The Electrical Engineering department at KFUPM came into existence with the establishment of the University of Petroleum & Minerals in 1967. It is one of the largest departments in the University with an average number of students being approximately 900, 16% of whom are in the graduate program. The department provides 2 four-year undergraduate programs, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Physics. The graduate program offers Master of Science and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering, Master of Sustainable and Renewable Energy, Master of Wireless Communication Networks, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
The department has about 61 full-time faculty members in 6 specialized areas of research. The Groups in the department are: Energy Systems, Communications, Electronics, Control Systems, Electromagnetics, and Digital Signal Processing. Additionally, a pool of experienced engineers and technicians maintain more than 30 laboratories in the department.
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On February 3, 2026, a seminar titled “From Antennas to Humans: The Evolving Role of FDTD in Computational Electromagnetics” was delivered by Prof. Atef Z. Elsherbeni (Professor of Electrical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, USA) at the Electrical Engineering Department, KFUPM, from 01:00 to 01:50 PM.
The seminar explored recent advances in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and how these developments enable more holistic, human-centric electromagnetic simulation for next-generation wireless systems. The talk covered integrated modeling of fields, circuits, and materials, along with realistic simulation of biological tissues for bioelectromagnetic and wearable applications.
In addition, Prof. Elsherbeni highlighted the use of GPU acceleration to enable fast, large-scale simulations, demonstrating how advanced computational electromagnetics can support the design of safer, smarter, and more human-aware wireless technologies.
The following are the highlights of the event:
Tanner EDA design flow ONLINE WORKSHOP
Quantum Electronics at Room Temperature
Massive MIMO, Open-RAN and Artificial Intelligence in cellular mobile networks
Seeing Underground: From Concept to Reality in Well Logging Technology
The Electrical Engineering Department (EE) at KFUPM provides a world-class education and innovative learning experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students.
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