Eddy currents affect flux of salt more than heat 1 min read · Thu, May 2 2019 News earth science and engineering marine science ocean circulation Red Sea Modeling the 3D structure of Red Sea eddies shows how transport of energy and biochemical materials influences circulation patterns in the Red Sea.
Simple statistics can be good enough 1 min read · Tue, Apr 30 2019 News Computer science statistics environment Study of the mismatch between spatial environmental data and a commonly used statistical analysis suggests simpler statistics are sufficient in many cases.
KAUST alumna’s paper recognized by American Statistical Association 1 min read · Tue, Apr 30 2019 Awards News Spotlight data transformations wind emulation and forecasting depth for functional data KAUST alumna Yuan Yan recently received an honorable mention from the American Statistical Association (ASA) for her paper entitled "Vector Autoregressive Models with Spatially Structured Coefficients for Time Series on a Spatial Grid." Yan, who participated in the ASA student paper competition last year, will be officially recognized for her contribution later this year at the association's 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver, Colorado, U.S., from July 27 to August 1.
KAUST Ph.D. student wins best paper award from American Statistical Association 1 min read · Thu, Apr 25 2019 Awards News Spotlight Statistical computing High Performance Computing KAUST Ph.D. statistics student Jian Cao was recently selected as a best paper award winner by the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his paper entitled "Computing High-Dimensional Normal and Student-t Probabilities with Tile-Low-Rank Quasi-Monte Carlo and Block Reordering." Cao's paper was chosen in an ASA student paper competition under the section on Statistical Computing.
Tiny, fast, accurate technology on the radar 1 min read · Wed, Apr 17 2019 News communications electrical engineering sensors A tiny, portable radar device could allow visually impaired people, or unmanned moving devices, to detect objects in real time.
Clustering helps unlock secrets of the human brain 1 min read · Sun, Mar 31 2019 News statistics brain science environmental science The latest statistical methods from research on complex high-dimensional environmental data also yield powerful tools for interpreting brain activity.
KAUST alumna wins ADIPEC Young Engineer of the Year Award 1 min read · Sun, Mar 3 2019 Spotlight award KAUST alumna Shamael Al-Shuhail won the prestigious Abu Dhabi International Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) Young Engineer of the Year Award at ADIPEC 2018 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Tweaking tools to track tweets over time 1 min read · Sun, Feb 17 2019 News Social media data machine learning artificial intelligence Computer model learns to identify Twitter users’ evolving interests by analyzing their Tweets.
Raphaël Huser’s article among the top downloaded articles in Springer’s Environmental Sciences Journals 1 min read · Tue, Jan 22 2019 News INLA statistics xstat research highlights Luigi Lombardo, Thomas Opitz, and Raphaël Huser’s article “Point process-based modeling of multiple debris flow landslides using INLA: an application to the 2009 Messina disaster”, published in the scientific journal Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA), in July 2018, is among the top downloaded articles in Springer’s Environmental Sciences Journals for the year 2018. Huser is an Assistant Professor of statistics in the CEMSE division and principal investigator of the Extreme Statistics (extSTAT) Research Group at KAUST.
Postdoc Carolina Euan received Sylvia Esterby Presentation Award from TIES 1 min read · Tue, Jan 8 2019 News award statistics Carolina Euán, a postdoctoral fellow in KAUST Associate Professor Ying Sun's Environmental Statistics research group, recently received the Sylvia Esterby Presentation Award from the International Environmentrics Society (TIES) at the 28th Annual TIES Conference 2018 held from July 16 to 21, 2018, in Guanajuato, Mexico. Euán won the award for her talk entitled "Bernoulli Vector Autoregressive Model with Applications to Spatio-temporal Drought Events in Mexico."
KAUST students participate in Europe’s leading hackathon event 1 min read · Thu, Jan 3 2019 Awards Torsten Hädrich and Yan Gong, two KAUST Ph.D. students from the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering division, recently represented KAUST at the 48-hour international hackathon event Junction 2018. The event, which is Europe's most prestigious annual hackathon, brought computer and data scientists to Helsinki, Finland, from November 23 to 25, 2018, with the goal of addressing real-world computational issues while inspiring the next generation of technological leaders. Around 1,000 participants—including developers, designers and other "tech-heads" from 105
Lighting the way to the underwater Internet of things 1 min read · Wed, Jan 2 2019 News underwater sensor platform electrical engineering communications An optical system for monitoring underwater sensor positions could enable large networks of devices to be deployed for ocean measurements.
Students Peng Zhong and Rustam Bekishev get their MS degree 1 min read · Fri, Dec 14 2018 News statistics On December 14, 2018, KAUST welcomed 243 graduates at the University’s ninth Commencement ceremony. Among them, students Rustam Bekishev and Peng Zhong, who is now a Ph.D. student In Statistics in our group, got their MS degree. Congratulations!
Chasing spatial patterns 1 min read · Sun, Dec 2 2018 News climate science A more accurate way of resolving spatial patterns in weather could lead to better predictions of climate change.
KAUST Associate Professor Xiangliang Zhang talks about artificial intelligence 1 min read · Mon, Nov 12 2018 News artificial intelligence Xiangliang Zhang, associate professor of computer science in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering division, recently gave an invited Early Career Spotlight Talk at the 27th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 23rd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-ECAI-18) 2018. During the event—which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, from July 13 to 19—Zhang and 21 international peers presented on all areas of artificial intelligence (AI).
2018 Workshop on Statistics and Data Science 1 min read · Sat, Nov 10 2018 News statistics data analysis The Statistics Program at KAUST is proud to host the 2018 Workshop on Statistics and Data Science. This workshop gathers the leading experts on statistical data science to discuss the current needs, challenges and opportunities of modeling massive and high dimensional data, predicting complex biological and physical processes. The workshop will run from November 12-14. Talks and posters presentations will take place in Auditorium 0215 (between Buildings 4 & 5). Details on the workshop (speakers, abstracts and schedule) can be found here.
The Indian summer monsoon keeps the Arabian Peninsula hot and dry 1 min read · Wed, Nov 7 2018 News climate science modeling Modeling shows that the Indian summer monsoon can trigger heatwaves and sandstorms on the Arabian Peninsula.
New stats apps show a virtual reality 1 min read · Mon, Nov 5 2018 News virtual reality statistics Harnessing the power of virtual reality will help to visualize data and improve statistical models.
Making collective sense of brainwaves 1 min read · Wed, Oct 31 2018 News neuroscience data A new statistical tool for collectively analyzing large sets of brainwaves promises to accelerate neurofunctional research.
Stimulating deeper insights into brain function 1 min read · Thu, Oct 18 2018 News neuroscience statistics Modeling changes in brain activity over time provides deeper insights into learning and behavioral responses.
Computing solutions for biological problems 1 min read · Sun, Oct 14 2018 News bioinformatics machine learning computational models Xin Gao’s research is building bridges between computer science and biology.
Alumni Feature: Majed Alzahrani 1 min read · Sun, Oct 7 2018 News Spotlight data science Working in one of the largest companies in the world is a dream come true for many. For Majed Alzahrani, a former Ph.D. student who worked under the supervision of Associate Professor Xin Gao, things couldn't be better. After graduating in 2017, he quickly joined Saudi Aramco as a data scientist in its Drilling Data Science unit.
Mining Red Sea bacteria for industrial potential 1 min read · Thu, Oct 4 2018 News marine science bioprospecting microbiology genomics Genome sequencing of two Red Sea bacteria highlights their potential as industrial workhorses.
Reining in computational complexity 1 min read · Tue, Oct 2 2018 News statistics extreme weather A more efficient approach to modeling spatial data involving thousands of variables keeps computation time in check.
Solving real-world problems 1 min read · Wed, Sep 19 2018 News statistics Bayesian computational statistics healthcare ecology A tool developed by Håvard Rue has transformed data analysis, interpretation and communication. It has been applied broadly: from modeling the spread of infectious diseases to mapping fish stocks.
How extreme weather exacerbates air pollution 1 min read · Tue, Sep 4 2018 News statistics extreme weather air pollution xstat research highlights Simultaneously modeling of air pollutants and weather under extreme conditions highlights the potential for serious health risks.
Red Sea flushes faster from far-flung volcanoes 1 min read · Sun, Jul 22 2018 News earth science and engineering marine science oceanography Red Sea Volcanic eruptions in Mexico and the Philippines can lead to atmospheric changes that favor the ventilation of deep water in the Red Sea.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships in Photonics @ CEMSE – call 4 - 2018 1 min read · Tue, Jul 17 2018 News FD-MIMO communications cognitive radio systems MOVPE laser solar hydrogen biophotonics bioimaging 3D printing A group of professors working in the area of photonics at KAUST, most of them with CEMSE Division, offer hosting of outgoing Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships in their research groups within the EU H2020 COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme MULTIPLY.
Xiangliang Zhang joins CBRC 1 min read · Sun, Jul 15 2018 News machine intelligence knowledge engineering Computer science Xiangliang Zhang, KAUST associate professor of computer science and principal investigator of the Machine Intelligence & Knowledge Engineering Lab, joined the Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC) on July 1, 2018. In CBRC, Xiangliang will work on the problems of modeling biological networks using machine learning models.
Searching for wind for the future 1 min read · Sun, Jul 15 2018 News statistics energy security The first quantification of wind energy in Saudi Arabia points to high wind power potential for many decades to come.
Lifting up female scientists 1 min read · Mon, Jun 11 2018 News WiDS data science Women in Data Science (WiDS) is like the Global Women's March for analytics; it's a phenomenon too big for just one city. WiDS is the largest data science conference on Earth—taking place in over 50 countries, it has attained more than 100,000 attendees and is tagged as a global movement. The annual conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide—regardless of gender—and support women in the field. This year's WiDS conference was held at Stanford University with more than 100 regional institutions all over the world participating, including KAUST.
Point patterns help to predict landslides 1 min read · Sun, May 20 2018 News computing earth science statistics Environmental Statistics Rainfall simulations in statistical models could allow accurate prediction of dangerous landslides.
Connecting the dots to unlock brain structure 1 min read · Sun, May 13 2018 News statistics neuroscience brain science Mapping genetic influences on connections between neural networks could lead to a better understanding of brain organization and behavior.
Exploring science's fourth paradigm 1 min read · Mon, May 7 2018 News computational and statistical interface big data The recent KAUST Research Conference: Computational and Statistical Interface to Big Data brought together leading computer science researchers and statistical experts to discuss the current state and future of data science. Held on campus from March 19 to 21, the conference covered such data science topics as succinct data representation and storage; big data visualization; parallel and distributed algorithms for inference and optimization; and analysis of large graphs and networks.
Later tropical blooms could affect marine life 1 min read · Sun, Apr 29 2018 News earth science and engineering ecology marine science climate science Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.
Computer models combat malaria 1 min read · Sun, Apr 15 2018 News bioscience drug discovery human health A new malaria metabolic model may uncover better ways to treat a highly deadly disease.
Second year Ph.D. student to receive top statistics award 1 min read · Wed, Apr 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight Environmental Statistics statistics KAUST second year Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected to receive a Student Paper Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his paper entitled "Efficient Estimation of Non-stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-resolution Climate Model Emulation."
Ph.D. Student Yuxiao Li won the ENVR student paper award 1 min read · Wed, Apr 11 2018 News student award statistics KAUST second year Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected to receive a Student Paper Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his paper entitled "Efficient Estimation of Non-stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-resolution Climate Model Emulation."
Powering the bottom line 1 min read · Mon, Apr 9 2018 News energy chemical science optimization A risk-based optimization scheme boosts confidence and profitability for future mixed-technology power plants.
Students shine on the statistics stage 1 min read · Mon, Apr 2 2018 News Spotlight Statistics of extremes Environmental Statistics spatial statistics KAUST Ph.D. alumna Sabrina Vettori and Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li have been selected by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society to receive a Distinguished Student Paper Award at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting.
Ph.D. Student Yuxiao Li won the ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award 1 min read · Mon, Apr 2 2018 News student award statistics KAUST Ph.D. student Yuxiao Li has been selected by the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society to receive a Distinguished Student Paper Award at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting.
Zooming in on brain function 1 min read · Sun, Mar 18 2018 News statistics computing healthcare Faster computations will allow researchers to see the finer details of brain activity in functional brain imaging.
Student Focus: Wanfang Chen and Yuxiao Li 1 min read · Sun, Mar 18 2018 News Spotlight student focus Married couple Wanfang Chen and Yuxiao Li came to KAUST in August 2016 to pursue their Ph.D. studies in the field of statistics. Both students are based in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science & Engineering division—Chen under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Marc Genton and Li under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Prior to joining KAUST, both Chen and Li obtained their undergraduate degrees in mathematics at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Chen completed her master's degree in econometrics at Xiamen University (XMU), China, while Li
Professor Marc Genton and former postdoctoral fellow win the 2017 Wilcoxon Award 1 min read · Wed, Feb 28 2018 Awards Spotlight Mathematical modeling visualization computational predictions Marc Genton, KAUST distinguished professor of statistics, and his former postdoctoral fellow Stefano Castruccio, have jointly won the 2017 Wilcoxon Award for best applications paper in Technometrics. Technometrics is a journal of statistics for the Physical, Chemical and Engineering Sciences, and is published quarterly by the American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association. The award announcement was made at the 61st Annual Fall Technical Conference (FTC) in Philadelphia from October 5 to 6, 2017. Genton and Castruccio's paper was entitled "Compressing an ensemble with
Challenging statistics of weather extremes 1 min read · Sun, Feb 25 2018 News statistics climate science weather More accurate statistical modeling of extreme weather will improve forecasting and disaster mitigation.
Pulling rank on spatial statistics 1 min read · Sun, Feb 18 2018 News High Performance Computing statistics A technique that uses the power of computing could solve statistical problems cheaper and faster than current methods.
Making data more accessible 1 min read · Sun, Feb 11 2018 Awards News Spotlight statistics Ying Sun is a multi-award-winning statistician who is inspired by the value of statistics in solving real-world problems.
Student Focus: Gaurav Agarwal 1 min read · Thu, Feb 1 2018 News Spotlight student focus Gaurav Agarwal joined KAUST in the fall of 2016 as a statistics Ph.D. student in the Environmental Statistics Group under the supervision of Professor Ying Sun. Before joining KAUST, Agarwal completed a bachelor's degree in statistics from Hindu College, Delhi, and a master's degree in statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Revealing hidden relationships in data 1 min read · Sun, Jan 28 2018 News statistics weather A method to visualize hidden statistical structure helps make sense of environmental data.
Ph.D. Student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR Student Paper Competition 1 min read · Wed, Jan 17 2018 News student award statistics Environmental Statistics Ph.D. student Gaurav Agarwal received an Honorable Mention from ENVR student paper competition for his paper entitled "Quantile function modeling with application to salinity tolerance analysis in plant data."
