Giving power to demand-driven electricity 1 min read · Sat, Feb 4 2017 News applied mathematics computational science computing Computer science A new approach to analyzing household electricity: smart-meter data could improve the performance and efficiency of national power grids.
Keeping antennas at peak performance 1 min read · Sat, Jan 28 2017 News applied mathematics statistics Sensitive detection of partial faults in antenna systems could prevent performance degradation in wireless networks.
PhD student Sabrina Vettori selected for an ENVR Student Paper Award. Congrats! 1 min read · Sun, Dec 18 2016 News Spotlight Spatial extremes extreme-value theory PhD student Sabrina Vettori has been selected to receive a Best Student Paper Award from the Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) of the American Statistical Association (ASA) for her manuscript entitled "Bayesian clustering and dimension reduction in air pollutant multivariate extremes".
Assessing Red Sea potential for alternative energy 1 min read · Sun, Dec 11 2016 News applied mathematics marine science numerical earth science and engineering Advanced numerical models are helping researchers identify potential sites to exploit offshore wind and wave energy in the Red Sea region.
CEMSE Big Data Open Day shows off fascinating discoveries 4 min read · Thu, Dec 8 2016 News big data machine learning knowledge discovery supercomputing The fifth-anniversary event marked CEMSE's biggest successes and featured 20 KAUST discoveries, with more than 1,000 visitors from the community attending the event."Big data has many applications: to understand medicine better; to manage food supplies, and to connect objects. Data is at the center of everything," said Dean Mootaz Elnozahy of the University's Computer, Electrical, Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division at the CEMSE Big Data Open Day held on December 4, 2016.
Reconstructing the Red Sea's climate patterns 1 min read · Sat, Dec 3 2016 News earth science and engineering An advanced numerical model is helping researchers better understand the variability of the Red Sea’s climate patterns.
Getting the jump on industrial failures 1 min read · Sat, Nov 26 2016 News applied mathematics statistics industry A statistics-driven method for the early detection of emerging problems in industrial processes could improve industrial safety, reliability and productivity.
Prof. Benjamin Shaby (Penn State University, USA) visits extSTAT 1 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2016 Spotlight News Spatial extremes extreme-value theory Statistics of extremes Prof. Ben Shaby is an Assistant Professor in the Statistics Department and the Institute for CyberScience at Penn State, where he started in 2013. Before that, he was a postdoc with Cari Kaufman at UC Berkeley. Previous stop was in Durham at the Statistics and Applied Mathematical Institute (SAMSI) and Duke University. He did his Ph.D. work in Statistics at Cornell University with David Ruppert and Marty Wells. Before starting at Cornell, he spent his undergrad years at Stanford (go Cardinal!). He then spent two great years working for Chris Field at the Carnegie Institution's Department of
Keeping pollution under control 1 min read · Sat, Nov 5 2016 News monitoring sensors Sophisticated statistical methods can detect ozone pollution hot spots and monitor instrument failure.
2016 Workshop Statistics for High-Dimensional & Complex Data 1 min read · Mon, Oct 31 2016 News statistics Workshop on Statistics for High-Dimensional and Complex Data, Nov. 6-9, 2016 Organizers : Prof. Marc G. Genton, Chair of Spatio-Temporal Statistics and Data Science Group Prof. Raphael Huser, Chair of Extreme Statistics Group Prof. Ying Sun, Chair of Environmental Statistics Group Confirmed speakers: Prof. David Bolin, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Prof. Probal Chaudhuri, Indian Statistical Institute, India Prof. Dan Cooley, Colorado State University, USA Prof. Subhajit Dutta, IIT Kanpur, India Prof. Amanda Hering, Baylor University, USA Dr. Anna Kiriliouk, Université
Professor Marc Genton named Distinguished Professor of Statistics at KAUST 1 min read · Wed, Oct 26 2016 News computational predictions mathematical modelling visualization Marc G.Genton, Professor of Statistics in the Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE), has been appointed by KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau to Distinguished Professor of Statistics.
Helping computers to see who we really are 1 min read · Sat, Oct 8 2016 News algorithm machine learning algorithm Algorithms that train computers to automatically detect human activity in videos can improve online searches and real-world surveillance systems.
Making space for climate simulations 1 min read · Sat, Jul 23 2016 News statistics applied mathematics climatology A statistics-based data compression scheme cuts data storage requirements for large-scale climate simulations by as much as 98 percent.
Ying Sun wins Young Researcher Award 1 min read · Thu, Jul 21 2016 News award KAUST Assistant Professor of Statistics Ying Sun won the 2016 Abdel El-Shaarawi Young Researcher (AEYR) Award from the International Environmetrics Society (TIES) in June. The society was founded by El-Shaarawi, an Egyptian-born and Canadian-trained statistician, and the award was established by the board of TIES in 2002 to honor young statisticians who have made excellent contributions to the development of statistical and/or quantitative methods for environmental science research. Sun received the award on July 18 at the 26th Annual Conference of the International Environmetrics Society in
Exploring artificial biosynthesis 1 min read · Sat, Jul 16 2016 News Computer science bioscience biosynthesis Metabolic route explorer helps to optimize the pathways for artificial biosynthesis of valuable products.
Whale shark populations are young and transient 1 min read · Sat, Jul 16 2016 News marine science marine A population study of whale sharks in the Red Sea reveals unique group dynamics.
Prof. Miguel de Carvalho and Rodrigo Rubio (PUC, Chile) visit extSTAT 1 min read · Fri, Jul 15 2016 News Statistics of extremes Prof. Miguel Carvalho holds a research and teaching positions at PUC Chile, EPFL, Banco de Portugal, and UNL. He is an applied mathematical statistician with a variety of research interests including, inter alia, statistical inferences for small-probability events, geometrical statistics, methods for data visualization and graphical learning, econometrics, and medical diagnostic assessment.
Faster prediction of wireless downtime 1 min read · Sat, Jul 2 2016 News applied mathematics computational science signal processing Computer science An efficient simulation scheme that hones in on the rarest elements in a dataset can help predict capacity exceedances in wireless networks.
Exploring protein form to find function 1 min read · Sat, Jun 25 2016 News Computer science genomics proteins Existing systems for predicting protein structure are outperformed by a newly developed method.
Getting a handle on extremes 1 min read · Sat, Jun 18 2016 News statistics applied mathematics By tapping into the power of extreme value theory, an international team of researchers including Raphaël Huser from the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division has developed a statistical model that overcomes the shortcomings of previous schemes to provide a reliable basis for climate research and the prediction of drought and flood. The model can accurately describe observed rainfall data and reliably predict the likelihood of future extreme events. The analysis of hourly or daily rainfall data presents many challenges for researchers and
Sharing movement aids learning 1 min read · Sat, Jun 4 2016 News Computer science learning computational science Automated learning of an individual’s movement patterns shared over mobile and social networks could help us to connect better.
Postdoc Luigi Lombardo gets an Outstanding Student Poster and PICO EGU Award. Congratulations Luigi! 1 min read · Tue, May 24 2016 Spotlight News statistics landslide susceptibility modeling The 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Award is awarded to Luigi Lombardo for the poster/PICO entitled Landslide triggering-thickness susceptibility, a simple proxy for landslide hazard? A test in the Mili catchment (North-Eastern Sicily, Italy). Regarding his work, Luigi said: " In the PICO presentation project we modeled the thickness at the crown of each landslide as the dependent variable. As a result, the predictive maps carried more information than classic susceptibility ones, enabling a better proxy to hazard prediction." You can find Luigi's poster here.
A clearer view of rainfall patterns 1 min read · Sat, Apr 30 2016 News applied mathematics statistics precipitation Improved random modeling allows scientists to generate realistic patterns of high-frequency rainfall.
Feeding in the moonlight 1 min read · Sat, Apr 16 2016 News statistics marine science Consistent around the world's ocean, the phases of the moon affect the upward migration of the world’s most abundant type of fish for feeding.
A picture of the artist captured in a stroke 1 min read · Sat, Apr 16 2016 News stroke authorship recognition detecting fraudulent sketches A graphics technique is the first to identify people based on their sketching style.
An ocean observatory for the Red Sea 1 min read · Sat, Feb 27 2016 News marine science Studies conducted at the Saudi Aramco-KAUST Marine Environmental Research Center provide new insights into the physical and biological aspects of the Red Sea.
Noisy cells produce bursts of protein 1 min read · Sat, Feb 20 2016 News Computer science bioscience genetics A new mathematical model explains how random factors affect the production of proteins within the cells.
Wireless devices tune-in to cloud power 1 min read · Sat, Feb 6 2016 News electrical engineering Next-generation mobile networks can use cloud computing algorithms to manage the increasingly high data demands of users.
Prof. Alouini selected as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2016 and 2017 1 min read · Sun, Jan 24 2016 News FD-MIMO cognitive radio systems communications Congratulations to Prof. Alouini for being selected to give a Distinguished Lecture for 2016 and 2017 in IEEE Communications Society
Conference on Advances in Uncertainty Quantification Methods, Algorithm and Applications (#UQAW2016) 1 min read · Sun, Jan 10 2016 News statistics numerical methods stochastic differential equations The 4th consecutive year that KAUST is holding the UQAW annual event dedicated to reporting on the state-of-the-art and latest advances in the methods used to quantify the calculation uncertainties. The aim of the discussion forum in exchanging information on innovative algorithm design as well as their practical applications and performances in experimental settings.
Dr. Sebastian Engelke (EPFL) visits extSTAT 1 min read · Thu, Dec 17 2015 Spotlight News Spatial extremes extreme-value theory Sebastian is an Ambizione fellow at EPF Lausanne with Anthony Davison. Sebastian did his studies in Mathematics at University of Göttingen and UC Berkeley, and he finished his PhD as a Deutsche Telekom Foundation fellow in 2013 at the University of Göttingen with Martin Schlather. His research interests are in extreme value theory, spatial statistics, graphical models and data science.
Prof. Marc Genton appointed Editor-in-Chief of Stat 1 min read · Tue, Dec 1 2015 Spotlight News Prof. Marc Genton has been appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of Stat, the ISI online journal for rapid dissemination of statistics research. Prof. Genton will begin his term in January 1, 2015 until December 31, 2017. Prof. Genton is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and elected member of the International Statistical Institute. He received the El-Shaarawi Award for Excellence from The International Environmetrics Society in 2010 and the Distinguished
2015 Workshop on Computational Space-Time Statistics 1 min read · Sun, Oct 4 2015 Spotlight News statistics spatio-temporal statistics Bayesian computational statistics Organizers : Prof. Marc G. Genton , Chair of Spatio-Temporal Statistics and Data Science Group Prof. Raphael Huser, Chair of Extreme Statistics Group Prof. Ying Sun, Chair of Environmental Statistics Group Confirmed speakers: Prof. Sudipto Banerjee, University of California Los Angeles, USA Prof. Souhaib Ben Taieb, Monash University, Australia Prof. Stefano Castruccio, Newcastle University, UK Prof. Miguel de Carvalho, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Prof. Clément Dombry, University of Franche-Comté , France Prof. Xuming He, University of Michigan, USA Prof. Hsin-Cheng Huang
Brain waves in boxes 1 min read · Sat, Oct 3 2015 News biomedicine statistics bioscience brain science A statistical method helps to identify abnormal signals in electroencephalograms and locate their source in the brain.
The Red Sea models the future 1 min read · Sat, Sep 26 2015 News marine science coral reefs Detailed analysis of nutrient distribution and circulation in the Red Sea could provide a model for the future of the world’s oceans.
Unlocking complex interactions 1 min read · Sat, Sep 19 2015 News Computer science bioscience Functions of interacting molecular complexes are uncovered through a novel method of aligning the interaction interface of each complex.
The Lambert Award for Young Statisticians Goes To Raphael Huser 3 min read · Tue, Aug 25 2015 Spotlight News Statistics of extremes spatio-temporal statistics copulas Today Raphael Huser, Assistant Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), received the Lambert Award for Young Statisticians for his contribution in modeling the distribution of extreme weather events.
Better routing for wireless networks 2 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2015 News sensors electrical engineering An improved wireless communication protocol enables more robust links between remote electronic devices.
Coral reef fish: not such a family affair 1 min read · Mon, Jul 27 2015 News marine science coral reef fish Some coral reef fish species don’t settle very close to home.
Signal noise annoys no more 1 min read · Mon, Jul 13 2015 News electrical engineering signals Identifying noise in communication signals helps to filter out glitches and improve transmission quality.
Taking the guesswork out of experimental design 1 min read · Sat, Jul 11 2015 News applied mathematics computational science computing A fast computational method optimizes sensor measurement networks for noisy, sparsely observed environments.
L'oreal-UNESCO UK & Ireland For Women In Science Fellowships (FWIS) for the article "Modelling particulate matter pollution from vegetation fires in South-East Asia". 2 min read · Wed, Jun 24 2015 News data analysis visuanimation statistics Paola Crippa (presently at University of Newcastle, UK) is one of the winners of the highly contested 2015 L'oreal-UNESCO UK & Ireland For Women In Science Fellowships (FWIS) for the article "Modelling particulate matter pollution from vegetation fires in South-East Asia".
Peak performance for proteins 1 min read · Sat, Jun 13 2015 News bioscience biology proteins NMR An improved peak fitting procedure enables a better determination of protein structures.
Finding the Face in the Crowd 1 min read · Sat, May 30 2015 News Computer science statistics applied mathematics computational science An algorithm that maximizes the difference between data categories achieves high accuracy in classifying faces.
Computer vision: Teaching computers how to see the world 1 min read · Wed, May 27 2015 News semantic analysis artificial intelligence UAV Ghanem works in the Visual Computing Center (VCC) and is interested in computer vision, image processing, and machine learning.
A different kind of light 1 min read · Sat, Mar 28 2015 News light lightfest-2015 laser LED electrical engineering The discovery of the incandescent light bulb has transformed human existence. New LED technologies promise to be the next step forward.
Cross-disciplinary collaboration results in groundbreaking earthquake research 1 min read · Wed, Mar 4 2015 News uncertainty quantification earthquake source modelling For KAUST research assistant Dr. Ling Zhang and Ph.D. student Hoby Razafindrakoto, a class in statistics the two took together on campus was a serendipitous event. "Hoby and Ling came to my spatial statistics class in the spring of 2013," explained Marc Genton, Professor of Statistics in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division. "They had to do a project for the class, and their project morphed into a collaboration that produced two papers and an online tool for uncertainty quantification in earthquake source modeling." The group effort included P. Martin Mai
Securing future energy supply 2 min read · Fri, Feb 6 2015 News earth science and engineering renewable energy solar energy seismic KAUST’s Earth Science and Engineering Program is underpinned by a drive to develop sustainable ways to get the best from natural resources and quantify environmental hazards.
Unlocking the mysteries of Red Sea eddies 1 min read · Tue, Dec 23 2014 News marine science First-time reports of the statistical properties of ‘whirlpools’ show they are frequent and seasonal.
Wireless Multihop Networks: Finding the Best Way Home 4 min read · Sun, Dec 21 2014 News Stochastic Geometry Cross-layer protocol design Energy-efficient wireless multihop networks In contrast to conventional cellular networks, devices in wireless multihop networks have dual roles: while each device is a source of information it also acts as a router for its peers.
