Building a multidisciplinary founding team
V-SENSE is recruiting researchers, engineers, students, and operational staff. Confirmed appointments are shown below; open opportunities are detailed throughout this page.
Khaled Nabil Salama
Leads V-SENSE
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST since 2009 (founding Program Chair 2009–2011). Senior member of IEEE. Authored 450+ peer-reviewed articles and holds 50+ patents on low-power circuits for intelligent sensors. Recipient of the Stanford-Berkeley Innovators Challenge Award in Biological Science.
"The next generation of IoT and smart infrastructure doesn't need more sensors. It needs smarter sensors—devices that understand their own limitations and report confidence alongside measurement."
- —IoT Thrust Leader and Associate Director, KAUST Semiconductor Initiative (2022–2025)
- —Associate Dean for Students, KAUST (2020–2023)
- —Director, KAUST Sensors Initiative (2017–2022)
- —Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY (2005–2009)
Join our founding initiative
V-SENSE is recruiting researchers, engineers, students, and operational staff across sensing hardware, embedded systems, validation, human factors, and translation. Below is an overview of our recruitment categories.
Faculty Positions
Sensing Hardware & Embedded Systems • Validation & Trust Methodologies • Translation & Business Models. Ideal candidates bring expertise in low-power circuit design, embedded systems, sensor validation, human factors, or commercialization pathways.
Status: Accepting applications
Postdoctoral Researchers
Hardware-focused postdocs in analog/mixed-signal design, signal processing, and embedded diagnostics. Validation protocol development and experimental design.
Status: Accepting applications
Research Scientists & Engineers
Signal processing specialists and embedded systems engineers to develop hardware platforms, diagnostic software, and pilot-readiness assessment tools.
Status: Accepting applications
Graduate Research Opportunities
Master's and PhD students in sensing research, embedded systems, validation science, and responsible AI. Thesis research with access to operational infrastructure and real-world validation sites.
Status: Accepting applications
Administrative & Laboratory Staff
Laboratory operations, research coordination, project management, and administrative support to establish and sustain the institute.
Status: Accepting applications
Research Pillars
Embedded Hardware & Software Systems
Design, integration, and optimization of sensor systems for real-world deployment and practical applications.
Explore this pillar →Validation & Trust Methodologies
Rigorous validation frameworks and trust metrics to ensure reliable performance in safety-critical applications.
Explore this pillar →Translation & Business Models
Pathways from research to real-world impact through scalable business models and practical deployment strategies.
Explore this pillar →Full Research Program
Discover all our active research areas and pilot projects in action.
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