Dr. Hadi Amata

Research Scientist, KAUST Visual Computing Center

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Bldg. 1, Rm 2206, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Tel: +966540382419, hadi.amata@kaust.edu.sa

Degrees History:

M. Sc. Electronics/Microelectronics, Provence University (2008), France

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering “Optics and Photonics”, Jean Monnet University of Saint Etienne (2012), France

Employment History:

May 2014 - present: Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA.

2013-2014: Teaching Assistant, CPE of Lyon.

2011-2013: Temporary Lecturer and Researcher, Telecoms Saint-Etienne Engineering School / CNRS-Laboratory Hubert Curien.

Research Interests: Computational Imaging, Optics, Optoelectronics, Nanofabrication.

Additional details: Bio, Google Scholar

Recent Publications:

2015-
	Y. Zheng, M. Souza, K. Kang, Q. Fu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich: Low Latency Gaze Tracking via Latent Optical Sensing Siggraph Asia, 2026 Project page
	B. Zhang, S. Guo, L. Tang, Y. Chen, L. Glandorf, E. Jessen, X. Chang, T. Jin, M. Reiss, S. Lyu, Q. Fu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich, C. Glück, D. Schillinger, B. Weber, X.L. Deán-Ben, W. Wang, X. Dun, D. Razansky, Z. Chen, Q. Zhou: Double-helix optical point spread function enables real-time mesoscopic 3D functional microangiography in the living mouse brain and skull Nature Communications, 2026
	K. Wei, H. A. Jimenez Romero, H. Amata*, J. Sun, Q. Fu, F. Heide, W. Heidrich: Large-Area Fabrication-Aware Computational Diffractive Optics ACM Trans. Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), 2025 Project page
	Y. Zeng, K. Choi, H. Amata, K. Kang, W. Heidrich, H. Wu, M. Kim: Designing and Fabricating Color BRDFs with Differentiable Wave Optics ACM Trans. Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), 2025
	M. Sun, K. Kang, Y. N. Mishra, X. Yang, H. Amata, W. Heidrich: High-throughput space-time Fourier ptychography for motile microorganisms Optics Express, 2025 Project page
	Y. Liu, L. Ou, Q. Fu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich, Y. Peng: Learned Binocular-Encoding Optics for RGBD Imaging Using Joint Stereo and Focus Cues CVPR, 2025 (oral paper)
	H. Amata, Q. Fu, W. Heidrich: Comparative Performance Analysis of Multi-level Diffractive Lens and Lens Fabricated by Grayscale Lithography and Soft-imprinting Optica Imaging Congress (Imaging Systems and Applications), 2024 Project page
	Z. Shi, I. Chugunov, M. Bijelic, G. Côté, J. Yeom, Q. Fu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich, F. Heide: Split-Aperture 2-in-1 Computational Cameras ACM Trans. Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 2024
	Y. Zheng, Q. Fu, H. Amata, P. Chakravarthula, F. Heide, W. Heidrich: Hexagonal diffractive optical elements Optics Express, 2023 Project page
	H. Amata, Q. Fu, W. Heidrich: Additive fabrication of SiO2-based micro-optics with lag-free depth and reduced roughness Optics Express, 2023 Project page
	H. Amata, Q. Fu, W. Heidrich: Additive diffractive optical elements fabrication by PECVD deposition of SiO2 and lift-off process Proc. SPIE 12624, Digital Optical Technologies, 2023 Project page
	S. Qiu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich: MoiréTag: Angular Measurement and Tracking with a Passive Marker SIGGRAPH, 2023 Project page
	Z. Shi, Y. Bahat, S.-H. Baek, Q. Fu, H. Amata, X. Li, P. Chakravarthula, W. Heidrich, F. Heide: Seeing Through Obstructions With Diffractive Cloaking ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 2022
	Q. Fu, H. Amata, W. Heidrich: Etch-free additive lithographic fabrication methods for reflective and transmissive micro-optics Optics Express, 2021 Project page
	Y. Peng, Q. Fu, H. Amata, S. Su, F. Heide, W. Heidrich: Computational imaging using lightweight diffractive-refractive optics Optics Express, 2015

Theoretical investigations on optical properties of magneto-optical thin film on ion-exchanged glass waveguide.
A. Hocini, A. Hadi
Optical Materials, Vol.35, 1315-1498, (2013).

Magneto-optical mode conversion in a hybrid glass waveguide made by sol-gel and ion-exchange techniques
F. Royer, H. Amata, et al.
Proc. SPIE, 8264, 826403, (2012).

Fully compatible magneto-optical sol-gel material with glass waveguides technologies: application to mode converters
F. Royer, D. Jamon, J-E Broquin, H. Amata, et al.
Proc. SPIE 7941, 794106, (2011).

Hybrid magneto-optical mode converter made with a magnetic nanoparticles-doped SiO2/ZrO2 layer coated on an ion-exchanged glass waveguide
H. Amata, F. Royer, D. Jamon, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 99, 25, 251108, (2011).

Magnetic nanoparticles-doped silica layer reported on ion-exchanged glass waveguide: a novel integrated magneto-optical device
H. Amata, F. Royer, F. Choueikani, D. Jamon, et al.
Proc. SPIE 7719, 77191G, (2010).

Scientific and Professional memberships:

ACM Siggraph.

KAUST Affiliations:

Visual Computing Center (VCC)

Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences (CEMSE)