The IBK Fellowship brings Saudi Arabian women scientists and engineers to MIT to continue their research in collaboration with an MIT faculty member.

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“I may not have been a student here, but my postdoctoral experience has been an amplified version of my dream.”

— Dr. Wedyan Babatain
Research Area
Soft Electronics - Healthcare & Environment
PH.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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IBK Fellowship Program Welcomes Isabel Welch
MIT welcomes new administrative assistant Isabel Welch as they join the department of mechanical engineering. Their role will provide support to Prof. Kamal and the IBK program.
Fellowship News
Dr. Alaa Algargoosh Joins Affective Computing Group
Dr. Alaa Algargoosh has joined the Affective Computing Group with Prof. Rosalind Picard at the MIT Media Lab as a research fellow.
Fellowship News
Making life friendlier with personal robots
Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.