Women at Work · Science and innovation
Nazek El Atab leads the Smart Advanced Memory Devices and Applications Lab at KAUST. Her research focuses on multifunctional electronics, including devices that combine sensing and computing and technologies that support flexible and responsive systems.
The work behind the profile
Her academic training spans computer and communications engineering, microsystems and interdisciplinary engineering. KAUST’s profile records international recognition including L’Oréal-UNESCO awards and MIT Technology Review Arabia’s Innovators Under 35 selection.
Her work connects electronics with emerging applications in artificial intelligence and connected devices. The professional story is the sustained development of specialist research expertise and the ability to combine materials, device design and system needs. It provides another detailed example of women contributing to advanced technology research based in Saudi Arabia.
Source: KAUST · official page. Checked 16 October 2026. Image credit: KAUST.
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