I am a Tunisian engineer working as a postdoctoral fellow at Duke Microsoft Innovation Hub where I investigate topics related to Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in general under the supervision of Vahid Tarokh. I like to learn new things to sharpen my understanding of the world around us, because to understand is to be free as Spinoza once said.
K. Elkhalil [Thesis]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, X. Zhang, M. S. Alouini and T. Al-Naffouri [arxiv] [PDF] [code]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, R. Couillet, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [arxiv] [PDF] [code]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [arxiv] [PDF]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [arxiv] [PDF]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [arxiv] [PDF]
K. Elkhalil, M. E. Eltayeb, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and H. Bahrami [arxiv] [PDF]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [arxiv] [PDF]
M. E. Eltayeb, K. Elkhalil, H. Bahrami and T. Y. Al-Naffouri [IEEE]
K. Elkhalil, A. Hasan, J. Ding, S. Farsiu and V. Tarokh [Arxiv] [code]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, R. Calderbank, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [PDF] [code]
Xiaoke Yang, K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [IEEE] [PDF] [Slides] [code]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, R. Couillet, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [IEEE] [PDF] [Poster]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [IEEE] [PDF] [Poster]
K. Elkhalil, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and M. S. Alouini [IEEE] [PDF] [Slides]
K. Elkhalil, M. Eltayeb, A. Kammoun, T. Y. Al-Naffouri and H, Bahrami [IEEE] [PDF] [Poster]
K. Elkhalil, M. Eltayeb, H. Dahrouj and T. Y. Al-Naffouri [IEEE] [PDF] [Slides]
M. Eltayeb, K. Elkhalil, A. Mas'ud and T. Y. Al-Naffouri [IEEE]
K. Elkhalil, M. Eltayeb, H. Shibli, H. Bahrami and T. Y. Al-Naffouri [IEEE] [PDF]
K. Elkhalil, L. Najjar and Hichem Besbes [PDF]
Apart from research, I enjoy watching movies and reading books. I have just completed reading a book that has to some extent changed the way I look to the world, it is called "Sapiens" a masterpiece of the legendary Yuval Noah Harari . Although, it seems intimidating to most people, it studies the human history from a completely rational view. I don't want to spoil the book, so it is for you to go and read it. I have also been onto a new adventure with another exceptional author Tara Westover and her book "Educated" which describes her uncommon educational journey. Now, I am enjoying the book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (trader, mathematician and essayist but most importantly a thinker) called the "The Black Swan" which explores the potential impact of rare events (that usually defy conventional wisdom). One of the inspiring and illuminating points raised in the book is that history doesn't crawl but actually jumps pretty much like a stock market. My next adventure will be "Men of Mathematics" and "Birth of a Theorem" by one of my scientific heroes Cédric Villani Sometimes, I like to think about puzzles and riddles, most of the times old interesting problems from the IMO. It is frustrating to do so, but extremely satisfying when you figure out the right answer, you kind of feel smarter if you understand what I mean. One of the most challenging problems which took me a great deal of time is problem number 6 in the IMO of 1988 (ironically the year I was born). Try to spend some time on it, you will feel the greatness when you solve it.
I also like watching documentaries from time to time. I still remember the first documentary I watched: "Einstein's big idea" broadcasted in 2005 celebrating 100 years after Einstein's special relativity. It is still a good one, go and watch it if you didn't; you will discover many other brilliant scientists such as Faraday, Lavoisier, Lise Meitner and Emilie du Chatelet. This is how I developed a passion for science.
I am a big fan of Fairuz and Celine Dion two legendary singers. Hedi Jouini is my favourite Tunisian singer ever.