Experience

Assistant Professor

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Conduct research in flexible electronics, wearable sensing systems, thermoelectric energy harvesting, and dust mitigation technologies. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics, semiconductor devices, microfabrication, and digital design. Supervise graduate and undergraduate research while contributing to curriculum development, ABET accreditation, faculty recruitment, and graduate admissions.

Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, KFUPM

Principal Investigator of funded research projects on wearable thermoelectric generators and advanced dust mitigation technologies.

Postdoctoral Fellow

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Developed novel micro- and nanofabrication techniques for high-performance flexible electronic systems and thermoelectric energy harvesters.

Visiting Researcher

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Worked with Prof. John Rogers on transfer-printing technologies for flexible silicon electronics and advanced heterogeneous integration.

Graduate Research Assistant

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Conducted research on flexible electronics, nanofabrication, semiconductor devices, and energy harvesting technologies.

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Dissertation: Towards Flexible Self-Powered Micro-scale Integrated Systems.

MSc in Electrical Engineering

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Thesis: Advanced Nanofabrication Process Development for Self-Powered SoC.

Exchange Student

Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

Focus on VLSI Design, Hardware Programming and Nanotechnology.

BSc in Electronics Engineering

National University of Colombia

Skills & Hobbies
Micro/Nanofabrication
Photolithography
Reactive Ion Etching
PECVD
ALD
Sputtering
Thermal Evaporation
SEM Characterization
Simulation & Design
COMSOL Multiphysics
MATLAB
Coventor
PCB Design
Research
Academic Writing
Grant Proposal Writing
Research Supervision
Scientific Presentations
Awards
Outstanding Alumni Award (International)
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Association, National University of Colombia ∙ 2022
Excellence in Teaching Award
College of Applied Engineering, KFUPM ∙ 2021
KAUST Academic Excellence Award
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ∙ 2011
DAAD Young Engineers Scholarship
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ∙ 2007
Languages
100%
English Fluent
100%
Spanish Native
60%
German Intermediate
20%
Arabic Basic