About Us

About KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a private research university located in Thuwal (near Jeddah), Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the University provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official language of instruction. In 2013, the University was among the 500 fastest growing research and citation records in the world. In the 2016 Nature Index Rising Stars, the University ranked #19 in the world of the fastest rising universities for high-quality research output. 

For more information, go to the KAUST official website and KAUST campus map.

Getting to KAUST: Taxi From Jeddah Airport

Things not to miss at KAUST: Sunset on the Red Sea, King Abdullah Monument, and Snorkeling


About the Statistics Program
The Statistics (STAT) program educates students to analyze and model complex real-world problems arising in modern Statistical Data Science. The Statistics Program boasts superb facilities and resources. In particular, students have access to the latest supercomputing and visualization facilities. This combined with the superbly equipped experimental laboratories, experimental studies at KAUST will be almost unconstrained by physical resources. 

 


Statistics Research Groups
BAYESCOMP (Bayesian Computational Statistics and Modeling)
BIOSTATS (Biostatistics)
ES (Environmental Statistics)
extSTAT (Extreme Statistics)
STSDS (Spatio-Temporal Statistics and Data Science)
StochProc (Stochastic Processes and Applied Statistics)


Other Useful Links
KAUST STAT Program Guide
Al-Kindi Distinguished Statistics Lectures
KAUST Alumni