optical computing

Hongyan Yu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Hongyan Yu is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Integrated Photonics Laboratory (IPL) under the supervision of Prof. Yating Wan at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Before joining KAUST, he received his B. S. degree in Material Physics from Harbin University of Science and Technology, in 2015, and M. Sc. degree in Optical Engineering from Beijing University of Technology, in 2019. He earned his Ph.D degree in Optical Engineering from Zhejiang University - Westlake University joint program, in 2023. Prior to joining IPL, Dr. Yu was a postdoctoral scholar at Hangzhou

Saud Alabdulal

Saud received his bachelor's degree in 2023 in Physics from King Fahad University of Petroleum and minerals (KFUPM). He is currently working towards a master’s degree under the supervision of Prof. Yating Wan at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research interests Saud’s research interests are in applications of integrated photonics for optical computing and LiDAR Education profile B.Sc.: King Fahad University of Petroleum and minerals (KFUPM) 2018-2023.

Veraldi Daniele

Visiting Student (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Daniele was a participant of the Photonics Summer camp 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Yating Wan at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) from 07/30/2023 to 08/29/2023. Before joining KAUST, Daniele received his bachelor's degree in physics from Sapienza University of Rome in 2020 and his master's degree (majoring in condensed matter and photonics) from Sapienza University of Rome in 2023. After graduation Daniele won a 1-year research fellowship at the National Research Center (CNR) of Italy. During his postgraduate studies, he mastered the skills of designing and

Ernesto G Saleh

Visiting Student (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ernesto Guzmán Saleh is a graduate of Engineering Physics from Tecnológico de Monterrey (2023). His focus areas include optoelectronic devices and data science where he gained valuable research experience through internships in these fields. He participated in KAUST Photonics Summer Camp under Prof. Yating Wan’s supervision and Zhican Zhou’s mentoring.