Auditorium Bldg. 20
Gold (natural) Hydrogen: A pipe line or pipe dream?
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Chair of Geochemsitry, Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
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Scientific Demonstrations - Bldg. 19,Level 3
Scientific Talks - Auditoriums between Bldg. 2&3 and Bldg. 4&5
Science on the Spine - Outside Library, Bldg. 12
Startup Space - Lobby Bldg. 20, level 2
Health Innovation, Reform and Resilience
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Co-Director of the IGHI, Professor of Surgery, Imperial College London
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Poster session & Networking Lunch - Library, Bldg. 12
KAUST Smart Demo - Bldg. 20 level 3
How KAUST Students Can be Future Leaders & How to Make Profit by Making the World Green
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Chairman & CEO of Bushnak group
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Auditorium, between Bldg. 4&5 (2:00pm – 2:30pm)
Xavier Pita
Scientific Illustrator, KAUST
Meet outside the Library - Register hereBldg. 4 level 4Polymeric Membranes for Sustainable Separations
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:00pm – 4:30pm)
Professor Suzana Nunes
Professor of Chemical and Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST
Unraveling the Structure and Role of Mn and Ce for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO in Application-Relevant Catalysts and Conditions
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:30pm – 5:00pm)
Professor Javier Ruiz-Martinez
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, KAUST
Low-Thermal Budget Functional Material and their Application to Enhance Flexible and Beyond Electronics
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
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Scientific Demonstrations - Bldg. 19,Level 3
Scientific Talks - Auditoriums between Bldg. 2&3 and Bldg. 4&5
Science on the Spine - Outside Library, Bldg. 12
Startup Space - Lobby Bldg. 20, level 2
Sustainability in Universities
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Head of Sustainability, Office of the Chief of Staff, KAUST
Director, Sustainability/Net-Zero Office, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Head of AUS Sustainability, American University of Sharjah
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Poster session & Networking Lunch - Library, Bldg. 12
KAUST Smart Demo - Bldg. 20 level 3
Quantum Science as a Transformative Technology
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Imperial College London
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Thinking differently: technology development & commercialization
Auditorium, between Bldg. 4&5 - (2:00pm – 2:30pm)
Sean Flanigan
Director of Technology Transfer, KAUST
Extreme Computing Research Center - Bldg. 1, level 0 - Register here
Visual Computing Center - Bldg. 1, level 2, Sea side - Register here
KAUST Supercomputing Core Lab - Meet outside the Library - Register here
KAUST Visualization Corelab - Meet outside the Library - Register here
Resilient Computing and Cybersecurity Center (RC3) - Building 5, Level 2, Sea side lobby
How Imaginative and Affective AI can help build sustainable future
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:00pm – 4:30pm)
Professor Mohamed H. Elhoseiny
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, VCC, KAUST
The day Facebook went down: a tale of resilience or lack thereof
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:30pm – 5:10pm)
Professor Paulo Esteves-Verissimo
Professor, Computer Science and Director, Resilient Computing and Cybersecurity Center, KAUST
Computer Vision @ Meta
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Director of Artificial Intelligence, Meta
Seaspiracy: Seaspiracy is a documentary film about the environmental impact of fishing. The film examines various human impacts on marine life and advocates for ending fish consumption. It also examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction.
Discovery Cinema, Discovery Square
The Future of Science – Sustainability, Sociological Factors and Serendipity
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Vice President, Research, KAUST
Please join us for an exciting tour of the KAUST Reuse Center. You will get to know how waste is separated, how many categories of waste segregation there are, and what exactly is recycled and what is not. You will learn easy tips on how everyone can increase their recycling rate and contribute to the decreasing amount of waste generated by KAUST.
KAUST Reuse center
4 tours are available at 9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am & 11:00 am - Register here
Integrated KAUST Automation System, or IKAS, is a centralized Smart hub for the operation of building systems for our state of the art facilities. This IoT platform enables integration of multiple services and systems, with the objective of ensuring an optimal environment where end users can perform at their best. At the same time, IKAS is a prime tool for energy optimization and a source of rich building data, which has been used by some researchers at KAUST.
Blg. 16, level 0
2 tours are available at 10 am & 11 am - Register here
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Scientific Demonstrations - Bldg. 19,Level 3
Scientific Talks - Auditoriums between Bldg. 2&3 and Bldg. 4&5
Science on the Spine - Outside Library, Bldg. 12
Startup Space - Lobby Bldg. 20, level 2
What’s next for your research?
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Vice President, Innovation, KAUST
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Poster session & Networking Lunch - Library, Bldg. 12
KAUST Smart Demo - Bldg. 20 level 3
Oceantech in the New Blue Economy
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Technologist and Executive, Advisor in Oceantech and Robotics
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Auditorium, between Bldg. 4&5 - (2:00pm – 2:30pm)
Riddhi Shukla
Technology Deployment Manager, KAUST
Red Sea Research Center - Bldg. 2 level 2, sea side
Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center - Bldg. 4, level 4
Prototyping and Product Development Core Lab - Meet outside the Library- Register here
Red Sea Research Center Coral Probiotic Village
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:00pm – 4:30pm)
Professor Raquel Peixoto
Associate Professor, Marine Science, KAUST
The KAUST-TRSDC partnership: setting ambitious new standards for sustainability
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:30pm – 5:00pm)
Professor Michael Berumen
Professor of Marine Science, Director, Red Sea Research Center, Director of Saudi Aramco-KAUST Marine Environmental Research Center, KAUST
Collaborative Research and Monitoring to Support Science-Informed Regenerative Tourism for The Red Sea & AMAALA Projects
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
Dr. Russell Brainard
Courtesy Professor of Marine Science, KAUST
The Promise of Biomimicry: Resilient Design in a Climate Impacted World; In this new film, co-founder Janine Benyus walks us through the emerging discipline, and we meet up-and-coming companies who are working to bring their innovation to market.
The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert: The movie talks about Al Baydha Project in the desert south of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It shows how desertification resulted from the loss of an indigenous land management system, and how the land has changed since all inputs to the project were ceased. Discovery Cinema, Discovery Square
This event is in collaboration with ‘Monshaat'
Event Program
NEOM Green Hydrogen – the second wave of energy transition
Auditorium Bldg. 20
Innovation Lead, Hydrogen and e-Fuels, Energy Sector, NEOM
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Scientific Demonstrations - Bldg. 19,Level 3
Scientific Talks - Auditoriums between Bldg. 2&3 and Bldg. 4&5
Science on the Spine - Outside Library, Bldg. 12
Startup Space - Lobby Bldg. 20, level 2
Integrated KAUST Automation System, or IKAS, is a centralized Smart hub for the operation of building systems for our state of the art facilities. This IoT platform enables integration of multiple services and systems, with the objective of ensuring an optimal environment where end users can perform at their best. At the same time, IKAS is a prime tool for energy optimization and a source of rich building data, which has been used by some researchers at KAUST.
Blg. 16, level 0
2 tours are available at 10 am & 11 am - Register here
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
F1 Driver, McLaren Racing
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Poster session & Networking Lunch - Library, Bldg. 12
KAUST Smart Demo - Bldg. 20 level 3
Neofossils: bio-based plastics to sequester CO2
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
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Startup creation and venture funding at KAUST
Auditorium, between Bldg. 4&5 - (2:00pm – 2:30pm)
Hattan Ahmed
Head, Investment Fund, KAUST
KAUST Solar Center - Bldg. 5 level 3 - Register here
Clean Combustion Research Center - Bldg. 5 level 4 - Register here
Ali Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center -Bldg. 5, level 0 - Register here
Nanofabrication Core Lab - Meet outside the Library - Register here
KAUST Catalysis Center - Bldg. 3 level 4 - Register here
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Associate Director, Clean Combustion Research Center, KAUST
Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences/Mechanical Engineering, Extreme Computing Research Center, KAUST
Circular Carbon Conversations
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Chief Executive, McDonough Innovation and KAUST Distinguished Research Professor
Chairman Arctic Circle, President of Iceland 1996-2016
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Director, KAUST Catalysis Center
David Attenborough A life on our planet; One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Discovery Cinema, Discovery Square
Working with, not against, the system to promote sustainability
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Professor of Marine Science, University of Hawai’I Mãnoa
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Scientific Demonstrations - Bldg. 19,Level 3
Scientific Talks - Auditoriums between Bldg. 2&3 and Bldg. 4&5
Science on the Spine - Outside Library, Bldg. 12
Startup Space - Lobby Bldg. 20, level 2
Integrated KAUST Automation System, or IKAS, is a centralized Smart hub for the operation of building systems for our state of the art facilities. This IoT platform enables integration of multiple services and systems, with the objective of ensuring an optimal environment where end users can perform at their best. At the same time, IKAS is a prime tool for energy optimization and a source of rich building data, which has been used by some researchers at KAUST.
Blg. 16, level 0
2 tours are available at 10 am & 11 am - Register here
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Fellow of St Hilda's College, University of Oxford
Senior Associate to the President and VP Strategic National Advancement, KAUST
Associate Professor, Bioengineering, KAUST
Assistant Professor, Material Science and Engineering, KAUST
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Poster session & Networking Lunch - Library, Bldg. 12
KAUST Smart Demo - Bldg. 20 level 3
Reflections on Smart Ultrasound
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Fellow of St Hilda's College, University of Oxford
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Research Talent: Attract/Develop/Release
Auditorium, between Bldg. 4&5 - (2:00pm – 2:30pm)
Tania Tasopoulou
Director, Research Operations, KAUST
Center for Desert Agriculture - Bldg. 2 level 3 - Register here
Bioscience Core Lab - Meet outside the Library - Register here
Analytical Chemistry Core Lab - Meet outside the Library - Register here
Computational Bioscience Research Center -Building 2, levels 3 & 4 - Register here
Clean Combustion Research Center - Bldg. 5 level 4
Auditorium, Bldg. 20
Electric Power to the People: Building Secure and Sustainable Cyber-Physical Energy Systems
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:00pm – 4:30pm)
Professor Charalambos Konstantinou
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, KAUST
Salt-tolerant plants for saltwater agriculture
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (4:30pm – 5:00pm)
Professor Mark Tester
Professor, Plant Science and Associate Director, Center for Desert Agriculture, KAUST
The Center for Desert Agriculture - Finding ways to feed the world without destroying our planet!
Auditorium, Bldg. 20 - (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
Professor Rod Wing
Professor, Plant Science and Director, Center for Desert Agriculture, KAUST
What the health: An intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.
Discovery Cinema, Discovery Square
