Actuators

Wedyan Babatain returns to KAUST to establish the Integrated Interfaces Lab

3 min read · Wed, Aug 12 2026

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KAUST alumna Wedyan Babatain returns as the first Saudi female faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, launching a new lab focused on adaptive electronic interfaces and systems.

Wedyan Babatain

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Professor Babatain’s research focuses on developing soft electronic interfaces through innovations in sensing, actuation, and additive manufacturing for wearable technologies, human-machine interfaces and reconfigurable electronics.