Wireless Communications

Development of a GPS-free localization system for disaster rescue

Development of a GPS-free localization system for disaster rescue

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Environmental disasters continue to present significant challenges to human society, causing millions of deaths annually. In response to this pressing issue, a research team from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has studied in leveraging wireless localization techniques to aid in disaster rescue efforts. Led by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, the CTL team, including Yingquan Li and Dr. Bodhibrata Mukhopadhyay, has developed a progressive study titled "Development of a GPS-free Localization System for Disaster Rescue." This innovative

Saleh AlJazzar

Research Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) .

Spectrum Management for Future Generations of Cellular Networks

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The demand for wireless communication is ceaselessly increasing in terms of the number of subscribers and services. Future generations of cellular networks are expected to allow not only humans but also machines to be immersively connected. However, the radio frequency spectrum is already fully allocated. Therefore, developing techniques to increase spectrum efficiency has become necessary. In that context, this dissertation analyzes two spectrum sharing techniques that enable efficient utilization of the available radio resources in cellular networks. The first technique, called full-duplex (FD) communication, uses the same spectrum to transmit and receive simultaneously. The second spectrum sharing technique, called non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), allows a transmitter to communicate with multiple receivers through the same frequency-time resource unit.

Workshop on Green Electronics at WEP-2012 KAUST

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​Dr. Atif Shamim hosted a workshop titled Miniaturized, Flexible and Green Electronics for Sensing and Communication Systems.

Abla Kammoun receives IEEE Wireless Communication Letters Award

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Abla Kammoun, a research scientist based in the University's SRI - Center for Uncertainty Quantification Laboratory, recently received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Wireless Communication Letters (WCL) top editor award. Kammoun's achievement is a significant honor, as every year no more than five editors are selected for this award for their significant contributions and exemplary services to the IEEE WCL. The goal of the IEEE WCL is the rapid dissemination of original, cutting-edge ideas and timely, significant contributions in the theory and applications of wireless communications.

​Prof. Shamim gave keynote talk at InCAP 2018

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Prof. Atif Shamim was invited as a keynote speaker for Indian Conference on Antennas & Propagation (InCAP) 2018 held in Hyderabad, India.

Prof. Shamim gave an invited talk in IEEE MTT/AP Orlando chapter & Raj Mittra Distinguished Lecture Program

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​​Prof. Shamim gave an invited talk in the IEEE MTT/AP Orlando chapter & Raj Mittra Distinguished Lecture Program at UCF on Jan 17th, 2019.

Measurement Selection: A Random Matrix Theory Approach

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Khalil Elkhalil , Student Member, IEEE, Abla Kammoun, Member, IEEE, Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri, Member, IEEE, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Fellow, IEEE Abstract This paper considers the problem of selecting a set of k measurements from n available sensor observations. The selected measurements should minimize a certain error function assessing the error in estimating a certain m dimensional parameter vector. The exhaustive search inspecting each of the (n) possible choices would require very high computational k complexity and as such is not practical for large n and k. Alternative methods with low

Wireless Monitoring of Respiration and Heart Rates

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ISL Visiting Students Safwan Ibrahim and Abdullah Zayat worked on a wireless monitoring of respiration and heart rates project. This project introduced a wireless method to detect chest movement due to respiration and heartbeats. Universal Software Radio Peripheral (NI USRP-2922) was used to transmit and receive the signals, while two can-antennas were handmade and used as a transmitter and a receiver. The project was able to measure the respiration and heart rates with an accuracy of 95%, compared to the conventional wired monitoring devices.

Plugging into a 6G future with users at the center

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For a communications revolution, 6G development needs more human-centric research.

Connecting the Unconnected at the KAUST 6G Summit

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The inaugural 6G Summit on "Connecting the Unconnected" took place on Tuesday, October 27, and featured a host of international researchers and experts in the areas of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) and Wireless Communications System (WCS).

KAUST Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini honored with IEEE accolades

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Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini has been awarded both the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communication Society Communication Theory Technical Committee (CCTC) Technical Achievement Award, and the 2020 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society James Evans Avant Garde Award. The CEMSE Division founding faculty member received the awards for his contributions in the modeling, design, performance evaluation, and optimization of wireless communication systems and networks.

Sciencetown interview on 6G

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Enjoy this #WEP2021 interview with Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini about how wireless connectivity might well be the way to speed attainment of many of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Sciencetown · Mohamed-Slim Alouini talks about 6G

Prof. Ahmed Eltawil elected as Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

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Prof. Ahmed M. Eltawil has been recently elected a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). His cutting-edge research, numerous patents and innovation on the field of wireless communications have been decisive to receive this honor. The NAI Senior Member program is an exclusive award distinction created to showcase the innovative ecosystems at NAI Member Institutions such as KAUST. In words of Paul R. Sanberg, President of NAI: Please congratulate these new Senior Members who are all innovative rising stars in their disciplines. They now join the NAI community of scholarly

Developing the future of digital inclusivity

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The second edition of the KAUST 6G Summit on "Connecting the Unconnected" was recently held online from Tuesday, September 28 to Thursday, September 30, 2021. As part of “The Decade of Digital Inclusion,” a semester-long master class from the Marconi Society, the summit covered the latest research and technological advancements in 6G global connectivity.

Shaping a 6G future

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This coming decade promises to be yet another revolutionary one in how we communicate. In a world that is only beginning to embrace 5G technology, several scientific institutions, governments, telecom companies, and phone manufacturers worldwide are beginning to research the development possibilities of its successor—6G technology.

Best Poster Award -3rd place by Dr. Asmaa Abdallah

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Last week our postdoc Dr. Asmaa Abdallah presented her work on Deep Learning Based Frequency-Selective Channel Estimation for Hybrid mmWave MIMO Systems in the Research conference: Extreme Bandwidth Communication: From mmWave, THz to Optical Bands. Her work is about channel estimations for millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. These systems typically employ hybrid mixed signal processing to avoid expensive hardware and high training overheads. However, the lack of fully digital beamforming at mmWave bands imposes additional challenges in channel

RIS-Assisted Full-Duplex Relay Systems

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The latest work on RIS-Aided full duplex relay communications has been accepted for publication in IEEE Systems Journal. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have recently been presented as a revolutionary technique and recognized as one of the candidates for beyond fifth-generation wireless networks. The RIS technology becomes especially attractive due to its capability to operate in a full-duplex (FD) mode, which is able to ideally double the half-duplex radio spectrum efficiency. Thus, mixing active FD relaying techniques with passive RIS platforms can be an ideal solution to improve

Research explores enhancing reliability in hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks

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A team of researchers from the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at KAUST, including Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini, has achieved a significant advancement in the field of communication networks. Their research article, titled "Reliability Analysis of Multi-hop Routing in Multi-tier LEO Satellite Networks," led by KAUST Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini, addresses the critical issue of network reliability within complex multi-tier hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay networks (HSTRN). Reliable communication networks are fundamental for global connectivity in today's

Innovative research enhances integrated wireless networks for remote maritime areas

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In the latest edition of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, researchers Jiajie Xu, Mustafa A. Kishk, and Mohamed-Slim Alouini unveil a pioneering approach to enhance global connectivity in challenging terrains. Their paper, titled "Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Networks: Modeling and Coverage Analysis," explores Space-Air-Ground networks' potential in the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication era. "Connectivity in remote maritime areas has been a longstanding challenge. Our research offers a promising solution by introducing Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated

Communicating in extreme environments

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Inequalities in global internet access reinforce differences in information and technology availability on country and local scales, compounding economic, political, and social inequality. The worst-hit places are rural and remote areas, where access is most limited. With this in mind, the Science Technology and Innovation unit at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICT) organized an event entitled Workshop on Communication in Extreme Environments for Science and Sustainable Development. The event brought together researchers and practitioners to explore this topic

Redha M. Radaydeh

Research Scientist, Communication Theory Lab
From Sept. 2009 to Sept. 2012, Redha M. Radaydeh was a research fellow at KAUST and then an associate research scientist at TAMU Qatar. From Sept. 2012 to Aug. 2016, he worked at Alfaisal University as an associate professor of EE. Research Interests • Overlaid multi-tier HetNets. • Performance analysis of UA communications. • Resource sharing, distribution, and allocation techniques. • Interference management and mitigation schemes. • D2D and small-cell communications in 5G cellular networks. • Mixed RF and FSO communications. • Physical layer security. • Cooperative relaying systems. •

Nader Bouacida

Nader Bouacida obtained his Master's degree in Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Basem Shihada at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2011. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student at the University of California - Davis. Master's Thesis title: " Towards Controlling Latency in Wireless Networks". Research Interests Nader's research interests included Wireless Full-duplex communications, buffer management and developing next-generation wireless network technologies. Education Profile M.Sc., Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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)

Muhammad Mehboob Fareed

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Communication Theory Lab
Muhammad Mehboob Fareed is now a Technical Lead in Mircom, Toronoto, Canda. Selected Publications Book Chapters: M. Uysal and M. M. Fareed, “Cooperative Diversity Systems for Wireless Communication,” Chapter in Handbook on Information and Coding Theory, I. Woungang, S. Misra and S. C. Misra (Eds.), World Scientific, 2010. PhD Thesis: M. M. Fared, "Optimum Power Allocation for Cooperative Communications," University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, Aug. 2009. Journal Publications: M. M. Fareed and M. Uysal, “On relay selection for decode-and-forward relaying,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless

Mohammed Ahmed

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (former), Information Science Lab
post-doctoral fellow at L'École de technologie supérieure (ETS) de Montréal (Mtl) where he started on February 2014. he works with Prof. Georges Kaddoum.

Mohamed Habib Loukil

MS Degree in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) under the supervision of Professors Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Tareq Al-Naffouri at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Mohamed A. Gaafar

Mohamed A. Gaafar was a CTL lab member and graduated from KAUST. Then, he joined the Technical University of Berlin as a PhD student. Selected Publications Selected Conferences 1. M. Gaafar, O. Amin, W. Abediseid, and M.-S. Alouini, “Sharing the licensed spectrum of full-duplex systems using improper Gaussian signaling,” in Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (GLOBCOM), San Diego, USA, Dec. 2015, pp. 1–6. 
 2. M. Gaafar, M. G. Khafagy, O. Amin, and M.-S. Alouini, “Improper Gaussian signaling in full-duplex relay channels with residual self-interference,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC)

Meiwei Kong

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Photonics Laboratory
Meiwei Kong is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Photonics Laboratory in the Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. She received her Ph.D. degree in marine information science and engineering at the School of Ocean College of Zhejiang University in 2018. Research Interests Meiwei's current research interests include digital signal processing, indoor and underwater optical wireless communication system and network design, and wireless power transfer. Selected Publications Journal Papers: M. W. Kong, Y. F

Jose Manuel Gonzalez

Jose Manuel Gonzalez worked as a Post Doctorate Fellow at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group with Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) during (2012-2013). Currently, Jose is working as an Adjunct Professor, in the Electronic Technology Department​ at the University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU (Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea). Research Interests Jose' research interests include RF circuit and EM structure design for agile wireless communications, Advanced LTCC System-on

Jiao Wu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Itsikiantsoa Randrianantenaina

Itsikiantsoa Randrianantenaina received the Engineering Diploma degree from the Institut National des Postes et Telecommunications, Rabat, Morocco, in 2013, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, from June 2015- June 2019, where she earned the Ph.D. degree and Joined NEOM, Saudi Arabia, as a Research Engineer after graduation. Her research interests include full-duplex and NOMA systems, interference management, FogRAN architecture, stochastic geometry, and optimization. Publications dblp Scopus

Houssem Sifaou

Houssem Sifaou is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Laboratory (CTL). Education and Early Career Houssem Sifaou received the Engineering Degree (Hons.) in Signal and Systems from Tunisia Polytechnic School, La Marsa, Tunisia, in 2014 and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, in 2016. Scientific Interest Houssem Sifaou is interested in Random Matrix Theory

Hessa Al-Quwaiee

Introduction Hessa Al-Quwaiee's interest in engineering started young, but in the early 2000s when Al-Quwaiee was attending high school, the path to becoming a female engineer in Saudi Arabia was not a commonly taken one. Instead, Al-Quwaiee pursued computer engineering at Prince Mohammed University in Al-Khobar. Education and Early Career One year into her bachelor's degree, a small announcement printed in a local newspaper that was keenly spotted by her sister called for students to apply for a scholarship at a yet-to-be-built university. Al-Quwaiee applied and was accepted, and her path to

Hamidou Tembine

Senior Research Scientist, Stochastic Numerics Research Group
Hamidou Tembine worked as a Center Senior Research Scientist at Professor Raul F. Tempone's Stochastic Numerics Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Hamidou is a French game theorist and researcher specializing in evolutionary games and co-opetitive mean-field-type games. He is a Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University. He is also the principal investigator and director of the Game Theory and Learning Laboratory (L&G Lab) at New York University. Research Interests Hamidou's research interests included Evolutionary Games, Mean Field

Hakim Ghazzai

Hakim is a researcher focusing on designing multi-disciplinary innovative solutions for diverse smart city applications and services.
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Hakim Jemaa

KAUST is an environment that promotes competitivity and encourages personal growth in a rich multicultural community.

Hadi Sarieddeen

postdoctoral fellow in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) and the Information Science Lab (ISL) at KAUST, working under the supervision of Distinguished Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri.

Giovanni Chisci

Visiting Scholar, Communication Theory Lab
Giovanni Chisci works in the Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. Selected Publications Journal Publications L. Mucchi, L. S. Ronga, G. Chisci , "Noise-Loop Multiple Access," IEEE Transsction on Vehicular Technology , vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 8255-8266, Oct. 2016. G. Chisci , H. ElSawy, A. Conti, M.-S. Alouini, M. Z. Win, "Spatiotemporal Modeling for Uncoordinated Massive Wireless Networks," Under review in IEEE/ACM Transaction on Networking.
 G. Chisci , A. Conti, L. Mucchi, M. Z. Win, "Intrinsic Secrecy in Inhomogeneous Stochastic Networks," To appear in IEEE/ACM

Ganghui Lin

Ganghui is an MS student in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Ganghui obtained his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2022. He was a visiting student at CTL (July 2021 – July 2022) before joining KAUST. Research Interest Ganghui is focusing on the area of the next generation of wireless communication, the Internet of Things (IoT), and deep learning. Honors and

Ferdaous Tarhouni

Ferdaous Tarhouni is an MS/PhD student at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. Education and Early Career Ferdaous has studied mathematics and physics at the Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies of Tunis and has been ranked among the top 2% in the national engineering school exam in 2020. This enabled her to enter the Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (EPT), one of the most prestigious engineering schools in Tunisia where she received multidisciplinary training. In her final year, she specialized in

Damilola Sadiq Owodunni

Intern at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),

Ayed M. Alrashdi

Ph.D. Student (former), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) working with Professor Tareq Al-Naffouri in the Information System Lab (ISL),Assistant Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department at University of Ha'il

Amr I. Tammam

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Communication Theory Lab
Amr I.Tammam was a Research Scientist in CTL(Communication Theory Lab), KAUST. He now works in Toshiba Research Lab, bristol, UK. Selected Publications Ph.D. Thesis: A. Ismail, “On The Design of Low-Complexity Space-Time Codes for MIMO Systems,” Telecommunications Department, École Supérieured'Électricité (SUPELEC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Nov. 2011. Journal Publications: P. Pagani, A. Ismail, and A. Zeddam, "Path identification in a power line network based on channel transfer function measurements," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 27, pp. 1081 - 1089, Jul. 2012. A. Ismail, J

Amen Memmi

Amen Memmi was a Visiting B.S. Student in the CTL. Selected Publications Amen Memmi, Zouheir Rezki and Mohamed-Slim Alouini , " Power Control for D2D Underlay Cellular Networks with Imperfect CSI " Education 2012-2015: Polyvalent engineer majoring in Signals and Systems (SISY) at Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (EPT), Tunis, Tunisia Awards 2012-2015 : EPT Scholarship, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia Publications dblp Scopus LinkedIn Education Profile 2012-2015: Polyvalent engineer majoring in Signals and Systems (SISY) at Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (EPT), Tunis, Tunisia

Ali Chelli

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Communication Theory Lab
Ali Chelli is currently a Post doctoral Research Fellow at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim , Norway. Selected Publications Book Chapters: A. Chelli and M. Pätzold, “A non-stationary MIMO vehicle-to-vehicle channel model derived from the geometrical T-junction model,” Chapter in Vehicular Technologies: Increasing Connectivity, Edited by: Miguel Almeida, INTECH, Apr. 2011. A. Chelli and M. Pätzold, “The impact of fixed and moving scatterers on the statistics of MIMO vehicle-to-vehicle channels,” Chapter in Radio Communications, A. Bazzi (ed.), INTECH, Apr. 2010. Ph.D

Ahmed Eltawil

Professor Eltawil is an expert in wireless communication system design with an established history of university-industry collaboration. He continues to act as an adviser in developing wireless systems for leading international companies.

Abla Kammoun

Senior Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abla Kammoun is a research scientist in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) led by Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. Education and Early Career Abla Kammoun got her Bachelor of Engineering from Tunisia Polytechnic school in 2005. In 2006 and 2010 respectively, she received her Master and PhD degrees from Télécom Paris Tech [then Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST)] in France. Before joining KAUST, she worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Télécom Paris Tech then at Large Networks and Systems Group (LANEAS) in Supélec