Fadel Adib

Fadel Adib is an Associate Professor with Tenure at MIT, holding a joint appointment in the MIT Media Lab and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He leads the Signal Kinetics research group at the Media Lab and is the founder and CEO of Cartesian Systems. His work focuses on novel wireless technologies for sensing and connectivity in challenging environments, including underwater communication, health monitoring, and robotics.

Education: B.Sc. from American University of Beirut (2011), M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT (2013 and 2016), where he won best thesis awards. His research has led to startups such as Cartesian Systems and Emerald Innovations, addressing applications in climate monitoring, healthcare, and logistics.

Research Interests: Underwater backscatter networking, batteryless systems, non-line-of-sight perception, RFID localization, and wireless health monitoring. His innovations include the first battery-free underwater camera and systems for contactless vital signs monitoring.

• Awards: Sloan Research Fellowship (2021), NSF CAREER Award (2019), ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award (2022), and Technology Review 35 Under 35 (2014).
• Grants: ONR Young Investigator Award, Google Faculty Research Award.
• Teams: Signal Kinetics research group at MIT Media Lab.

Labs and Projects: Focus on cross-disciplinary initiatives such as wireless mapping (Cartesian Systems), underwater-to-air communication, and implantable medical devices.