

Research Interests: Underwater Optical Communications, Networks and wireless communications, Numerical analysis

jose.farfanesponda@kaust.edu.sa

Kalani Moore

Research Interests: Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

Lyu Zhou

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronics

Meng Tian

Research Interests: Light sources, Optoelectronics, Photonics, Large bandgap group-III nitride

meng.tian@kaust.edu.sa

Michele Conroy

"Currently a Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA."

Previously from the Tyndall National Institute within the Nitrides Materials Group.

Research Interests: Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system, GaN

Michele.Conroy@tyndall.ie

Polina Lavrik

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, Photonics

lavrikpolina@gmail.com

Rui Chen

"Currently a PhD Student at the University of Cambridge, UK";

Previously from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Research Interests: Photonics, Networks and wireless communications

Rui.Chen.1@kaust.edu.sa

SRSI Students

Featured

Bassam Al Qahtani

Visiting SRSI Student,

Research Interests: Gallium Oxide/Nitride

bassam.qahtani@kaust.edu.sa

Abdulrahman Mansour Bin Zuair

SRSI Student

Research Interests: Photonics, Light sources

Abdulrahman.BinZuair@kaust.edu.sa

Farzan Ghodsi

"Currently an Undergraduate at the University of Washington, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials, Light sources

Fatimah Alhawaj

Research Interests: Optoelectronics

fatimah.alhawaj@kaust.edu.sa

Hawra Alhashim

SRSI Student

Research Interests: Photonics, Light sources

Hawra.Alhashim@kaust.edu.sa

Hisham Al-Falih

"BS Engineering from Stanford University, and a Mayfield Fellow, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics, Nanomaterials

Hisham.Falih@gmail.com

Samah AlDulaijian

SRSI Student

Research Interests: Photonics

Shahad Ali

"Currently a BSc Student at the Pennsylvania State University, USA"

Research Interests: Photonics

Sohailh Marie

Research Interests: Underwater Optical Communications, Solar Energy

sohailh.marie@kaust.edu.sa

KAUST Directed Research Students

Featured

Abeer Al Saggaf

From the Effat University

Research Interests: Optoelectronics, Sensors

AAlSaggaf@effat.edu.saAAlSaggaf@effat.edu.sa

Jeremy Tan

Research Interests: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, Photonics, GaN, Molecular Beam Epitaxy

jeremy.tjm94@gmail.com

Abdullah A. Alhamoud

Research Interests: Photonics, GaN, Optoelectronics

Abdullah.Hamoud@kaust.edu.sa

Carmen Leticia Castrejon Barron

"Currently a PhD Student at KAUST, Saudi Arabia"

Research Interests: Light sources, Solar Energy, Plant biology & Desert agriculture

CarmenLeticia.CastrejonBarron@kaust.edu.sa

Qian Li

"Currently a PhD Student at the Lund University, Sweden"

Research Interests: Photonics

Tarek Nasr

Research Interests: Photonics

Yangqin Gao

From KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Research Interests: Photonics

Yangqin.Gao@kaust.edu.sa

Administrative Assistant

Featured

Khathijah Syed Osman

Administrative Assistant

Khathijah.Osman@kaust.edu.sa

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