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Zinan Xiao

Ph.D. Student, Photonics Laboratory
Education Aug 2024 - present, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Oct 2020 - Oct 2021, M.S. in Optics and photonics at Imperial College London, London, UK. Sep 2016 - Jun 2020, B.S. in Optoelectronic information engineering at Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.

Prof. Atif Shamim Elevated to Senior Member of IEEE

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Prof. Atif Shamim has been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered an important honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.

Dr. Atif Shamim appointed Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas & propagation

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Dr. Atif Shamim has been appointed Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation (TAP). He has been included in the editorial board due to his work on "Co-design of on-chip antennas and circuits on CMOS platform".

Fahad's paper got accepted in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

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Muhammad Fahad Farooqui's paper on inkjet printed flood sensor has been accepted for publication at the IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation​​.

Prof. Khaled Salama's Work On Fractional Order Element Based Impedance Matching, Granted US Patent US 8762114

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Prof. Khaled Salama in collaboration with Dr. Ahmed Radwan and Prof. Atif Shamim obtained a US Patent

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe's paper selected as best paper

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Paper by KAUST students Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe from Prof. Atif Shamim's group has been selected as the best paper in the "Inkjet-Printed Components category".

A novel design of antenna array developed by KAUST scientists

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At the sensors lab, Prof. K.N. Salama and Prof. A. Shamim led a team of KAUST founding masters students Farhan Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Umair Khalid to develop an aperture coupled patch antenna array SoP.

Akram's paper in Advanced Materials journal

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Akram's work in collaboration with Integrated Nanotechnology Lab published in the inaugural issue of Advanced Material Technologies

100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted.​

Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists

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Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016.

Professor Shamim's Smart Bandage hits Nature Scientific Report and win the IEEE MECAP' 16 Best Paper Award

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Professor Shamim's new cutting edge, flexible and low-cost technology to monitor chronic wounds recently put CEMSE on the map of health care system research. His scientific paper " Low-Cost Inkjet Printed Smart Bandage for Wireless Monitoring of Chronic Wounds " appeared on Nature Scientific Reports and won IEEE MECAP'16 - Middle East Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Best Paper Award, in Beirut, last September.

Fahad's environmental sensor node work is highlighted on KAUST Discovery!​​​

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Fahad's paper ' 3D printed disposable wireless sensor with integrated microelectronics for large area environmental monitoring.' is on the KAUST Discovery page.

Akram presented a poster and gave a live demo in IEEE Sensors Conference

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, Ph.D. student in IMPACT Lab, presented a poster titled "A wearable 3D motion-sensing system integrated with a Bluetooth smartphone application-A system-level overview" at IEEE Sensors conference held in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov 1, 2017.

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.

Developing disposable lifesaving sensors

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Smart Disposable Sensor Work Story on KAUST Main Page.

Vaseem's Magnetic work highlighted on KAUST Discovery

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Vaseem's Magnetic work highlighted on KAUST Discovery and also got several media attention in technology websites!

The internet of sea things

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When Atif Shamim, KAUST associate professor of electrical engineering, was approached by colleagues in the University's Red Sea Research Center (RSRC) with the challenge of developing underwater sensing technology for marine animals, he wasn't sure how his expertise could help, since marine animals are under water most of the time. Up until now, his research has focused on Bluetooth for applications on dry land, such as wearable medical devices connected to smartphone applications through Bluetooth communication protocol

Prof. Shamim gave opening Plenary talk at ACES 2019 (Miami)

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​Prof. Atif Shamim was invited as a plenary speaker for Applied Computational Electromagnetics Symposium (ACES) 2019 held in Miami, Fl, USA.

3D-printed cube dials into energy harvesting

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Ambient energy emitted by cellular phones and modems can be captured and converted into electricity using unusually shaped technology.

Prof. Shamim was invited to attend IEEE - AP-S Workshop in Cairo

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Prof. Shamim was invited to attend IEEE - AP-S Workshop Emerging Antennas’ Future Perspectives towards 5G Era in Cairo on Jan 29th, 2019.

​A head impact alert system was designed by four international students from KAUST Microelectronics Winter Camp

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A head impact alert system was designed when we received four international students from different backgrounds this February from the Microelectronics Winter Camp at KAUST.

Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

KAUST Ph.D. student wins Three Minute Thesis competition

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, a fourth-year KAUST Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab headed by Associate Professor Atif Shamim, won the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held during the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S, in early June. IEEE IMS has been taking place for 60 years, and it is the flagship conference for microwave engineers and scientists.

Democratizing electronics one step at a time

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"You would not believe how many amazingly talented people there are in the world, but they often are just not exposed to opportunities," noted Muhammad Mustafa Hussain, KAUST professor of electrical engineering and currently a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is determined to try and change this—one step at a time.

KAUST Ph.D. student wins 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, KAUST Ph.D. student and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company Saher Flow Solutions, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in the Field of Sensors – Early Career. The award honors an individual with “outstanding technical contributions within the scope of the IEEE Sensors Council, as documented by publications and patents. It is based on the general quality and originality of contributions.”

KAUST students' research wins first place at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022

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Hanguang Liao and Yiming Yang from the KAUST IMPACT Lab won first place in the 2022 IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022), held in July in Denver.

Mohammad Vaseem

Dr. Mohammad Vaseem is a Research Scientist and Lab Manager in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) led by Professor Atif Shamim. Research Interests Mohammad's research interests include Tuning Ink chemistry/Ink-formulation based on metal, metal oxide and dielectric materials, Inkjet-Printed devices supported on paper and plastic electronics, Printed transistors, conductors, RFID, and sensors. Book Chapters: • M. Vaseem, Ahmad Umar and Yoon-Bong Hahn, “Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

Atif Shamim

Professor Shamim is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in wireless communication and sensing components and systems. His work aims to improve the performance of wireless communication and sensing systems through low-cost additive manufacturing techniques.

Ahmed Nafe

Ahmed Nafe obtained Ms degree in electrical engineering under the supervision of Prof. Atif Shamim from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, in 2014. He received the B.Sc. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, in 2012. His B.Sc. thesis concerned the design and characterization of millimeter-wave antenna arrays for automotive radars with Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at the University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
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Journal papers accepted in IEEE Transactions

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Two Journal papers accepted in IEEE AWPL and IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology.

Invited talk at Toshiba

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Dr. Atif Shamim delivered an invited talk at Toshiba research lab, Bristol, UK titled Advanced RF Electronics: ICs, Antennas and 3D Packaging on 14th October 2011.

Tri-Band inkjet printed antenna paper accepted in IEEE AWPL

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​The paper titled, "Paper-Based Inkjet-Printed Tri-Band U-Slot Monopole Antenna for Wireless Applications," written by Dr. Hattan Abutarboush and Dr. Atif Shamim has been accepted in IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL).

Our review Paper (On-chip Antennas) listed in the Top 10 Popular Articles of IEEE Microwave Magazine

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Our review Paper (On-chip Antennas) listed in the Top 10 Popular Articles of IEEE Microwave Magazine (in the year 2013). This is based on the statistics of most frequently downloaded papers for this publication in that period.

Premier conference IMS accepts four papers from IMPACT Lab

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading microwave conference International Microwave Conference (IMS) 2013 have been accepted.​

Farhan's paper on tunable antennas published in IEEE

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Farhan Abdul Ghaffar's paper on tunable antennas has been published on the IEEE transactions of antenna and propagation.

Dr. Shamim has been invited to serve in the technical program committee (TPC) of the AP-S, 2014

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Dr. Atif Shamim has been invited to serve in the technical program committee (TPC) of the IEEE international symposium on antennas and propagation (AP-S), 2014. APS is the premier conference for antennas and propagation with over this year in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.​

Ahmed's paper on Ferrite LTCC phase shifter accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

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Ahmed’s MS thesis work on integrable reciprocal and non-reciprocal ferrite LTCC phase shifters has been published in the IEEE transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted.​

F​arhan has successfully defended his PhD thesis

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Farhan has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled, "Theory and Design of Tunable and Reconfigurable Microwave Passive Components on Partially Magnetized Ferrite Substrate."

Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017

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This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.

Tuning in to magnetic ink

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A new ink containing iron oxide nanoparticles can be turned into fully printed and versatile components for cellular networks.

​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.

Professor Atif Shamim to be the Guest Editor for 2019 IEEE AWPL Special Cluster

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Prof.Atif Shamim is invited to be one of the guest editors of the 2019 IEEE AWPL Special Cluster. The topic of the special cluster is "Antenna-in-Package, Antenna-on-Chip, Antenna-IC Interface: Joint Design and Co-integration”. AWPL is an annual scientific journal with the goal of rapid dissemination of short manuscripts in the antennas and wireless propagation domains. It just reached its record high impact factor of 3.4 in 2018.

Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Zere Iman

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Zere Iman is a 22-year-old graduate who will join KAUST from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Iman will join us in the fall of 2020 as an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group, under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim.

Meet KAUST prospective student: Yiming Yang

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Yiming Yang is an electronic science and technology graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Yiming will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. After completing his studies, Yiming aspires to be a productive researcher in antenna and microwave circuit design.

Professor Atif Shamim named IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer

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KAUST Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Atif Shamim has been selected as a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) from 2022 to 2024. In his new role, sponsored by the IEEE, Shamim will give lectures to AP-S chapter members on topics of interest and importance to the global AP community.

KAUST students' research wins first place at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022

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Hanguang Liao and Yiming Yang from the KAUST IMPACT Lab won first place in the 2022 IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022), held in July in Denver.

Zubair Akhter

Research Interests ​Antennas: Multiband, Ultra wide band, highly directive array Microwave Imaging: Detection of concealed objects for Homeland Security Microwave Sensing and Characterization: Wireless sensing for Biomedical and Oil and Gas Industry. Concurrent Multi-band RF Front-End Design Selected Publications Zubair Akhter, Abhishek Kr. Jha and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized RF Time-Domain Imaging Technique for Moving Objects on Conveyor Belts in Real Time," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2536-2546, July 2017. [ Link] Zubair Akhter and M. J

Zere Iman

Zere Iman is an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group (IMPACT), under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. Before joining KAUST, Zere obtained a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Research Interests Zere's research interests include antennas and electromagnetism.

Yiming Yang

Yiming Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His research interests include frequency selective surfaces, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and meta-surfaces in combination with additive manufacturing, time modulation, and other fabrication and reconfiguration methods.

Nidhi Mishra

Nidhi Mishra worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Nidhi's research interests included ​Printed electronics, Antennas, and Microwave circuits. Education Profile Bachelor's in Electronics and Instrumentation, M.J.P. Rohi​lkhand University​​, India. Master's in Digital Communication, Uttarakhand Technical University, India.

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from KAUST under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. He is now a Post Doctoral Fellow in Concordia University Canada​. Muhammad has over 10 years of experience in design, development, integration, and testing of RF/microwave/millimeter-wave circuits and systems and antennas. He is also an expert in developing wireless sensor nodes using additive manufacturing such as 3D printing and inkjet printing for environmental and health applications. His research has been published in over 20 publications in peer

Atif Shamim

Professor Shamim is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in wireless communication and sensing components and systems. His work aims to improve the performance of wireless communication and sensing systems through low-cost additive manufacturing techniques.
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Yibin Wang

Keep Moving forward

Andrea Vanessa Rocha

Research Specialist, Statistics
Chengjie zhao

Chengjie Zhao

Visiting Researcher, Information Science Lab
Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Mohamed Ads

Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Hayssam Dahrouj

Senior Research Scientist at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Karen Sanchez

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Karen Sanchez is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the IVUL lab at KAUST, specializing in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications. Her research focuses on video understanding, domain adaptation, generative AI, and methods for preserving patient privacy.

Hani A. Al Majed

M.S. Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's student at KAUST under the supervision of Professor Bernard Ghanem, with expertise in machine learning workflow automation, physics-informed neural operators, and AI for Science, particularly in chemistry applications. Passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex scientific problems.

Ahmad Sait

M.S. Student, Computer Science
Ahmad Sait is a Master's student in the Computer Science program at KAUST. Before joining KAUST, Ahmad obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad is also a KAUST Academy graduate from the AI track, having been under the supervision of Prof. Naeemullah Khan. The Academy provided him with seven opportunities to assist in teaching students enrolled in subsequent cohorts.

Saleh AlJazzar

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

Muhammad Esmat

Visiting student at, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Yasser Jaber

Visiting Student Researcher ,Machine Learning Engineer at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).
Syed Abidullah Fareed

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab

Ahsan Mehmood

Intern (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Abdulkarem Badiea Alshaibani

Visiting Student at the Information Science Lab at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
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Efficient Antenna-on-Chip with Optimized Artificial Magnetic Conductor Performance for 6G mm-Wave Applications

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This dissertation introduces innovative Artificial Magnetic Conductor structures and a reconfigurable superstrate to overcome profile thickness, illumination efficiency, and radiation pattern limitations in CMOS-integrated Antennas-on-Chip, thereby enhancing their performance and versatility for future 6G wireless communication systems.

Wireless Interconnect Between On-Chip and LTCC Antennas

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In this work, a novel System-in-Package (SiP) implementation is presented for a transmitter (TX) module which makes use of electromagnetic coupling between the TX chip and package antennas at 5.2 GHz.

On-chip Antennas review paper accepted in Microwave Magazine

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A review paper on on-chip antennas has been accepted in IEEE Microwave Magazine.

Joint KAUST-IBM patent filed on novel packaging for on-chip antennas

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​A ​joint US patent has been filed by IMPACT Lab, KAUST and IBM as part of the on-going collaborative project on novel packaging techniques to improve on-chip antenna performance.

Dr. Atif Shamim delivers short course in EuCAP 2013

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Dr. Atif Shamim delivers a short course titled, "Design and Characterization of On-Chip Antennas for System-on-Chip Applications" in EuCAP 2013 held in Gothenburg, Sweden​.

IMPACT members win poster competition awards in WEP 2013 at KAUST

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IMPACT members win poster competition awards in WEP 2013 at KAUST​.

Dr. Shamim taught an invited short course in SBCCI 2013 (Brazil)

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Dr. Shamim taught an invited short course on "Co-design and Monolithic Integration of On-chip Antennas and Circuits" in SBCCI 2013​ (26th symposium on integrated circuits and systems design), the major annual conference on integrated circuits in Curitiba, Brazil.

Dr. Shamim delivered a course at the IMS, 2013

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Dr. Atif Shamim has delivered a full-day course on “Co-Design of On-Chip Antennas and RF circuits for System-on-Chip Applications” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Seattle, USA, June 2013​.

Dr. Shamim invited to give a talk in SBCCI

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​Dr. Atif Shamim has been invited to give a talk at 26th Symposium on Integrated Circuits Systems Design (SBCCI), Curitiba, Brazil​.

Dr. Atif Shamim delivered an invited talk in Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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Dr. Atif Shamim has been invited to deliver a short course in Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany, titled "On-Chip Antennas: The Last Barrier to True RF System-on-Chip".

Yiyang Yu

Mahmoud Nafe

Mahmoud Nafe obtained his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Mahmoud is a PhD student at the University of California Irvine​. Research Interests Mahmoud's research interests included Negative Refractive Index Metamaterial Structures for superlensing and Design of efficient On-Chip Antennas. Education Profile B.Sc. (With Highest Honors), Faculty of Information Engineering and

Haoran Zhang

Haoran Zhang is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering department at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Millimeter-wave on-chip antenna design and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC)​ design 5G Array Antenna in Package design Education Profile Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, University of Electronics of Science and Technology, China (2013 - 2017).
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Salem Alsaqaf

Salem Al-saqaf

Salem Al-Saqaf is an Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in semiconductors, electronics and AI. He combines strong academic training with practical industry experience in AI-driven solutions, data science, and system optimization. His work spans applied research and real-world innovation, aiming to advance intelligent systems, enhance semiconductor applications, and develop technologies that bridge academic discovery with industrial impact.

Serine Medjber

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri

Mohammed Amine Labbas

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri
Ruochen Zhu

Ruochen Zhu

Mohamed Ads

Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Syed Abidullah Fareed

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab

Ahsan Mehmood

Intern (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Prof. Shamim's talk in KAUST-NSF Conference: "Additive Manufacturing: A New Platform for Wireless Sensing and Communication"

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IoT

​Prof. Shamim gave a talk in the NSF conference and discussed how for the Internet of Things (IOT), billions of sensors with wireless capabilities can be placed on objects or dispersed in the environment so that they can sense parameters of interest and communicate the data to other objects for smart decisions making.

Revolution in Electronics Ink

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Our magnetic ink work has been highlighted in Chemical Today Magazine wit the title "Revolution in Electronics Ink" in the digital issue of June 2018.

Azamat’s work on RF Energy Harvesting published in Nano-Energy

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​Imagine that you wake up in the morning and your coffee machine automatically starts preparing your favorite coffee for you.

3D-printed cube dials into energy harvesting

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Ambient energy emitted by cellular phones and modems can be captured and converted into electricity using unusually shaped technology.

Welcoming composite inks into the fold

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A screen-printing approach to creating foldable circuits could make many functional devices easier and cheaper to mass produce.
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Dr. Atif Shamim delivers two short courses at IMS 2013

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Dr. Atif Shamim delivered two short courses at IMS 2013 in Seattle, USA. The first was related to the co-design of on-chip antennas and circuits and the second related to Inkjet-printed RF Electronics.

Fahad and Ahmed's paper selected best paper in inkjet in IMS

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Fahad and Ahmed's paper has been selected as the best paper in inkjet printing in IMS 2014.

Ph.D. Student Garret McKerricher successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis

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Ph.D. Student Garret McKerricher successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis.

Vaseem and Garret's work on Silver-Organo-Complex ink in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

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Vaseem and Garret's work on Silver-Organo-Complex ink in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

Prof. Shamim and B. Cook (Director PERL LAB, TI USA) organized Workshop on “Additive Manufacturing"

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Prof. Shamim and B. Cook, organized a joint Workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing: Creating Bigger, Faster, and Smarter Electronics, in Winter Enrichment program-2017 in KAUST.

Vaseem's magnetic ink based work has been accepted in Advanced Materials Technologies

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Vaseem's work related to magnetic ink development has been published in Advanced Materials Technologies (Wiley Publications).

Fahad's work on smart sensors for IOT reported in Air, Water, Environment International Magazine

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​​​Fahad's work on 3D printed disposable sensors for environmental monitoring and early warning system for disasters has been picked up by Air, Water, Environment International Magazine.

Haoran's Master Thesis Defense

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​​Masters student of IMPACT Lab, Haoran Zhang has successfully defended his thesis. His thesis is entitled "Gain Enhancement Techniques for mm-wave On-chip Antenna on Lossy CMOS Platform".

Sumeyra Agambayev

Sumeyra Agambayev worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Sumeyra's research interests included BioSensors, Microfluidics, ​Inkjet printing.

Bauyrzhan Krykpayev

Bauyrzhan Krykpayev obtained his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Master's Thesis Title: A WiFi Tracking Device Printed Directly on Textile for Wearable Electronics Applications. Research Interests Baur's research interests included RFID and Inkjet printing. Education Profile ​B.Sc. Electrical Engineering(cum laude), USC, USA, 2011​. M.SC. in Electrical Engineering from King Abdullah

Adnan Ahmad Khan

Adnan Ahmad Khan obtained his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Adnan is working as a Control Systems Engineer at Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia. Research Interests Adnan's research interests included Rectennas, Energy Harvesting using RF Energy and Inkjet printing of Electronics. Education Profile B.Eng. 2011, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
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Serine Medjber

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri

Mohammed Amine Labbas

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri
Chengjie zhao

Chengjie Zhao

Visiting Researcher, Information Science Lab
Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Almutasem Bellah Enad

Almutasem Bellah Enad

Visiting Researcher (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Present M.Eng in Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Ahmad Dkhan

Ahmad Dkhan

Visiting Scholar (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Present -Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Saleh AlJazzar

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

Alaa Alameer Ahmad

Research visit to communication theory lab in computer, electrical and mathematical sciences and engineering. KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) ,Worked with research groups supervised by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Prof. Tareq AL-Naffouri.

Abdullatif Al-Rabah

MS Degree, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Peter Schmid

​Professor Schmid's research interests are in theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, with emphasis on hydrodynamic stability theory, flow control, model reduction and system identification. He is also interested in computational techniques for flow optimization and quantitative flow analysis.

Rana Muhammad Bilal

Rana Muhammad Bilal is a Researcher in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Rana's research interests include ​Algorithms and systems for process control, Hybrid Location tracking frameworks, Embedded System Design and Signal Processing and Computer Vision. Education Profile ​M.S. in Electrical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. B.S. in Electronic Engineering, GIK Institute of Science and Technology, Pakistan.
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Tera-Hertz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting

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The world has witnessed an unprecedented increase in its energy requirements over the last few decades driven by the increasing size of the population, industrial development and the increasing level of activity of humans around the globe.

Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

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Modern industries are adapting smart ways of monitoring their processes to ensure smooth operations. Sensors capable of early detection of a problem are becoming the norm in industrial processes. This is key to the development of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), in which billions of interconnected devices will work together to make smart decisions. Sensors that can detect and communicate the process information are essential ingredients of any IoT-enabled network. Since billions of such sensor nodes will be required in the future, the low cost will be an important feature for these devices. Consistent with the above-mentioned trends, the oil industry is also adapting smart monitoring and actuation mechanisms for its day-to-day operations. This thesis is focused on developing low-cost sensors, which can increase oil production efficiency through real-time monitoring of oil wells and also help in the safe transport of oil products from the wells to the refineries.

Mena's paper got accepted in Nature Scientific Reports

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Mena Gadalla and Prof. Atif Shamim’s paper titled “Design, Optimization, and fabrication of a 28.3 THz Nano-Rectenna for Infrared detection and rectification” has been accepted for publication by one of world’s best publishing house “Nature Publishing Group.”

Muhammad Akram Karimi secures 3rd prize Best Paper Award at IMS - world's most prestigious microwaves conference

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Karimi's work on low cost and zero weight water-cut sensors stood out for its quality and distinctive application-direct approach. Successfully, he proved cost reductions of 100 times lower and dropping weight to 1,000 times below than the ones currently available in the market.

Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists

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Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016.

CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

Muhammad Akram Karimi

Muhammad Akram Karimi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Muhammad's research interests included the Design of Cost-Effective and robust Fluidic Sensors to characterize fluids (esp. Crude Oil) and Energy Harvesting. Selected Publications ​Journal : M. A. Karimi, M Arsalan and A. Shamim, "Low cost and pipe conformable microwave-based water cut sensor", IEEE Sensors

Adnan Ahmad Khan

Adnan Ahmad Khan obtained his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Adnan is working as a Control Systems Engineer at Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia. Research Interests Adnan's research interests included Rectennas, Energy Harvesting using RF Energy and Inkjet printing of Electronics. Education Profile B.Eng. 2011, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
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Salem Alsaqaf

Salem Al-saqaf

Salem Al-Saqaf is an Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in semiconductors, electronics and AI. He combines strong academic training with practical industry experience in AI-driven solutions, data science, and system optimization. His work spans applied research and real-world innovation, aiming to advance intelligent systems, enhance semiconductor applications, and develop technologies that bridge academic discovery with industrial impact.

Design and Process Development of Graphene-Based Geometric Diodes for Enhanced Performance

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This thesis advances graphene geometric diodes (GGDs) by addressing fabrication, performance, and design challenges using innovative nanofabrication techniques and artificial intelligence-enhanced computational methodologies.
Najmeddine Dhieb

Najmeddine Dhieb

Mohamed Ads

Visiting Student, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Yasmeen Alsaedy

M.S. Student, Computer Science
She is an AI researcher specializing in generative AI and deep learning. With a strong academic foundation and hands-on experience in machine learning, data science and artificial intelligence, she is passionate about advancing AI applications in real-world scenarios. She has contributed to cutting-edge projects, published research, and collaborated on innovative solutions that bridge the gap between AI theory and practice. Her expertise includes designing and implementing advanced data models, AI-driven visual/text computing, and deep learning architectures.

Yasser Jaber

Visiting Student Researcher ,Machine Learning Engineer at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).
Syed Abidullah Fareed

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab

Ahmed Youssef Ragab Radwan

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting student at the Information Science Lab, in the Electrical Engineering Department, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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Adonai Vera

Machine Learning Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and robotics. Led AI solutions for retail analytics, UAV systems, and edge devices. Author, educator, and TensorFlow Google Developer Expert.

Abdelrahman Eldesokey

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Abdelrahman Eldesokey is a Postdoctoral Fellow at KAUST, working on Generative AI and Computer Vision. His research focuses on diffusion models, multimodal large language models, and vision foundation models, aiming to make generative systems more controllable, interpretable, and reliable.
Najmeddine Dhieb

Najmeddine Dhieb

Karen Sanchez

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Karen Sanchez is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the IVUL lab at KAUST, specializing in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications. Her research focuses on video understanding, domain adaptation, generative AI, and methods for preserving patient privacy.

Aznaur Aliev

M.S. Student

Hani A. Al Majed

M.S. Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's student at KAUST under the supervision of Professor Bernard Ghanem, with expertise in machine learning workflow automation, physics-informed neural operators, and AI for Science, particularly in chemistry applications. Passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex scientific problems.

Ahmad Sait

M.S. Student, Computer Science
Ahmad Sait is a Master's student in the Computer Science program at KAUST. Before joining KAUST, Ahmad obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad is also a KAUST Academy graduate from the AI track, having been under the supervision of Prof. Naeemullah Khan. The Academy provided him with seven opportunities to assist in teaching students enrolled in subsequent cohorts.

Rana Muhammad Bilal

Rana Muhammad Bilal is a Researcher in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Rana's research interests include ​Algorithms and systems for process control, Hybrid Location tracking frameworks, Embedded System Design and Signal Processing and Computer Vision. Education Profile ​M.S. in Electrical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. B.S. in Electronic Engineering, GIK Institute of Science and Technology, Pakistan.
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Adonai Vera

Machine Learning Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and robotics. Led AI solutions for retail analytics, UAV systems, and edge devices. Author, educator, and TensorFlow Google Developer Expert.

Juan Pablo Muñoz Díaz

Karen Sanchez

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Karen Sanchez is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the IVUL lab at KAUST, specializing in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare applications. Her research focuses on video understanding, domain adaptation, generative AI, and methods for preserving patient privacy.

Mhd. Emad Alolaby

Sixiu Liu

Ph.D. degree in Earth science and engineering with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Ahmed Youssef Ragab Radwan

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab
Visiting student at the Information Science Lab, in the Electrical Engineering Department, CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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Serine Medjber

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri

Mohammed Amine Labbas

Visiting student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Mr. Tareq Al-Naffouri
Syed Abidullah Fareed

Syed Abidullah Fareed

Visiting Student (former), Information Science Lab

Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

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B3 L5 R5220

Modern industries are adapting smart ways of monitoring their processes to ensure smooth operations. Sensors capable of early detection of a problem are becoming the norm in industrial processes. This is key to the development of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), in which billions of interconnected devices will work together to make smart decisions. Sensors that can detect and communicate the process information are essential ingredients of any IoT-enabled network. Since billions of such sensor nodes will be required in the future, the low cost will be an important feature for these devices. Consistent with the above-mentioned trends, the oil industry is also adapting smart monitoring and actuation mechanisms for its day-to-day operations. This thesis is focused on developing low-cost sensors, which can increase oil production efficiency through real-time monitoring of oil wells and also help in the safe transport of oil products from the wells to the refineries.

Muhammad Akram Karimi secures 3rd prize Best Paper Award at IMS - world's most prestigious microwaves conference

1 min read ·
Karimi's work on low cost and zero weight water-cut sensors stood out for its quality and distinctive application-direct approach. Successfully, he proved cost reductions of 100 times lower and dropping weight to 1,000 times below than the ones currently available in the market.

Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists

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Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016.

CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

Muhammad Akram Karimi

Muhammad Akram Karimi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Muhammad's research interests included the Design of Cost-Effective and robust Fluidic Sensors to characterize fluids (esp. Crude Oil) and Energy Harvesting. Selected Publications ​Journal : M. A. Karimi, M Arsalan and A. Shamim, "Low cost and pipe conformable microwave-based water cut sensor", IEEE Sensors
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Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe's paper selected as best paper

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Paper by KAUST students Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe from Prof. Atif Shamim's group has been selected as the best paper in the "Inkjet-Printed Components category".

100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted.​

Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017

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This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.

Meet KAUST prospective student: Yiming Yang

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Yiming Yang is an electronic science and technology graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Yiming will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. After completing his studies, Yiming aspires to be a productive researcher in antenna and microwave circuit design.

Yiming Yang

Yiming Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His research interests include frequency selective surfaces, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and meta-surfaces in combination with additive manufacturing, time modulation, and other fabrication and reconfiguration methods.

Nidhi Mishra

Nidhi Mishra worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Nidhi's research interests included ​Printed electronics, Antennas, and Microwave circuits. Education Profile Bachelor's in Electronics and Instrumentation, M.J.P. Rohi​lkhand University​​, India. Master's in Digital Communication, Uttarakhand Technical University, India.

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from KAUST under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. He is now a Post Doctoral Fellow in Concordia University Canada​. Muhammad has over 10 years of experience in design, development, integration, and testing of RF/microwave/millimeter-wave circuits and systems and antennas. He is also an expert in developing wireless sensor nodes using additive manufacturing such as 3D printing and inkjet printing for environmental and health applications. His research has been published in over 20 publications in peer

Atif Shamim

Professor Shamim is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in wireless communication and sensing components and systems. His work aims to improve the performance of wireless communication and sensing systems through low-cost additive manufacturing techniques.
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Prof. Atif Shamim Elevated to Senior Member of IEEE

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Prof. Atif Shamim has been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE. This is considered an important honor since only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members because of their superior professional achievements.

Dr. Atif Shamim appointed Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas & propagation

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Dr. Atif Shamim has been appointed Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation (TAP). He has been included in the editorial board due to his work on "Co-design of on-chip antennas and circuits on CMOS platform".

A novel design of antenna array developed by KAUST scientists

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At the sensors lab, Prof. K.N. Salama and Prof. A. Shamim led a team of KAUST founding masters students Farhan Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Umair Khalid to develop an aperture coupled patch antenna array SoP.

Professor Shamim's Smart Bandage hits Nature Scientific Report and win the IEEE MECAP' 16 Best Paper Award

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Professor Shamim's new cutting edge, flexible and low-cost technology to monitor chronic wounds recently put CEMSE on the map of health care system research. His scientific paper " Low-Cost Inkjet Printed Smart Bandage for Wireless Monitoring of Chronic Wounds " appeared on Nature Scientific Reports and won IEEE MECAP'16 - Middle East Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Best Paper Award, in Beirut, last September.

Prof. Shamim gave opening Plenary talk at ACES 2019 (Miami)

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​Prof. Atif Shamim was invited as a plenary speaker for Applied Computational Electromagnetics Symposium (ACES) 2019 held in Miami, Fl, USA.

Prof. Shamim was invited to attend IEEE - AP-S Workshop in Cairo

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Prof. Shamim was invited to attend IEEE - AP-S Workshop Emerging Antennas’ Future Perspectives towards 5G Era in Cairo on Jan 29th, 2019.

KAUST students' research wins first place at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022

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Hanguang Liao and Yiming Yang from the KAUST IMPACT Lab won first place in the 2022 IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022), held in July in Denver.

Muhammad Umair Khalid

Muhammad Umair Khalid obtained his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Muhammad's research interests included Integrated Antenna Design for System on Package (SoP) and System on Chip (SoC) Applications, Gain Enhancement Components for Integrated Antennas, Design of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC), Computational Electromagnetics. Education MBA, Strategy & Finance
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Prof. Khaled Salama's Work On Fractional Order Element Based Impedance Matching, Granted US Patent US 8762114

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Prof. Khaled Salama in collaboration with Dr. Ahmed Radwan and Prof. Atif Shamim obtained a US Patent

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe's paper selected as best paper

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Paper by KAUST students Muhammad Fahad Farooqui and Ahmed Nafe from Prof. Atif Shamim's group has been selected as the best paper in the "Inkjet-Printed Components category".

A novel design of antenna array developed by KAUST scientists

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At the sensors lab, Prof. K.N. Salama and Prof. A. Shamim led a team of KAUST founding masters students Farhan Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Umair Khalid to develop an aperture coupled patch antenna array SoP.

KAUST faculty members receive the King Prize for Honoring Inventors and the Gifted

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KAUST Professors Atif Shamim and Osman Bakr received the Custodian of the King Prize for Honoring Inventors and the Gifted, which was organized by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).

Muhammad Ikram

Research Interests Antennas and Propagation Microwave Engineering Satellite Communication 5G/6G Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZdPakzEAAAAJ&hl=en Selected Publications Rabbia Saleem, Wei Ni, Muhammad Ikram, and Abbas Jamalipour “Deep Reinforcement Learning-Driven Secrecy Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Based 6G-IoT Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Nov. 2022. Muhammad Ikram, Nghia Nguyen-Trong, and Amin Abbosh, “Sub-6 GHz and mm-wave Band Shared-Aperture 5G Antenna System” IEEE Access, Nov. 2020. Muhammad Ikram, Nghia Nguyen-Trong, and Amin Abbosh

Kirill Klionovski

Kirill Klionovski was a Postdoctoral Fellow working under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, he is working as an Antenna Researcher in KREEMO company, Seoul. Research Interests Kirill's research interests include ​Terahertz antennas, 5G antennas, and antenna arrays. Education Profile ​Ph.D. in Radiophysics, Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Science, 2015​.

Ahmed Nafe

Ahmed Nafe obtained Ms degree in electrical engineering under the supervision of Prof. Atif Shamim from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, in 2014. He received the B.Sc. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, in 2012. His B.Sc. thesis concerned the design and characterization of millimeter-wave antenna arrays for automotive radars with Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at the University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
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Fahad's environmental sensor node work is highlighted on KAUST Discovery!​​​

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Fahad's paper ' 3D printed disposable wireless sensor with integrated microelectronics for large area environmental monitoring.' is on the KAUST Discovery page.

Gaurav's Waste Energy Harvesting work highlighted on KAUST Discovery and other technology websites!

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Gaurav's work on waste energy harvesting through MIM based rectennas has been highlighted in KAUST Discovery with the title "Round The Clock Power From Smart Bowties."

Vaseem's Magnetic work highlighted on KAUST Discovery

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Vaseem's Magnetic work highlighted on KAUST Discovery and also got several media attention in technology websites!

3D-printed cube dials into energy harvesting

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Ambient energy emitted by cellular phones and modems can be captured and converted into electricity using unusually shaped technology.

Baby steps for transparent electronics

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Stretchy, see-through, silver nanowire sheet combines optical transparency with excellent electrical conductivity.

Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation

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A printable ink that is both conductive and transparent can also block radio waves.

Welcoming composite inks into the fold

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A screen-printing approach to creating foldable circuits could make many functional devices easier and cheaper to mass produce.
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Efficient Antenna-on-Chip with Optimized Artificial Magnetic Conductor Performance for 6G mm-Wave Applications

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This dissertation introduces innovative Artificial Magnetic Conductor structures and a reconfigurable superstrate to overcome profile thickness, illumination efficiency, and radiation pattern limitations in CMOS-integrated Antennas-on-Chip, thereby enhancing their performance and versatility for future 6G wireless communication systems.

Zubair Akhter

Research Interests ​Antennas: Multiband, Ultra wide band, highly directive array Microwave Imaging: Detection of concealed objects for Homeland Security Microwave Sensing and Characterization: Wireless sensing for Biomedical and Oil and Gas Industry. Concurrent Multi-band RF Front-End Design Selected Publications Zubair Akhter, Abhishek Kr. Jha and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized RF Time-Domain Imaging Technique for Moving Objects on Conveyor Belts in Real Time," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2536-2546, July 2017. [ Link] Zubair Akhter and M. J

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Yanfen Zhai

Yanfen Zhai is a Postdoctoral Fellow working under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Yanfen's research interests include Nano-Photonics and Nanotechnology, Antenna design, integration and miniaturization techniques, On-Chip Mid-Infrared Gas Sensor, On-Chip Ultra - Wideband Optical Switch Matrix (MEMS), and Quantum Single-Photon Source (Nonlinear optics). Patents: 1) Y. Zhai, W. Zhang, and Y. Huang, “A kind of

Srujana Kagita

Selected Publications ​S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul , "Electrically Tunable Ferrite Bandpass Filter in X-Band With Wide Tunability," in IEEE Transactions Magnetics, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 1-4, July 2019. S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul," Characterization of LTCC based ferrite tape and its application to electrically tunable phase shifter and notch filter," IEEE.Transactions in Magnetics , vol.53 , issue 1, 2017. S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul,"Modeling of LTCC-Ferrite Tunable Inductors and Development of an L -Band Phase Shifter," IEEE.Trans.Magn,vol.51, no.10, pp.1-9, Oct. 2015. Education Profile ​​PhD , Topic

Garret McKerricher

Garret McKerricher obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Garret is working as a Scientist at Electroninks Incorporated in Austin, Texas. Research Interests Garret's research interests included ​Antenna design, Radio frequency and millimeter-wave Circuits, Printed electronics, RFID and sensor design, Wireless localization, navigation and communications techniques. Education
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Chaabane Mankai

Surrounded by bright minds and groundbreaking research, KAUST is a great place to learn and grow.

Saleh AlJazzar

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

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.

​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.

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
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Changhao He

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Yousef Awad

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Bumin Kagan Yildirim

Bang Huang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bang Huang works as a postdoctoral fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Bang Huang received the M.S. degree (with honors) in electrical engineering and Ph.D degree in information and communication engineering from the School of Information and Communication Engineering (SICE), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in

Xiaowei Pang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiaowei Pang is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Xiaowei Pang received her B.S. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, in 2018, and her Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2024. From 2021 to 2022
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Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

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Modern industries are adapting smart ways of monitoring their processes to ensure smooth operations. Sensors capable of early detection of a problem are becoming the norm in industrial processes. This is key to the development of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), in which billions of interconnected devices will work together to make smart decisions. Sensors that can detect and communicate the process information are essential ingredients of any IoT-enabled network. Since billions of such sensor nodes will be required in the future, the low cost will be an important feature for these devices. Consistent with the above-mentioned trends, the oil industry is also adapting smart monitoring and actuation mechanisms for its day-to-day operations. This thesis is focused on developing low-cost sensors, which can increase oil production efficiency through real-time monitoring of oil wells and also help in the safe transport of oil products from the wells to the refineries.

Muhammad Akram Karimi secures 3rd prize Best Paper Award at IMS - world's most prestigious microwaves conference

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Karimi's work on low cost and zero weight water-cut sensors stood out for its quality and distinctive application-direct approach. Successfully, he proved cost reductions of 100 times lower and dropping weight to 1,000 times below than the ones currently available in the market.

Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi among Best Paper Award finalists

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Ph.D. student Muhammad Akram Karimimi from the research team of Atif Shamim, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at KAUST and Director of IMPACT Laboratory, was one of the finalists in the Student Paper Competition at the International Microwave Symposium held in San Francisco, California, in May 2016.

CEMSE Students: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third-year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

Muhammad Akram Karimi

Muhammad Akram Karimi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Muhammad's research interests included the Design of Cost-Effective and robust Fluidic Sensors to characterize fluids (esp. Crude Oil) and Energy Harvesting. Selected Publications ​Journal : M. A. Karimi, M Arsalan and A. Shamim, "Low cost and pipe conformable microwave-based water cut sensor", IEEE Sensors
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Wireless Dosimeter

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In this work, a new floating-gate (FG) MOSFET based wireless dosimeter system-in-package (SiP) is presented. This miniature and completely integrated wireless dosimeter SiP comprises a CMOS FG radiation sensor and transmitter (TX) in a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) package.

Sumeyra Agambayev

Sumeyra Agambayev worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Sumeyra's research interests included BioSensors, Microfluidics, ​Inkjet printing.

Sakandar Rauf

Education and Early Career Dr. Sakandar Rauf received his Ph.D (Field of Study: Biosensors) from the University of Glasgow, U.K. in 2010. He obtained an MPhil degree in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, U.K in 2005 and MPhil in Biotechnology from the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan in 2004. Dr. Rauf studied M.Sc. in Chemistry from Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan in 2001. He received Cambridge Commonwealth & DFID shared Scholarship from the University of Cambridge, Dorothy Hodgkin’s Postgraduate Award

Renad Bougis

Research Interests Wireless sensors design Biosensors and bioelectronics Education ​Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA (2016-2020)​
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Weiwei Li

Weiwei Li is a Postdoctoral Fellow working under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests ​Weiwei's research interests include Ink formulation, Printed electronics, Electromagnetic metamaterials, and Diodes. Education Profile Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Technology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013-2017. M.S. in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Graphic

Nidhi Mishra

Nidhi Mishra worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Nidhi's research interests included ​Printed electronics, Antennas, and Microwave circuits. Education Profile Bachelor's in Electronics and Instrumentation, M.J.P. Rohi​lkhand University​​, India. Master's in Digital Communication, Uttarakhand Technical University, India.

Mitta Divya

Dr. Mitta Divya is a Postdoctoral Researcher, joined in May 2023, in Professor Atif Shamim's Integrated Microwave Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) research group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Research Interests Printed electronics Inorganic oxide semiconductors Electrolyte gating Field-effect transistors and circuits Low temperature processing for flexible devices Sensors Selected Publications Mitta Divya, Nikhil Cherukupally, Sanat Kumar Gogoi, Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan, Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Manish Jain, Anatoliy Senyshyn, Subho Dasgupta, “Super

Dante Serrano Kobylyansky

Dante Serrano Kobylyansky is an MS student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), conducting research within the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. Educational Profile Dante obtained his bachelor's degree in Nanotechnology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in June 2023. He joined KAUST as an Electrical and Computer Engineering student with the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group
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Abdulrahman Alhamed

Dr. Abdulrahman Alhamed is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, specializing in RF integrated circuits and systems. His research focuses on advancing wireless technologies for telecommunications and sensing applications

Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017

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This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.

Haoran Zhang

Haoran Zhang is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering department at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Millimeter-wave on-chip antenna design and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC)​ design 5G Array Antenna in Package design Education Profile Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, University of Electronics of Science and Technology, China (2013 - 2017).

Farhan Abdul Ghaffar

Farhan Abdul Ghaffar graduated with a Ph.D. degree and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Farhan is working as a Post Doctoral Fellow/Instructor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)​. Research Interests Farhan's research interests included Fractal Antenna Design for System on Package (SoP) and System on Chip (SoC) Applications, Ferrite LTCC Based Tunable
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Dr. Shamim delivered a course at the IMS, 2013

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Dr. Atif Shamim has delivered a full-day course on “Co-Design of On-Chip Antennas and RF circuits for System-on-Chip Applications” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Seattle, USA, June 2013​.

Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017

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This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.

Srujana Kagita

Selected Publications ​S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul , "Electrically Tunable Ferrite Bandpass Filter in X-Band With Wide Tunability," in IEEE Transactions Magnetics, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 1-4, July 2019. S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul," Characterization of LTCC based ferrite tape and its application to electrically tunable phase shifter and notch filter," IEEE.Transactions in Magnetics , vol.53 , issue 1, 2017. S.Kagita,A.Basu,S.K.Koul,"Modeling of LTCC-Ferrite Tunable Inductors and Development of an L -Band Phase Shifter," IEEE.Trans.Magn,vol.51, no.10, pp.1-9, Oct. 2015. Education Profile ​​PhD , Topic

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
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Ruiqi and Yiming's RIS work has been featured on IEEE Xplore

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The paper "A Wideband Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for 5G Millimeter-Wave Applications" co-authored by Ruiqi Wang, Yiming Yang, Behrooz Makki, and Atif Shamim has garnered considerable attention in the IEEE community. It appeared in the top 1 accessed documents of IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation from March 2024 until June 2025, and has been featured article in IEEE Xplore.

Kirill Klionovski

Kirill Klionovski was a Postdoctoral Fellow working under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, he is working as an Antenna Researcher in KREEMO company, Seoul. Research Interests Kirill's research interests include ​Terahertz antennas, 5G antennas, and antenna arrays. Education Profile ​Ph.D. in Radiophysics, Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Science, 2015​.

Haoran Zhang

Haoran Zhang is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering department at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Millimeter-wave on-chip antenna design and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC)​ design 5G Array Antenna in Package design Education Profile Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, University of Electronics of Science and Technology, China (2013 - 2017).
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Bang Huang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bang Huang works as a postdoctoral fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Bang Huang received the M.S. degree (with honors) in electrical engineering and Ph.D degree in information and communication engineering from the School of Information and Communication Engineering (SICE), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in

Xiaowei Pang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiaowei Pang is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Computer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini in the Communication Theory Lab (CTL). Education and Early Career Xiaowei Pang received her B.S. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, in 2018, and her Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2024. From 2021 to 2022
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Hussein Al-Shatri

I chose KAUST because of its reputation for excellence in research and its recent emphasis on applied research. With my extensive background in both academic research and industrial development, I am excited to contribute my experience and ambition. My goal is to foster new ideas and develop innovative prototypes in the field of wireless communications, which will undoubtedly enhance people's lives.
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Dr. Atif Shamim has delivered an invited talk at NUS, Singapore

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Dr. Atif Shamim has delivered an invited talk at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The title of the talk was "Inkjet-Printed RF Electronics."

Shuai Yang

Shuai Yang received his Ph.D. degree in the Electrical Engineering department at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, he is working as a postdoctoral fellow at Westlake University, China. Research Interests ​Shuai's research interests include Inkjet-printed electronics and its characterization. Education Profile ​MS Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.

Sangkil Kim

Sangkil Kim was a visiting student at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. Research Interests Sangkil's research interests included Inkjet-printed Electronics on flexible substrates for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN), Electromagnetic Band Gap structure (EBGs), Antenna on Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC), Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Antenna, System-level RF device design (Wearable bio-monitoring sensor, Active antenna), and mmWave
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Salem Alsaqaf

Salem Al-saqaf

Salem Al-Saqaf is an Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in semiconductors, electronics and AI. He combines strong academic training with practical industry experience in AI-driven solutions, data science, and system optimization. His work spans applied research and real-world innovation, aiming to advance intelligent systems, enhance semiconductor applications, and develop technologies that bridge academic discovery with industrial impact.

Student Focus: Muhammad Akram Karimi

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Muhammad Akram Karimi describes himself as an inquisitive-minded researcher who loves to solve industrial challenges through science and technology. Karimi is a third year Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His current research focus is on the design of low-cost and printed microwave sensors for various industrial applications, with a prime focus on the oil industry.

KAUST Ph.D. student wins Three Minute Thesis competition

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, a fourth-year KAUST Ph.D. student working in the Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Lab headed by Associate Professor Atif Shamim, won the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held during the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S, in early June. IEEE IMS has been taking place for 60 years, and it is the flagship conference for microwave engineers and scientists.
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Mikhail Mishevskii

Mikhail received the B.S. degree in applied mathematics and physics from Novosibirsk State, Novosibirsk, Russia and received a master's degree with honors from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). His research interests include: nonlinear optics, integrated photonics, ultrafast lasers, frequency comb generation. During his time at Skoltech participated in the Skoltech Translational Research and Innovation Program industrial project to create a pulsed submicron laser for pumping a single-photon quantum light source. Mikhail awarded with Scholarship of the President of

Aleksandr Movsisian

Aleksandr received his bachelor’s degree in 2023 in Physics from Moscow State University (MSU, ranked first in Russia) and completed a master’s degree in Physics with honors at the same institution. He has over two years of research experience in quantum optics, optomechanics, and quantum measurement theory as part of the LIGO group at MSU. His work has focused on squeezed states of light, measurement topologies, and methods to overcome the Standard Quantum Limit, resulting in two first-author publications in JOSA B and Optics Letters. Aleksandr also gained hands-on experimental experience at

Aram Mkrtchyan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Abdullah Bukhamsin

Ph.D. Student (former), Bioengineering
Selected Publications: Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. " In vivo dynamics of indole-and phenol-derived plant hormones: Long-term, continuous, and minimally invasive phytohormone sensor." (2025) Science Advances. Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. " Accelerating adoption of species-agnostic plant sensors for precision farming." (2025) Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering. Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. " Early and high-throughput plant diagnostics: strategies for disease detection." (2024) Trends in Plant Science. Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. " Minimally-invasive, real-time, non-destructive, species

Sumeyra Agambayev

Sumeyra Agambayev worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Sumeyra's research interests included BioSensors, Microfluidics, ​Inkjet printing.

Sakandar Rauf

Education and Early Career Dr. Sakandar Rauf received his Ph.D (Field of Study: Biosensors) from the University of Glasgow, U.K. in 2010. He obtained an MPhil degree in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, U.K in 2005 and MPhil in Biotechnology from the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan in 2004. Dr. Rauf studied M.Sc. in Chemistry from Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan in 2001. He received Cambridge Commonwealth & DFID shared Scholarship from the University of Cambridge, Dorothy Hodgkin’s Postgraduate Award
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IMPACT Lab wins the King Prize for the Best Invention of the year

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​​In a yearly competition, held every year by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), IMPACT Lab has emerged as a winner for the King Prize in the Inventors category.

KAUST Ph.D. student wins 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award

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Muhammad Akram Karimi, KAUST Ph.D. student and co-founder of the KAUST-supported startup company Saher Flow Solutions, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in the Field of Sensors – Early Career. The award honors an individual with “outstanding technical contributions within the scope of the IEEE Sensors Council, as documented by publications and patents. It is based on the general quality and originality of contributions.”

Aeron Jones

Aeron Jones is a PhD student in the Electrical Engineering department at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education MScRes Electronic Engineering from Bangor University BEng Electronic Engineering from Bangor University Research Interests Microwave Sensors in the Oil industry and Use of Microwaves for biomedical applications Selected Publications A. Jones, S. Preston, M. White and C. Hancock, "A Prototype System for Optical
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Gaurav's Waste Energy Harvesting work highlighted on KAUST Discovery and other technology websites!

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Gaurav's work on waste energy harvesting through MIM based rectennas has been highlighted in KAUST Discovery with the title "Round The Clock Power From Smart Bowties."

Yanfen Zhai

Yanfen Zhai is a Postdoctoral Fellow working under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) Research Group in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Yanfen's research interests include Nano-Photonics and Nanotechnology, Antenna design, integration and miniaturization techniques, On-Chip Mid-Infrared Gas Sensor, On-Chip Ultra - Wideband Optical Switch Matrix (MEMS), and Quantum Single-Photon Source (Nonlinear optics). Patents: 1) Y. Zhai, W. Zhang, and Y. Huang, “A kind of

Gaurav Jayaswal

Gaurav Jayaswal 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). Research Interests Gaurav's research interests included Nano-fabrications, Nano-Photonics, and Nanotechnology, Microfluidics and Graphene. Selected Publications G. Jayaswal, et. al., “ Milli meter wave micro-strip line” Int. J. Res. Engn. Sci. Technol. (2011) The project entitled “Photoelectron Spectrometer” in Indian Physics Association(National Journal-2008)
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Additively Manufactured Conformal Microwave Sensors for Applications in Oil Industry

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Modern industries are adapting smart ways of monitoring their processes to ensure smooth operations. Sensors capable of early detection of a problem are becoming the norm in industrial processes. This is key to the development of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), in which billions of interconnected devices will work together to make smart decisions. Sensors that can detect and communicate the process information are essential ingredients of any IoT-enabled network. Since billions of such sensor nodes will be required in the future, the low cost will be an important feature for these devices. Consistent with the above-mentioned trends, the oil industry is also adapting smart monitoring and actuation mechanisms for its day-to-day operations. This thesis is focused on developing low-cost sensors, which can increase oil production efficiency through real-time monitoring of oil wells and also help in the safe transport of oil products from the wells to the refineries.

Muhammad Akram Karimi

Muhammad Akram Karimi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Muhammad's research interests included the Design of Cost-Effective and robust Fluidic Sensors to characterize fluids (esp. Crude Oil) and Energy Harvesting. Selected Publications ​Journal : M. A. Karimi, M Arsalan and A. Shamim, "Low cost and pipe conformable microwave-based water cut sensor", IEEE Sensors
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