Join Us Info Overview Research Team Current Graduate Students Liang Zhang, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Machine learning for next-generation IoT Systems. In progress since Sept. 2018. Guoqing Ma, Ph.D., Computer Science, Thesis title: Content Delivery in 5G Networks. In progress since June 2019. Amr M. Abdelhady, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Multi-Cell SLIPT Systems. In progress since Sept. 2016. Sidrah Javed, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Hardware Impairments in Full-duplex systems. In progress since Sept. 2016. Maha Al-Aslani, Ph.D., Computer Science, Thesis title: Securing Internet of Things. In progress since Sept. 2015. Post-Docs and Research Scientists Wiem Abderrahim, Postdoctoral Fellow, SupCom, 2019-Present. Shuping Dang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Oxford University, 2018-Present. Abdulkadir Celik, Postdoctoral Fellow, Iowa State University, 2017-Present. Osama Amin, Research Scientist, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2017-Present. Kamran Jamshaid, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2010-2012. Currently, Senior Software Engineer, CISCO, USA. Ahmed Elwhishi, off-campus Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, 2011-2012. Currently, Research Associate at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Ahmad R. Dhaini, off-campus Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, 2011-2012. Currently, Assistant Professor at American University in Beirut, Lebanon. Li Xia, Postdoctoral Fellow, Tsinghua University, 2009-2011. Currently, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University, China. Graduated Ph.D. Students Amer Alghadhban, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 2019 Thesis title: Paving the Way For Next Generation Wireless Data Center Networks Currently an Assistant Professor at Hail University, KSA Abdullah Halafi, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 2018 Thesis title: Real-Time and Ultra-High Definition Video Transmission in Underwater Wireless Optical Networks. Currently Saudi Aramco employee, KSA. Chun Pong Lau, Ph.D., Computer Science, 2018, Thesis title: Paving the Way for Efficient Content Delivery in Mobile Networks. Currently Researcher at Huawei, Hong Kong. Ismail AlQerm, Ph.D., Computer Science, 2018, Thesis title: Novel Machine Learning-Based Techniques for Efficient Resource Allocation in Next Generation Wireless Networks. Currently Post-Doc at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA. Abdulrahman Alabbasi, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 2016, Thesis title: "Towards Energy Efficient Cognitive Radio System". Currently Senior Researcher, Ericsson, Sweden. Amr Elrasad, Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2016, Thesis title: "Efficient Bandwidth Management for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks". Currently Post-Doc at Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Ireland. Ahmad Showail, Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2015, Thesis title: "Towards Optimal Buffer Size in Wi-Fi Networks". Currently Dean, College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Prince Mugrin, KSA. Graduated MSc Students Bassam Alghamdi, Computer Science, 2019, Project title: "Defining, Detecting and Recovering from Network Blackholes in Data Center Networks.". Currently Network Engineer at Huawei, Riyadh. Guoqing Ma, MSc, Computer Science, 2019, Thesis title: "Privacy Concerned D2D-Assisted Delay-Tolerant Content Distribution System". Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST. Nader Bouacida, MSc, Computer Science, 2017, Thesis title: "Towards Controlling Latency in Wireless Networks". Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of California - Davis. Maha Al-Aslani, MSc in Computer Science, 2015, Thesis title: "Green Frame Aggregation Scheme for IEEE 802.11n Networks". Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST. Enas Ahmad, in Computer Science, 2013. Thesis title: "Energy Efficient Smartphones: Minimizing the Energy Consumption of Smartphone's GPU using DVFS Governors". Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST. Anas Daghistani, MSc in Computer Science, 2013. Thesis title: "Green-Frag: Energy Efficient Frame Fragmentation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks". Currently a Ph.D. student at Purdue University. Ammar Meer, MSc in Computer Science, 2012. Thesis title: "H-Seda: Partial Packet Recovery with Heterogeneous Block Sizes for Wireless Sensor Networks." Imene Boudellioua, MSc in Computer Science, 2012. Thesis title: "A Vehicular Guidance Wireless Sensor Actuator Network." Matthew Debont, MSc in Computer Science, 2011. Thesis title: "Event Localization in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks using Monitoring Courses." Currently employed at JNCC, UK. Muhamad Felemban, MSc in Computer Science 2011. Thesis title: "Optimal Node Placement in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network." Ph.D. from Purdue University. Currently an Assistant Professor at KFUPM. Faisal Nawab, MSc in Computer Science, 2011. Thesis title: "TMAC: a Timestamp-ordered MAC protocol for Wireless Mesh Networks." PhD from UC Santa Barbara. Currently an Assistant Professor at UC Santa Cruz. Visiting Students Christopher Bainbridge, University of Bristol, UK, 2019 Project: Underwater Internet Guoqing Ma, Computer Science, South University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2017. Project: Software Defined Networks Resilience Currently an MSc student at KAUST. Nader Bouacida, Electrical Engineering, Supcom, Tunisia, 2015. Project: Buffer Management in Wireless Mesh Networks Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST. Ibrahim El Ghorchi, Electrical Engineering, National School of Applied Sciences, Morocco, 2015. Project: Perpetual Wireless Sensor Networks Abderrahman Ben Khalifa, Electrical Engineering, Lyon INSA, France, 2014. Project: Perpetual Wireless Sensor Networks Ph.D. student at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Ahmad Al-Madani, Computer Science, KFUPM, KSA, 2014. Project: Buffer Management in Wireless Mesh Networks BSc student at KFUPM, KSA. Nour Smaoui, Electrical Engineering, National School of Computer Sciences, Tunisia, 2013. Project: Perpetual Wireless Sensor Networks BSc student at ENSI, Tunisia.
