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KAUST RISC lab hosts Center of Excellence for Aeronautics and Astronautics(KACST)

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KAUST Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control (RISC) Lab hosts a 3-day visit by personnel from the Center of Excellence for Aeronautics and Astronautics at King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology ( https://ceaa.kacst.edu.sa/). During their visit, a team of ten, led by Dr. Hesham Shageer of KACST attended talks by RISC Profs. Eric Feron and Shinkyu Park on diverse aspects of robotics. The KACST team also visited FalconViz ( http://www.falconviz.com/) and Firnas ( https://www.firnas.aero/home.php)Two KAUST startups relying on drone technology to perform a variety of tasks, such as

Obadah Wali

Education Profile 2021.06 - Present Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, KSA 2019.09 - 2021.05 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, KSA 2011.09 - 2016.05 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA Work Experience 2016.08 - 2019.08 Mechanical Engineer, SABIC Terminal Services (SABTANK), KSA Selected Publications O. Wali, M.T. Shahab, E. Feron, “A Non-planar Assembly of Modular Tetrahedral-shaped Aerial Robots”, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (Accepted). Areas of Expertise and Research Interests Drones

Mutaz Aljafari

Education 2021.05 - 2021.08 Visiting Student, The CEMSE Saudi Summer Internship (SSI), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA Project: "Air-Air Drone Detection Using Modular Radar" 2015.09 - 2021.12 B.S in Aeronautical Engineering, KAUST, KSA Professional Profile 2021.05 - 2021.08 Research Intern, RISC Lab, KAUST, KSA 2020.01 - 2020.12 Aerospace Engineer, R&D, SarSat Arabia, KSA 2018.06 - 2018.07 Research Intern, Automotive Department, Nagoya University, Japan 2018.01 - 2020.12 Founder - Leader, Faculty of Engineering Manufacturing Club, KSA 2017.06 - 2017.08 Assistant

Kuat Telegenov

An experienced Robotics Research Engineer and Laboratory Manager.

Abdulrahman Alshammari

Education Profile 2021.08 - Present M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA 2013.08 - 2018.05 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Alfaisal University, KSA Areas of Expertise and Research Interests ​Robotics and Control Multi-robot Systems Drones Autopilot