Underwater Optical Wireless Communications and Networking

Three papers accepted at IEEE WCNC 2019

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Our papers entitled "A Distributed Mechanism for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in UAV-Assisted Networks", "SectOR: Sector-Based Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Optical Wireless Networks", and "Online Q-Learning Scheme for Energy Efficient Power Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks" have been accepted for publication at IEEE WCNC.

Hybrid Acoustic-Pptical strategies for Marine Exploration Sensing

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ISL scientists have developed a hybrid sensor network that overcomes the shortcomings of acoustic and optical waves. Acoustic and optical waves are two of the most commonly used underwater wireless communication systems. The new hybrid sensor network can transmit acoustic and optimal signals simultaneously. This feature alongside other developments makes the sensor network a potential solution for the increased demand in high quality underwater communications. Mohammed Slim-Alouni, a Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST believes that using a combination of acoustic and optical waves

Sani Mukhtar

Visiting Student, Photonics Laboratory
​Sani Mukhtar is a visiting student in KAUST Photonics Lab as a part of the KAUST-KFUPM Initiative (KKI) program. He is currently a full-time master student in Electrical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran Saudi Arabia. He received his Bsc. in Electrical and Control Engineering from Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria Egypt (Excellence with honor) in 2016. He did his compulsory one-year national service in Lagos State, Nigeria where he worked with OncenOut Limited. He also served as an assistant lecturer in Jigawa

Nasir Saeed

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow at Communication Theory Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Professor Tareq Y. Al-naffouri ,Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

Hassan M. Oubei

Hassan Makine Oubei obtained a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Boon Ooi at the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at KAUST. He received the B.S (2007) degree in Electrical Engineering from the City College of New York, USA. He joined Corning Incorporated’s research and development (R&D) division in Corning, New York where he worked as Opto-Electronics Engineer to develop synthetics green lasers for display applications (2007-2011) and Process Measurements Engineer (2011-2013). While working for Corning, Hassan also

Abdulkadir Celik

Abdulkadir Celik received the first M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 2013, the second M.S. degree in computer engineering in 2015, and the Ph.D. degree in co-majors of electrical engineering and computer engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, in 2016. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, KSA, from 2016 to 2020, where he is currently a Senior Research Scientist with the Communications and Computing Systems Laboratory. His research interests are in the broad areas of next-generation wireless communication