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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Fellow
Alouini Mohamed-Slim
Distinguished Professor
Current nationality
Tunisia
Current country of residence
Saudi Arabia
Affiliation / Institution
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Biodata
Alouini is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California, USA, in 1998. Alouini is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America (OSA)). Other recognitions include his selection as Fellow of the African Academy of Science in 2018 and Member of the Academia Europaea in 2019. Over the last years, Alouini has been addressing the uneven global distribution, access to, and use of information and communication technologies by studying and developing (i) new generations of integrated space-air-ground networks as a solution to provide connectivity to far-flung, less-populated, and/or hard-to-reach areas and (ii) novel thrifty wireless networks to achieve digital inclusiveness for low-income neighborhoods.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Wireless communications, Satellite communications, Global connectivity, Digital inclusiveness
ELECTED
2022
Place of birth
Tunis
Country of birth
Tunisia
Section
05. Engineering & Computer Sciences
TWAS Awards
TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences (2022)
Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Saudi Arabia
Public contact information
EMAIL
alouini@gmail.com
Website, social media accounts or additional info
https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa/ctl
Last updated on 12/07/2023