Electromagnetics and optoelectronics

Hang Lu receives 2026 SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship

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Awarded while Lu was pursuing her Ph.D. at KAUST, the scholarship recognizes her research advancing photonic technologies for communications, imaging and hardware security.

Welcome Che-Hao to join us as a postdoctoral fellow from National Taiwan University!

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Welcome Che-Hao to join us as a postdoctoral fellow from National Taiwan University!

Ronghui has successfully passed the Ph.D. Proposal Exam today! Congratulations!

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Ronghui has successfully passed the Ph.D. Proposal Exam today! Congratulations!

Stefano Mazzei

Visiting Student, Photonics Laboratory
Stefano Mazzei was an international visiting student at Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering(CEMSE) at King Abdullah University of Science And Technology (KAUST), where he joined the water-splitting group. During this internship, he worked on the fabrication of Perovskite and InGaN-nanowires electrodes for Photocatalysed electrolysis. He is a Master's student in Physics at the University of Pisa. Research Interests Stefano's research interests included ​Electromagnetics and Optoelectronics, Photonics, Materials modeling, and Nanomaterials. Education Profile Master of

Sergio Valdes Galan

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Sergio Valdes Galan was a Visiting student from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Sergio,s research interests included Electromagnetics, and Optoelectronics​, Solar Energy, and LiFi.

Renad A. Aljefri

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Renad A. Aljefri was a visiting student from Effat University​​, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Renad's research interests included Biological networks and interactions, Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Nanomaterials, and Numerical analysis. Selected Publications Photoinduced entropy of InGaN/GaN p-i-n double-heterostructure nanowires Nasir Alfaraj, Somak Mitra, Feng Wu, Idris A. Ajia, Bilal Janjua, Aditya Prabaswara, Renad A. Aljefri, Haiding Sun, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi, Iman S. Roqan

Kaikai Liu

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Kaikai Liu was a Visiting student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)​, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Kaikai's research interests included ​FDTD simulation for optical grating, Electromagnetics, and optoelectronics.

Jingtao Li

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Jingtao Li was a Visiting student from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China​, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He is now a full-time Ph.D. student at Arizona State University (ASU). Research Interest Jingtao's research interests included machine learning, graph theory, neural network-based deep learning algorithm, and corresponding hardware architecture design. He is currently focused on reliable deep learning accelerator design, which is suitable for security-critical applications such as autonomous

Hamad Alotaibi

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Hamad Alotaibi was a Visting Ph.D. student from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)​​​​​, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Hamad's research interests included Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging systems, Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Fluid mechanics. Education Profile M.S. Student Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)​​​​​, Saudi Arabia B.S. ​​​Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia

Guozheng Zhang

Visiting Student (former), Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory
Guozheng Zhang was a Visting student from the Hebei University of Technology​​​​, at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Guozheng's research interests included Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, and Solar Energy.

Alberto Bertocci

Visiting Student, Photonics Laboratory
Alberto Bertocci has studied in Pisa University focussing on Solid State Physics and Statistical Physics. He was an international visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Photonics Laboratory under the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division. He was involved in the research team in InGaN-based devices for Photoelectrochemical water splitting. Research Interests ​Alberto's research interests included Photonics, Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, and Nanomaterials. Education Profile Master in Matter Physics