Basic information:
Name: Karim Ossama Mohammed Fouad
Birth date: 24/12/1979
Gender: Male
Nationality: Egyptian
Schools and education:
School list:
Lycee Liberte d’Heliopolis-Cairo (1983-1987)
Lycee Liberte de Bab El Louq-Cairo (1988)
Manarat Jeddah-Jeddah (1989-1990)
Amal Language schools-Maadi (1991-1997)
Cairo University, faculty of engineering (1998-2002)
High school diploma: GCSE (1995-1997) 8A*+3A
Latest degree: B.Sc in Electrical Communications and Electronics
Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering.
Grade: Distinction with honours (92.72%)
Rank: First.
Graduation project: DSP implementation of a star sensor for satellite
attitude determination. (winner of the Schlumberger prize for best graduation
project in 2002).
Major elective project: VLSI implementation of a neural network for
optical character recognition.
Languages:
Native Arabic.
Fluent English
Workable French
Activities and awards:
Worked for three months in IMEC (Inter-University Microelectronics Centre) in Leuven, Belgium. The project involved studying the RF and mechanical properties of new, and experimental MEMS switch shapes. Attestation available in print, recommendation available through head of MCP/MEMS (drop me an e-mail for his contact info).
Held a seminar in October 2002 in the Egyptian remote sensing Authority on the possibility of using local star sensors in Egyptian satellites in the foreseeable future.
Schlumberger ambassador program prize 2001 for best student.
Schlumberger ambassador program prize 2002 for best graduation project.
Engineer M. Reda Hamza’s grant 2002.
Non-engineering interests:
Linguistics, contemporary literature, swimming.
Tools and languages:
-C/C++ (Turbo, Borland, and workable knowledge of visual).
-Working knowledge of visual BASIC.
-TI DSP code composer studio IDE.
-HP ADS.
-Microsim PSPICE/TOPSPICE/ORCAD and similar environments.
-ALTERA MAX+ tools and most VHDL compilers/simulators/programmers.
Memberships:
IEEE student member since 1998.
IEEE solid state society member beginning 2003.
Egyptian syndicate of engineers since 2002.
Cairo Univesity Engineering alumni association (2002).
Cairo University faculty club (2002)
Contact Information:
Please contact me by e-mail (kimo_the_maniac@yahoo.com) for full contact information.