Where: Bldg. 9 Lecture Hall 2322 ≤ 154
Credit: 4
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Join us for the annual Alumni Lecture Series, a highlight in the University’s event calendar!
We welcome the return to KAUST of five alumni who’ll present highlights from their work in business, research, academia, industry and innovation.
Sultan Safin's presentation, National food: fast and global, tells the story of how he established Tubatay, a national fast food chain in Russia and CIS which has rapidly grown into 17 halal food retail outlets (with 9 more in development) with 14 franchisees.
Lazlo Toth's presentation, Optomechanics: a route to the ultimate limits of sensing, is based on his current research, published in Nature, and will provide insight into state-of-the-art precision measurements and quantum technologies.
Hanan Alshehri's presentation, The New World of Fintech, will give an insight to digital assets, specifically cryptocurrencies and programs that provide digital financial advice, also known as robo-advisors.
Fernando Cagua's presentation Disentangling Ecological Networks, presents examples from his research to show how networks can help to find solutions to the problems global ecosystems face. Animal movements, pollination, social behaviors, and food webs are a few examples of nature’s numerous networks. In particular, his presentation will describe how Network Theory is now one of the most promising fields in ecology.
Hussain Shibli's WEP presentation Solar Energy Resource Assessment will focus on alternative energy sources, including nuclear and renewable energy, and present an overview of the Kingdom’s efforts to quantify the available solar energy. With Saudi Arabia planning to generate 9.5 GW of electricity from renewable sources by 2022, growing to 54 GW by 2040, Hussain’s presentation will shine a light on the work going into these objectives.
Fernando Cagua
Fernando is now undertaking his Ph.D. at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with research on leveraging the power of big data for conservation. From Columbia, Fernando graduated from KAUST with a M.S. in Marine Science in 2012. He has also worked for several non-government organizations on conservation projects. Fernando’s passion for marine biology can be seen on his website, cagua.co, where he showcases his work and relates issues he is passionate about.
Hanan Alshehri
Founding Class Alumna Hanan has been in the role of Investment Products Development Officer at Capital Market Authority (CMA) in Riyadh since graduating from KAUST, where she applies her passion for mathematics. Hanan’s undergraduate degree is in information systems from Prince Sultan University, and at KAUST she completed a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences in 2011.
Hussain Shibli
Hussain Shibli is the Director General of the National Renewable Energy Data Center at King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CAR) in Riyadh, a position he has held since March 2017. Graduating from KAUST in 2013 with a M.S. in Communication and Signal Processing, and starting work with KA-CAR as a new graduate, Hussain is passionate about taking care of the environment for following generations.
Laszlo Toth
Laszlo Toth is a Hungarian Ph.D. student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne with research interests in photonics and quantum measurement. He has an undergraduate degree from Cambridge University, and graduated with a MS in Photonics at KAUST in 2013. Like all of KAUST’s talented alumni, Laszlo has many other interests. Notably, he is the President of ShARE, a multicultural, global, nonprofit association for students who wish to deepen their understanding of complex socio-economic and business issues.
Sultan Safin
Sultan Safin is the CEO of a halal-based fast food and contract catering business in Russia. He graduated from KAUST with a M.S. in Earth Science and Engineering. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Sultan worked in oil and gas for two years, including stints for Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger. His talents also extend to being a fitness instructor for a little over three years.
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