People
The Computational Sciences Group as a part of the Visual Computing Center is located on the second floor of KAUST's Building One.

Scientific Core Members
Prof. Dr. Dominik L. Michels
CSG Head and Faculty · Computer Science and Mathematics
KAUST Associate Professor · Stanford Visiting Assistent Professor Computer Science · Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication Alumnus · Postdoc Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech · Ph.D. Mathematics and Natural Sciences at University of Bonn · M.Sc. Computer Science at University of Bonn and B-IT · B.Sc. Computer Science and Physics at University of Bonn · NRW Artificial Intelligence Grant Recipient · Procter & Gamble Faculty Award Recipient · AFCEA Academic Award Recipient · German National Merit Foundation Scholar
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Dr. Jonathan Klein
CSG Research Scientist · Computer Science
KAUST Research Scientist · Ph.D. Computational Imaging at University of Bonn · M.Sc. Computer Science at University of Siegen · B.Sc. Computer Science at University of Siegen · French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis Scholarship
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Dr. Dmitry A. Lyakhov
CSG Research Scientist · Computational Mathematics
KAUST Research Scientist · Belarusian State University Visiting Professor · National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Alumnus · Postdoc Joint Institute for Nuclear Research · Lecturer Belarusian State University · Ph.D. Mathematics at Belarusian State University · M.Sc. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Belarusian State University · ISSAC Award
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Dr. Katja Fröhlich
CSG Postdoctoral Researcher · Computer Science
KAUST Postdoc in Plant Science · Ph.D. Biochemistry at University of Tübingen · Julius Kuehn-Institut Research Assistant · Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Research Assistant
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Dr. Daoming Liu
CSG Postdoctoral Researcher · Computer Science
ShanghaiTech University Research Assistant Professor · Ph.D. Communication and Information Systems · Delft University of Technology Intern
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Jorge A. Amador Herrera, M.Sc.
CSG Doctoral Fellow · Mathematics
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at KAUST · B.Sc. Mathematics at UNAM · B.Sc. Physics at UNAM · Telmex Scholar · CONACYT Fellow
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Yang Liu, M.Sc.
CSG Doctoral Fellow · Mathematics
M.Sc. Mathematics at University of Science and Technology of China · B.Sc. Mathematics at University of Science and Technology of China · National Postgraduate Scholarship
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Mulun Na, M.Sc.
CSG Doctoral Fellow · Computer Science
M.Sc. Computer Science at KAUST · M.Eng. Instrument Science and Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong University · B.Eng. Instrument Science and Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong University · Pengkang Scholar · National Scholar
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Yan Yang, M.Sc.
CSG Doctoral Fellow · Computer Science
M.Sc. Computer Science at Georgetown University · B.E. Information Engineering at Southeast University
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Alisher Aikyn, B.Sc.
CSG Graduate Student · Mathematics
M.Sc. Mathematics at Lomonosov Moscow State University · BASIS Scholar
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Junchen Deng, B.A.
CSG Graduate Student · Computer Science
B.A. Computer Science at Harbin Institute of Technology · Microsoft Research Asia Intern
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Abdulhamid Nurmatov, B.Sc.
CSG Graduate Student · Computer Science
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
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Pavel P. Putintsev, B.Sc.
CSG Graduate Student · Computer Science
M.Sc. Physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University · State Academic Scholar
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Alumni
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Dr. Yuri Ashrafyan
Next Stop: KAUST Center for Uncertainty Quantification
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Vincent M. Casser, M.Sc.
Next Stop: Harvard University (Graduate Studies), now at Waymo (Research Scientist)
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Markus Daugs, M.Sc.
Next Stop: SCISYS (Senior Engineer)
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Bastian David, M.Sc.
Next Stop: University of Bonn (Graduate Studies)
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Dr. Torsten Hädrich
Next Stop: GreenMatterAI
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Dr. Libo Huang
Next Stop: miHoYo
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Larissa H. Laich, M.Sc.
Next Stop: ETH Zürich (Graduate Studies), now at Oculus VR
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Dr. Franziska Lissel
Next Stop: Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research and TU Dresden (Junior Faculty), now at Hamburg University of Technology (Professor)
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Filippo Maggioli, M.Sc.
Next Stop: Sapienza University of Rome (Graduate Studies)
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Leonie L. Neuhäuser, B.Sc.
Next Stop: University of Oxford (Graduate Studies), now at RWTH Aachen (Graduate Studies)
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Marcel Padilla, M.Sc.
Next Stop: Technical University of Berlin (Graduate Studies)
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Dr. Han Shao
Next Stop: miHoYo
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Jan Scheffczyk, B.Sc.
Next Stop: University of Bonn (Graduate Studies)
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Zhecheng Wang, B.Sc.
Next Stop: University of Toronto (Graduate Studies)
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Wenting Wu, M.Sc.
Next Stop: Hangzhou (Teaching)
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Jiayao Zhang, M.Sc.
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Karl Michael Ziems, M.Sc.
Next Stop: University of Oxford (Graduate Studies), now at Max Planck School of Photonics (Graduate Studies)
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Dr. Rebeka R. Zsoldos
Next Stop: University of Queensland (Lecturer)
Other Members
The Computational Sciences Group is a part of the Visual Computing Center and supported by their administrative and research staff.