Salah Abdeljabar
Awards

Recognitions and fellowships

Selected awards and competition wins across research, communication, and academic excellence.

Saudi Aramco Digital Hackathon Winner

Jan 2026

Saudi Aramco Digital Hackathon Winner

Won second place at the 3rd Saudi Aramco Digital Hackathon for an AI-enhanced sensing and sensor-fusion project, competing against teams from across the Kingdom.

6G Summit "Imagining Tomorrow" Video Competition Winner

Nov 2025

6G Summit "Imagining Tomorrow" Video Competition Winner

Won second place in the 6G Summit Young Scholar Competition for the vision video "When the Body Speaks," presenting a future-facing perspective on human-centric 6G connectivity.

KAUST CEMSE Dean's List Award for Exceptional Academic Achievements

2025

KAUST CEMSE Dean's List Award for Exceptional Academic Achievements

Recognized on the CEMSE Dean's List for exceptional academic achievements and research dedication, placing in the top 20% of the CEMSE student population.

Falling Walls Lab KAUST Finalist

Sep 2025

Falling Walls Lab KAUST Finalist

Selected as a finalist at Falling Walls Lab KAUST 2025 for a DTN concept that brings Internet-like connectivity to remote areas using existing public transport networks.

IEEE ICC 4-Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition Winner

Jun 2025

IEEE ICC 4-Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition Winner

Won second place at the IEEE ICC Four-Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition for the Super-LoRa project — distilling years of research into a four-minute pitch for a general audience.

ICTP–Arab Fund PhD Fellowship

Sep 2024 – Dec 2026

ICTP–Arab Fund PhD Fellowship

Awarded the competitive ICTP–Arab Fund PhD Fellowship to conduct research on Delay-Tolerant Networking for rural connectivity, with extended residencies at ICTP's Marconi Lab in Trieste.

IEEE SusTech 2023 Student Poster Contest Winner

Apr 2023

IEEE SusTech 2023 Student Poster Contest Winner

Awarded third-place prize at the 10th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (IEEE SusTech 2023) in Portland for research on RIS-Assisted Visible Light Communication for outdoor applications.

KAUST Fellowship

Aug 2021 – Present

KAUST Fellowship

Awarded the prestigious KAUST Fellowship covering full tuition, stipend, housing, and research support throughout the MS and PhD programs at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.