Invited Speaker

Development of All Ultrawide Bandgap Electronics

Xiaohang Li (KAUST)

Biography: Xiaohang obtained Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology where he received the Institute’s highest graduate student honor, the Edison Prize. He is an Associate Professor and leads the Semiconductor Initiative at KAUST. His research focuses on ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors for next-generation electronics and photonics. His team has made notable inventions and contributions in the field, including the first UWBG CMOS. He has authored >130 journal and >180 conference publications along with five book chapters and editorials. He has >14 issued and 28 pending patents. He has given >110 invited and plenary talks and seminars. His Polarization Toolbox software is used by >70 institutions and companies. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the biennial Harold M. Manasevit Young Investigator Award from the American Association for Crystal Growth, the SPIE D. J. Lovell Scholarship, the IEEE Photonics Graduate Student Fellowship, the Georgia Tech 40 under 40 Alumni Award. He has served as an Associate Editor of Photonics Research and as a committee member of several leading conferences including IWN, EMC, CSW, IC-MOVPE. His students have received competitive student awards from organizations, conferences, and industry such as SPIE, MRS, IWN, Fulbright Program, Oxford Instruments. Outside of work, he is fond of hiking and traveling. .