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Registration
07:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3

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08:15 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3 Hall 1

Tony Chan

President, KAUST, KSA

Pierre Magistretti

Vice President for Research Distinguished Professor Director, KAUST Smart Health Initiative

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08:30 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 Hall 1

Ikram Blilou

Professor of Plant Science, KAUST, KSA

Mohammed Refdan Alhajhoj

Professor of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, KSA

Rod Wing

Professor and Director of Center for Desert Agriculture, KAUST, KSA

Khaled Amiri

Professor, Director, Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,Chairman, Department of Biology, UAE University, UAE

Mohammed F. Al-Nuwairan

Chief Executive Officer,National Center for Palms & Dates (NCPD)

Joel Malek

Professor of Genetic Medicine, Genetic Medicine, Director, Genomics at Weill Cornell Medicine, Qata​r

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10:00 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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10:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Ibrahim Hoteit

Professor, Earth Science and Engineering, KAUST, KSA

David Yates

National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA

Matt Collins

Professor, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, UK​

Ayman Ghulam

CEO, National Center of Meteorology, KSA

Ashok Karumuri

Principal Research Scientist, Climate Change Center, KAUST​,KSA

Ralph Chami

Assistant Director​ at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Co-Founder, Blue Green World & Rebalance Earth

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12:00 PM
  • Location
  • No registration
  • Please arrange your own transportation to and from the smart home.
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12:15 PM

locationLibrary, Bldg. 12

  • Researchers present their latest science and engineering work. This is a great opportunity to learn about the excellent work performed in KAUST and network with fellow researchers.

  • The KAUST Secondary School (GSS) is sharing the research that the school students undertake

    • Grade 12 Research Project/Extended Essay
    • Grade 12 IAs (showcase using a Poster)
    • Grade 11 ‘Group 4’ project – Greenhouse project

  • KAUST Smart Booth

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01:30 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Johannes Vrouwenvelder

Professor and Director, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, KAUST, KSA

Thomas Altmann

Executive Vice President - Innovation & New Technology at ACWA Power, KSA

Mark Van Loosdrecht

Chair professor in environmental biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Pascal Saikaly

Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST​, KSA

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03:00 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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03:45 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Matthew F McCabe

Professor of Remote Sensing and Water Security and Director of the Climate and Livability Initiative, KAUST, KSA

Dennis Lettenmaier

Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography, UCLA

Mohamad Hejazi

Acting Director for the Climate and Sustainability Program, KAPSARC, KSA

Yoshihide Wada

Professor Plant Science,KAUST, KSA

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05:15 PM
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06:30 PM

By invitation only

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Registration
07:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3

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08:15 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3 Hall 1

Larry Carin

Provost KAUST, KSA

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08:30 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST​, KSA

Paul Garnett

CEO, Vernonburg Group

Ali Hussein Muqaibel

Professor in Electrical Engineering Department and Director of the Center for Communication Systems and Sensing, KFUPM, KSA

Saleh Alshebeili

Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, King Saud University, KSA

Riyaz Pishori

Principle Program Manager, Microsoft

Saad Bin Askar

Director of the CST's RF Spectrum Operating Center

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10:00 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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10:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Boon Ooi

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST, KSA

Richard Mankin

Research Entomologist,US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Abdulmoneim Al-Shawaf

Head of Plant Protection Dept.,The Palms & Dates Center (MEWA)

Islam Ashry

Research Scientist at Photonics Laboratory, KAUST, KSA

Muriel Gross-Balthazard

French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Montpellier France

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11:00 AM

location Spine, outside Campus Library

F1 Car Project
Showcasing Garden High School Students (GSS) have designed and built a model F1 car and will be showcasing their working models on the track

3D Car Showcase
Middle School Students have a 3D printed car derby race, that is a great lead into the later high school Engineering class F1 in Schools project.

Mate-Rov
GES (leading Teacher (STEM teacher) - Mark Jeffery) & GSS (University students as their mentors) Students will showcase their underwater robots they have designed and built in the pool

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12:15 PM

locationLibrary, Bldg. 12

  • Researchers present their latest science and engineering work. This is a great opportunity to learn about the excellent work performed in KAUST and network with fellow researchers.

  • The KAUST Secondary School (GSS) is sharing the research that the school students undertake

    • Grade 12 Research Project/Extended Essay
    • Grade 12 IAs (showcase using a Poster)
    • Grade 11 ‘Group 4’ project – Greenhouse project

  • KAUST Smart Booth

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01:30 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 Hall 1

Bernard Ghanem

Professor of ECE and CS, and Deputy Director of the AI Initiative at KAUST, KSA

Yaser Al-Onaizan

Deputy CEO at the National Center of IA (NCAI) in SDAIA

Gerard De Nazelle

Director of R&DC at Saudi Aramco, KSA

David Pugh

Director, SDAIA-KAUST Center DS & AI, KAUST, KSA

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03:00 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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03:45 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Eric Feron

Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control (RISC) Laboratory, KAUST​, KSA

Maxime Gariel

Chief Technology Officer, Xwing, San Francisco, USA

Daniel Delahaye

Head of Optimization and Machine Learning Team, ANITI research chair AI for ATM and Large Scale Urban Mobility, French Civil aviation University​, France

Basier Aziz

CEO Atlas Imaging, KSA

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05:15 PM
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06:30 PM

By invitation only

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Registration
07:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3

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08:15 AM

locationBldg. 19 - Level 3 Hall 1

Kuo-Wei Huang

Professor, Chemistry Associate Vice President for Research KAUST​, KSA

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08:30 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Stefaan De Wolf

Professor of Material Science and Engineering and Interim Associate Director Solar Center, KAUST​, KSA

Jose Barragan

VP - Renewables Technical Services, ACWA Power, KSA

Ted Sargent

Professor at Northwestern University, USA

Pierre Verlinden

Managing Director of AMROCK

Faisal Wali

Energy & Water, Manager, KAUST@NEOM, KSA

Fuad M. Mosa

Deputy Minister of Localization and Local Content, Risks Management at the Ministry of Energy, KSA

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10:00 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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10:45 AM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall

Paolo Guida

Research Engineer KAUST, KSA

Kelvin Campbell

Group Chief Engineer, Pacific Green, London, UK

Spyridon Lalaounis

Director, New Builds at Bahri

Ahmed Ghoneim

Director of the Center for Energy and Propulsion Research and the Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory at MIT

Hatim Gandayh

Research & Development Department Manager , Saudi Electricity Company, KSA

Ana Costa

Head of KAUST Sustainability at the President's Office, KSA

Fahad Aldosari

Manager of Innovation & Technology Management at OSP, KSA

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12:00 PM
  • Location
  • No registration
  • Please arrange your own transportation to and from the smart home.
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12:15 PM

locationLibrary, Bldg. 12

  • Researchers present their latest science and engineering work. This is a great opportunity to learn about the excellent work performed in KAUST and network with fellow researchers.

  • The KAUST Secondary School (GSS) is sharing the research that the school students undertake

    • Grade 12 Research Project/Extended Essay
    • Grade 12 IAs (showcase using a Poster)
    • Grade 11 ‘Group 4’ project – Greenhouse project

  • KAUST Smart Booth

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01:30 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Daniel Acevedo-Feliz

Director of the Core Labs, KAUST, KSA

Fowzan Alkuraya

Chairman, Translational Genomics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Abhay Kotecha

Cryo EM Applications Development Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Christoph Krisp

Proteomics Applications Development Specialist, Bruker Daltonics

Yu  Han

Professor of Chemical Science, KAUST, KSA

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03:00 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 2 & 3

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03:45 PM

locationBldg. 19 Level 3 - Hall 1

Imed Gallouzi

Professor of Bioscience, Chief Operation Officer (COO) and Associate Director of KAUST Smart Health Initiative​, KAUST, KSA

Hani Jokhdar

Deputy Minister for Public Health, MOH, KSA

Linda Venczel

Director of the Epidemic Preparedness and Response at PATH, USA

Samir Hamdan

Professor of Bioscience and Associate Vice President for Research, KAUST, KSA

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05:15 PM
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06:30 PM

By invitation only

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ANPERC and AMPMC Centers
08:00 AM
  • ANPERC (Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center) - No Registration
    location Building 5, Level 0, Sea Side

  • AMPMC (Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center) - Register here
    locationBuilding 4, Level 4, Sea Side lobby next to the lifts
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09:00 AM

locationBldg. 1, Level 2, Spine
No Registration
Enter the raffle to win a prize

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10:00 AM
  • KCC(KAUST Catalysis Center) - Register here
    location Building 3, Level 4, Desert Side

  • CDA - Register here
    "Registration is required for the CDA Lab Tours only. Open House stations outside of the lab are freely accessible to all visitors without registration."
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12:00 PM
  • VCC(Visual Computing Center) - Register here
    locationBuilding 1, Level 2, Sea Side, entrance area

  • CBRC(Computational Bioscience Research Center) - Register here
    locationBuilding 2, Level 2, Rooms 2286 and 2290
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02:00 PM
  • RSRC(Red Sea Research Center) - Register here
    locationBuilding 2, Level 2, Lobby area

  • CCRC(Clean Combustion Research Center) - Register here
    locationBuilding 5, level 2, Open area, Sea Side.

  • KSC(KAUST Solar Center) - Register here
    location Building 5, Level 3, Room 320
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