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BASEM SHIHADA 
My research philosophy is to bridge the gap between theory and practice in a working system. Having worked intensively in computer networking from both theoretical and system aspects, I have acquired both analytical modelling background and an acute sense of applying models to build practical systems.
News
- 11/01/2026: MIT Technology Review Arabia’s selected both Dr. Balsam Alkouz and Yuxiang Liu as recipients of annual Innovators Under 35 MENA Award. KAUST Main Page.
- 23/11/2025: Our work on Quantum Computing in the sky has been highlighted by KAUST Discovery.
- 10/11/2025: Luyao Yang successfully defended her PhD exam.
- 08/11/2025: Yuxiang Liu won the first prize in the 6G Summit Scholar Competition for his video submission
- 26/10/2025: Our paper entitled "Maritime-Oriented Network Slicing in O-RAN Integrated Aerial-Terrestrial Networks", has been accepted for publications at IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
- 15/09/2025: Our paper entitled "Green Quantum Computing in the Sky", has been accepted for publications at NPJ Wireless Technology.
- 15/09/2025: Our paper entitled "FLOW: Federated Large Model for Wireless Traffic Prediction", has been accepted for publications at the IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology.
- 08/09/2025: Our paper entitled "TIntelligent Aerial-Based Recognition and Positioning System for Camel Grazing", has been accepted for publications at IEEE MeCom.
- 08/09/2025: Our paper entitled "Tethered UAV-Assisted Networks for Ubiquitous Near-shore Maritime Connectivity", has been accepted for publications at IEEE MeCom.
- 31/07/2025: Our paper entitled "Distributed Computational Offloading Across Multiple HAPs and Terrestrial Data Centers", has been accepted for publications