Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
I am a Ph.D. student in Information Technology at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. I am supervised by Assoc. Prof. Sara Khalifa and Prof. Raja Jurdak.
Currently, my doctoral thesis focuses on "Rethinking Energy Harvesters as Sensors: A New Paradigm for Continuous Motion Tracking." I am exploring how to leverage wearable solar harvesters to achieve continuous and energy-efficient tracking capabilities.
I previously graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Engineering from Cairo University, where I gained a strong foundation in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Digital Signal Processing, and Embedded Systems.
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Rethinking Energy Harvesters as Sensors: A New Paradigm for Continuous Motion Tracking
A wearable solar harvester is normally treated purely as a power source. My thesis asks what happens when the harvested current is read as a signal instead: the light falling on a body-worn panel changes continuously with how the wearer moves. Recovering motion from that signal makes tracking possible at a fraction of the energy cost of conventional inertial sensing.
Education
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Queensland University of Technology (QUT)Ph.D. Student in Information TechnologySep 2024 - Present -
Cairo UniversityB.S. in Biomedical EngineeringSep 2018 - Jul 2023
Supervisors
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Assoc. Prof. Sara KhalifaPrincipal Supervisor
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Prof. Raja JurdakAssociate Supervisor
Selected Publications (view all )
SolarTrack: Exploring the Continuous Tracking Capabilities of Wearable Solar Harvesters
Y. Ghalwash, A. Khamis, M. Sandhu, S. Khalifa, R. Jurdak
IEEE PerCom 2026 A* Accepted
Wearables Solar Harvesting Motion Tracking
SolarTrack: Exploring the Continuous Tracking Capabilities of Wearable Solar Harvesters
Y. Ghalwash, A. Khamis, M. Sandhu, S. Khalifa, R. Jurdak
IEEE PerCom 2026 A* Accepted
Wearables Solar Harvesting Motion Tracking
From power to position: Continuous Trajectory Tracking with Wearable Solar Harvesters
Y. Ghalwash, A. Khamis, M. Sandhu, S. Khalifa, R. Jurdak, S. K. Das
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 2026 D1 Under Review
Solar Harvesters Trajectory Tracking
From power to position: Continuous Trajectory Tracking with Wearable Solar Harvesters
Y. Ghalwash, A. Khamis, M. Sandhu, S. Khalifa, R. Jurdak, S. K. Das
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 2026 D1 Under Review
Solar Harvesters Trajectory Tracking
Rethinking Energy Harvesters as Sensors: A New Paradigm for Continuous Motion Tracking
Y. Ghalwash
IEEE PerCom PhD Forum 2026 Accepted
Energy Harvesting Sensing Doctoral Research
Rethinking Energy Harvesters as Sensors: A New Paradigm for Continuous Motion Tracking
Y. Ghalwash
IEEE PerCom PhD Forum 2026 Accepted
Energy Harvesting Sensing Doctoral Research
