Research Scientist in Computer Graphics and Visualization
Hola! I'm a computer science researcher and engineer at the High-Performance Visualization Group of the CEMSE Division at KAUST (Saudi Arabia). Before that I was a research scientist at CRS4 (Italy), where I developed my PhD, defended at the University of A Coruña (Spain).
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Our paper HGCalVis received the Scientific Excellence award at Web3D 2026 in Doha, Qatar. Congratulations to Waad and all the co-authors!
X3D Copilot, our browser-based X3D editor with an AI co-author, won two awards at the Web3D 2026 competitions: Web3D/Metaverse Tool of the Year and first prize in the AI & Web3D Innovation Competition.
Two papers at Web3D 2026: HGCalVis, a web-based visualization of CERN’s HGCal particle showers, and PanoGS, high-resolution Gaussian splatting from sparse panoramic images.
Our patent application “AI-based and LiDAR-based image processing pipeline for immersive editing and collaborative design” (US 2026/0154782 A1) has been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, together with colleagues from HBKU and Qatar University.
Serving as Tutorials Chair of Web3D 2026 and Program Chair of STAG 2026.
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