Omar El Ayach

University of Texas at Austin
MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering, expected June 2010
PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering, expected June 2013

• Advisor: Prof. Robert Heath
• Research Lab: Wireless Networking & Communications Group (WNCG)]

 

American University of Beirut (A.U.B)
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
B.E. Computer & Communication Engineering, June 2008

• Graduated With High Distinction
• Major GPA:  91.8/100

University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Research Assistant, since September 2008

• Supervisor: Dr. Robert Heath
• Working on the “Hydra” project to extend the capabilities of the test bed to include a four-by-four MIMO link and several new PHY and MAC layer protocols.  
• Implementing a multi-user MIMO OFDM system using LabView and hardware from National instruments. The system includes three two-by-two MIMO links to test the applicability of several MIMO concepts such as interference alignment.
• Also, currently researching future projects in wireless body area networks and the standardization of IEEE 802.15.6.

University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2008– December 2008

• Worked as a teaching assistant for the course “Wireless Communication Lab”
• Instructed lab sessions, corrected assignments, corrected exams, and held office hours. The lab aims at implementing a full wireless communication link using LabView and hardware from National Instruments.

University of California, Berkeley (California Center for Innovative Transportation)
Research Intern, June 2007 – September 2007

• Researched WiMax networks and worked on deploying and testing the research center’s new WiMax network at the Berkeley Highway Lab.
• Conducted research and a feasibility study of implementing new networking protocols (NTCIP) on embedded systems required by the new transportation networks standards to increase interoperability.

American University of Beirut (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture)
            Research Assistant, September 2007 – June 2008

• Researched the design and simulation of energy efficient MAC layer protocols for wireless sensor network.
• Researched distributed underwater localization using wireless sensor networks.

Communication Systems, Digital Communication, Signal and Systems, Control Systems, Information Theory, Wireless Communication, Wireless Communication Lab, Introduction to Systems Theory, Probability and Stochastic Processes, Cryptography and Computer Security, Internet Security, Computer Networks, Electronics, Computer Architecture, Microprocessors (Computer Organization), Operating Systems, Data Structures and Algorithms, Electromagnetics.

Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server, Linux
C++, Java, Perl, Python, Tcl/Tk, Microsoft SQL, VHDL
MATLAB, Labview, NS2, Snort, Simulink, Pspice, Mathematica
Microsoft Office, LaTeX
English (native), Arabic (native), French (proficient)