I'm a 1st year PhD student in Computer Science at
UC San Diego,
where I am fortunate to be advised by Professor
Julian McAuley.
My research interests lie in the intersection of machine learning and personalization.
More specifically, I've been exploring problems related to recommender systems and conversational agents.
I completed my Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering at
Purdue University, where I worked with Professor
Qi Guo
on a computer vision problem
[arXiv '22].
My early experience traces back to my time at
PSDSARC—an applied research center, where I contributed to developing signal processing systems.
I did my undergraduate at KSU, where I was working with Professors
Saleh Alshebeili
and
Omar Aldayel
on signal processing and convex optimization [RadarConf '20].
@article{rabiah2022stereoisp,
title={StereoISP: Rethinking Image Signal Processing for Dual Camera Systems},
author={Rabiah, Ahmad Bin and Guo, Qi},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.07390},
year={2022}
}
StereoISP is an innovative framework for improving image quality in dual camera systems by focusing on enhancing RGB image reconstruction from raw stereo data.
@inproceedings{bin2021haiku,
title={Haiku: Efficient Authenticated Key Agreement with Strong Security Guarantees for IoT},
author={Bin Rabiah, Abdulrahman and Ramakrishnan, KK and Richelson, Silas and Bin Rabiah, Ahmad and Liri, Elizabeth and Kar, Koushik},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking},
pages={196--205},
year={2021}
}
Haiku is a lightweight key agreement protocol by combining symmetric and public-key cryptography for optimized security in IoT constrained environments.
@inproceedings{rabiah2020sdr,
title={SDR-Based Hardware Implementation and Performance Measurement of Transmit Beampattern Design Algorithms},
author={Rabiah, Ahmad Bin and Alsakabi, Mohammed and Aldayel, Omar and Alshebeili, Saleh},
booktitle={2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf20)},
pages={1--6},
year={2020},
organization={IEEE}
}
We evaluated the implementation and performance of state-of-the-art transmit beampattern design algorithms using an SDR-based transmitter with a focus on practical challenges and efficacy in real-world scenarios.
Experience
University of California, San Diego
Graduate Student Researcher with Professor Julian McAuley
La Jolla, CA · Sep 2023 - Present
Conducted research at McAuley Lab on machine learning with a focus on recommender systems and conversational agents to enhance recommendation quality and improve context-aware dialogue.
PSDSARC Applied Reseach Center
Signal Processing Engineer
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Developed real-time signal processing on software-defined radio for communication and passive sensing systems [RadarConf '20].
Purdue University
Graduate Student Researcher with Professor Qi Guo
West Lafayette, IN · May 2022 - May 2023
Investigated computer vision problems for dual-camera systems in stereo environments and developed a novel framework to enhance stereo image reconstruction [arXiv '22].
Education
University of California, San Diego
PhD in Computer Science
La Jolla, CA · 2023 - Present
Advisor: Julian McAuley
Purdue University
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
West Lafayette, IN · 2021 - 2023
King Saud University
BS in Electrical Engineering
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 2013 - 2018
Minor in communication systems with a focus on signal processing