Mohamed-Slim Alouini is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Province. A founding faculty member, he has held courtesy roles in the Applied Mathematics, Computational Sciences, and Statistics programs and has led the Communication Theory Lab at KAUST since 2009.

An expert in wireless communication systems, Prof. Alouini received his Diplôme d’Ingénieur and DEA in Electronics with Highest Honors in 1993 from Télécom Paris and Université Pierre & Marie Curie (now part of Sorbonne University). He earned his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1995, his Ph.D. from Caltech in 1998, and his Habilitation from Université Pierre & Marie Curie in 2003.

His research focuses on addressing the digital divide by developing integrated space-air-ground networks for remote areas and thrifty wireless networks for low-income regions. Prof. Alouini is a Fellow of IEEE and the Optical Society of America (OSA). His awards include the IEEE Communication Society Wireless Technical Committee Recognition Award (2016), OIC Science & Technology Achievement Award (2017), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Avant-Garde Award (2020), Kuwait Prize (2020), and selection as Fellow of the African Academy of Science (2018) and Academia Europaea (2019).