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Academic
Dr.
Sulaiman A. Alghunaim
Associate Professor
Office Location:
S02E2262
Education
| Degree | Field | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of California, Los Angeles | 2020 |
| M.S. | Electrical Engineering | University of California, Los Angeles | 2016 |
| B.S. | Electrical Engineering | Kuwait University | 2013 |
Selected Publications
Selected Journal Publications
- S. A. Alghunaim, ‘‘Local exact-diffusion for decentralized optimization and learning,’’ IEEE Trans. Automatic Control (to appear), 2024.
- S. A. Alghunaim and K. Yuan, ‘‘An enhanced gradient-tracking bound for distributed online stochastic convex optimization,’’ Signal Processing, Volume 217, April 2024.
- K. Yuan, S. A. Alghunaim, and X. Huang, ‘‘Removing data heterogeneity influence enhances network topology dependence of decentralized SGD,’’ Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR), vol. 24, no. 280, pp. 1–53, 2023.
- S. A. Alghunaim and K. Yuan, ‘‘A unified and refined convergence analysis for non-convex decentralized learning,’’ IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 70, pp. 3264–3279, June 2022.
- S. A. Alghunaim, Q. Lyu, M. Yan, and A. H. Sayed, ‘‘Dual consensus proximal algorithm for multi-agent sharing problems,’’ IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 69, pp. 5568-5579, September 2021.
Work Experience
Academic Experience
| Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait University | Assistant Professor | Mar. 2020-Current |
| EPFL | Research scientist | Oct 2019 - Feb 2019 |
| Kuwait University | Teaching Assistance | Feb 2013 - May 2013 |
Industry Experience
| Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Data-core engineer — Worked with team responsible for Zain Telecommunication data-core network. | June 2013- June 2014 |