FACULTY

TIE engages a range of distinguished personnel who bring a record of pioneering research expertise and innovation excellence to the program — from world-class faculty and education specialists to research translation specialists and instructional faculty.

TIE 2024-25 mentors include:

AAMIR FAROOQ

TIE Program Director

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

ZEXIANG LI

Visiting Distinguished Professor,

TIE Program

JINCHAO XU

Director of kAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen for his title.

HATTAN AHMED

Associate Director,

KAUST-Shenzhen Hub

KHALID NABIL SALAMA

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

XIAOHANG LI

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

PEIYING HONG

Professor, Environmental

Science and Engineering

DERYA BARAN

Associate Professor, Material Science & Engineering

CARLOS A. GRANDE

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

SHEHAB AHMED

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

YATING WAN

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

DAN DANIEL

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Research Translation Team:

AHMED ALIYU

SABOOH AJAZ

CAMPUS FACILITIES

KAUST hosts a wide range of sophisticated instruments and world-class facilities that students can access, including the Prototyping and Product Development Core Lab, and laboratories involving robotics and embedded systems, sensors, intelligent autonomous systems and biotechnology. Specific labs will be identified based on the curriculum and individual projects.

KAUST CORE LABS

CAMPUS

FACILITIES

CONTACT US

Office of Admissions:

Graduate Affairs

Engineering Building (Building 9), Suite 4328

4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Thuwal 23955-6900

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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