page_title: Kuwait College of Science and Technology
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: Kuwait College of Science and Technology / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Kim Binsted's Talk at KCST
context_page_description: Kuwait College of Science and Technology is a private university in Kuwait, offering undergraduate education in Engineering. KCST is located in Doha District, west of Kuwait City. KCST started its degree programs in 2016. Its operations are regulated by the Private Universities Council of Kuwait.
context_section_description: Many members of the university faculty and teaching staff are actively engaged in research, focusing on sensors and nano technology, particle physics, high-performance computing, modeling and simulation, medical signal processing, and mobile and ubiquitous computing. A major source of research funding are the research grants awarded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).
  KCST periodically invites reputed international researchers in the fields of sciences and technology from around the world to deliver seminars at its campus to motivate its students and to bring awareness about the state-of-the-art in sciences and technology to its doorstep.
caption: Dr. Kim Binsted from University of Hawaii delivering an invited talk on HI-SEAS Project[13] (funded by NASA) at KCST in October 2017
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