Women at Work · Science and innovation
Wedyan Babatain leads the Integrated Interfaces Lab at KAUST as an Ibn Rushd Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her work develops sensors, actuators and fabrication methods for wearable technologies, human-machine interfaces and soft robotic systems.
The work behind the profile
She studied biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware, completed postgraduate electrical engineering at KAUST and undertook postdoctoral research at the MIT Media Lab. Her work includes flexible and liquid-metal electronics and inventions recorded in US patent filings.
Her career highlights the opportunities created when engineering disciplines overlap. Understanding the body, materials and electronic systems together can lead to new ways of sensing and interacting. Her profile brings a detailed technical story to the wider conversation about women’s contribution to innovation in Saudi Arabia.
Source: KAUST · official page. Checked 16 October 2026. Image credit: KAUST.
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