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The research work of Electrical Engineering faculty member Dr. Usman on using speech as a biomedical signal to detect COVID-19 has received international recognition. The fundamental idea behind the research is to identify variations in speech signal characteristics as a result of COVID-19 infection using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Once developed, the AI model can be incorporated into a smartphone app, which can detect COVID-19 by analyzing a person’s speech. The fundamental idea behind this research can be extended to smart healthcare, remote monitoring and diagnosis. The research idea has been recognized in IEEE Spectrum (The Institute) at the following link and is also announced on the website of IEEE Signal Processing Society at the following link IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Congratulations to Dr. Sondos Alqarni on selecting her recent published manuscript as an Editor's Pick. Editor's Picks highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and point the journal readers to some of the significant issues in a specific field.

The department of civil Engineering participated in community service for Heritage Archaeological Site, Ahad Rufaida, Aseer Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This investigation was carried out according to request Dr. Ali Marzuk. The survey work was conducted under Supervision of Dr Ibrahim Falqi (Dean,College of Engineering) and Dr Nabel Ben Kahla(Chairman, Civil Department) and was undertaken by Dr Khalid Kheder (Assistant Professor) and Engineer Saiful Islam (Lecturer) along with students Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Sharqi , Majid Abdu Mohammed Arishi , Abdullah Mohammad Hussain ,Abdulaziz Abdullah Alyami , Mohammed Mohammed Maher Beiruti , Mehmood Mazin Mehmood Hindavi. Field survey Conducted (Three days): 23-October-2018; 30- October -2018; 1- November -2018  Objectives:   To establish the elevation level on the excavated site with the help of known established benchmark  To prepare the layout map of the excavated site by collecting data using electronic theodolite and auto-level equipment.

  "The importance of upgrading the profession of the engineer and raise the level and encourage creativity and innovation to achieve an internationally recognized position of the Saudi engineer, and then his role in development, the Kingdom is witnessing a comprehensive renaissance and accelerated development and economic reforms stimulate the aspiration for a promising future and renewed prosperity", Dr. Ibrahim bin Idris Falqi The Dean of the College of Engineering addressed these words during the opening of the seventh engineering day activities in the presence of the College's Vice Deans and a large number of faculty members and students at the headquarters of the Faculty of Engineering at the University.  Discussions focused on the services, conferences, seminars and courses that the college evaluates and offers, how to benefit from them by the students and how to involve them, in addition to talking about the link between engineering graduates in their entirety after graduation and the services and facilities available to them. Then the Dean, with the participation of the agents and heads of the departments of the college, held an open meeting with the students to answer the questions and of the students.  Among the activities of this day were the graduation projects and a set of posters for the students of the Faculty in different engineering disciplines, were discussed and evaluated these projects by the scientific committees in the various engineering departments.  Under the title of "my professional experience", the Dean of the College conducted a panel discussion in which he hosted Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Dahm, the Vice Dean of King Khalid University for Projects. The guest spoke about his personal professional experience in studying engineering and his work in design and implementation of university facilities and facilities, technical support for the development and improvement of facilities and infrastructure to ensure a high quality academic environment. The guest also urged graduate students to explore the various doors available to them to obtain an initial job opportunity that will be an incentive and motivation to improve and develop them in the future.  The Dean of the College, along with the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the Vice Dean for Development and Quality, responded to the students' questions. The speakers gathered on the competency of the Saudi graduate and his ability to compete for a job, in addition to the development of skills and create an attractive and stable work environment for new graduates and that the newly graduated to prepare for work in remote places specially in the beginning to get and gain skills and experience.  The seventh engineering day concluded with a training course for graduate students under the title "Five-Balance" presented by Eng. Ahmed Bakhoutheh at the invitation of the Training Unit and Alumni at the College.  

  Each semester the Faculty of Engineering under the supervision of the Dean of the College Dr. Ibrahim Falki arranges the industrial field visits. In this semester also a group of graduating students of the Department of Chemical Engineering visited to Aramco Strategic Storage Company on 09th April, 2019 in Abha under the supervision of Dr. Atef El Jery and Dr. Yasser Fahmy. The aim of this visit was to identify the advanced systems ascribing to the methods and stages adopted in the storage and distribution of oil and gas. Strategic storage is located in north of Abha city in Asir region of the kingdom. This facility is supplied with petroleum products from the Jazan distribution station via a 245 km pipeline through Asir mountain ranges. The petroleum products are pumped from the storage site to the distribution station via a 7 km pipeline for local consumption since 1424 AH. Strategic storage and distribution are amongst the most important places in the region. The storage facility is well equipped with health and safety standards. This visit was a great success as our students received detail information about the facility from the integrated team that oversees the distribution process in the strategic stores. The students received a warm welcome and encouragement from the group of members of Saudi Aramco. The program began with the screening of a film about Saudi Aramco's energy from storage to distribution. The aim of Saudi Arabia is to develop a safe and secure system to ensure the protection of petroleum products and secure the needs of safe distribution of petroleum products in times of crisis and emergency.  The importance of oil and gas and their derivatives are paramount as they are used  in many vital activities such as extracting pure water from the land, desalination, civil and military transportation, and the generation of electricity on which all industries depend. As oil installations are usually subject to sabotage or natural disasters, it is necessary to consider developing a safe and efficient system aimed at protecting these facilities and providing petroleum products permanently to all vital facilities and sectors under different circumstances. The main site of the project is about 40 km north of Abha city. The pipeline runs about 240 kilometers long and has two pumping stations, pumping sea-level products to the high mountains up to 2,800 meters, through a tunnel that crosses the mountains. It contains a nuclear, chemical and biological bomb-protected area. It also contains the main control room through which all the station equipment and systems can be operated automatically and equipped with the main computers, which are connected to Saudi Aramco computers to know the size of the stored products and all environmental matters. The system is also linked to the Ministry of Defense and Aviation in Riyadh so that the Ministry is kept informed of the size of strategic stocks. In the end, the accompanying doctors expressed their thanks and appreciation to the team supervising the station for valuable information that they shared with our students.  

The COE and the Quality unit is committed to collaborate and extend all the help and expertise to the other universities of Saudi Arabia as an initiative for community service. A delegation of six members of Jizan university including the Dean of Faculty of Engineering, the Vice Dean, the Chairmen of Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, and Electrical engineering departments visited the College of Engineering, King Khalid University on Thursday,14.03.19. The main objective of the delegation was to interact with the senior leadership of College of Engineering at KKU and the members of quality unit to find out the process of ABET accreditation and the necessary steps to prepare for it. The delegation first met the senior administration of College of Engineering including the Dean, the Vice Dean for Development and Quality and the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. Later the delegation had a detailed meeting with the members of the quality team of COE. The quality team explained step-by-step process to approach and prepare for the ABET accreditation and the important points to take care of. All the doubts and the queries of the members of the delegation were answered in detail. After the meeting, the delegation visited the laboratories of COE and were explained about the preparations of the laboratories for onsite visit of ABET review panel. 

The student branch of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) was inaugurated by Dr. Ibrahim Idris Falqi, Dean of the College of Engineering on 16-06-1440 (21-02-2019) Thurday at the IEEE Club of King Khalid University. Dr. Mohammed Khaloofah Al Mesfer (Vice Dean for Academic Affairs), Dr. Saeed Dhafer M Alqadhi (Vice Dean for Higher Studies and Scientific Research) were Guest of Honor during the Inaugural Program. Dr. Mohammad Farrag, Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering Presided over the function. The Office bearers of the Student Branch for the year 2019 are as follows:   Chair : Shaker Alrajhe Vice Chair : Abdalsalam Ali Saeed Aldosari Secretary : Mohammed Almoghamer  Treasurer : Mohammed Alshehri  Student Branch IEEE counsellor : Dr. Thafasal Ijyas V. P.  

The IEEE Student Branch of King Khalid University organized a Training Workshop on “Object Oriented Programming through C++” in Electrical Engineering Lab (L2205) from 20 to 23 of January 2019. The training was conducted by Engineer Salman Mohammed Arafath of Department of Electrical Engineering. Eleven students participated. Certificates were distributed after the completion of the Training Workshop.

In the framework of sports events under the patronage of His Excellency the Director of King Khalid University and the presence of the President of the Federation of Sports Universities in Saudi Arabia, was held on Tuesday 02/19/2019 organizing the university 11th Marathon. Students, faculty members and administrative staff participated in this event. Dr. Mohamed Abdelbasset YOUSFI from College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering get the second place on the university faculty.