sensors

Feeling the heat in cells

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New nano-sized sensors provide unprecedented data on how heat diffuses in and out of living cells.

UESTC students visit CEMSE Laboratories during a one week Winter Camp at KAUST

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Twenty-two undergraduate students from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, are currently visiting the CEMSE Division as part of one week Winter Camp at KAUST.

Light sensors detect larval pests munching on date palms

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Optical fibers wrapped around date palm trunks could help detect this tree’s most destructive pest early enough to save it.

Talha Ariff

Talha is studying the use of novel fibre-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) as a tool to help monitor and control anthropogenic acoustic pollution in marine environments.

Chandu V.V. Muralee Gopi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Photonics Laboratory
Chandu V.V. Muralee Gopi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Photonics Laboratory in the Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He received his Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Program in Robotics and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pusan National University, South Korea, in Feb. 2015 and Feb. 2018 respectively. Over the past 6 years, he has held multiple appointments, within South Korea, and has developed broad expertise and a proven track record in the development of highly

Biwei Wang

Visiting Student, Photonics Laboratory
Biwei Wang is a Visiting Student in Photonics Lab at KAUST. He is pursuing a Ph. D degree in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Interest Biwei's current research focuses on the distributed optical fiber sensors based on Brillouin scattering and the application of machine learning techniques in optical fiber sensor systems. Selected Publications ​ B. Wang, L. Wang, N. Guo, F. N. Khan, A. K. Azad, C. Yu, and C. Lu, “Extraction of temperature distribution using deep neural networks for BOTDA sensing system,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim 2017 (CLEO-PR), Paper

Aigerim Tankimanova

Visiting Student, Photonics Laboratory
​Aigerim Tankimanova is a Visiting Student in Photonics Lab at KAUST. She is pursuing a Master's degree in Politecnico di Milano in Electronics​ Engineering in Electronics Engineering. She is currently working on her Master Thesis project in KAUST. Research Interests Aigerim Tankimanova's research interests include ​Sensors, Photonics, and Electronic circuits and systems. Education Profile M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy (2017- present). B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan (2011-2016).