Resume

• 2008

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Digital Signal Processing for Directly Modulated Lasers in Optical Fiber Communications

  Electrical and Computer Engineering

  Chess Club

  Queen's University

  PhD

• 2005

  Masters of Applied Science

  (M.A.Sc.)

  Dynamics of a Passively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser containing a Long Period Fiber Grating

  Electronics

  Chess Club

  Carleton University

• 2001

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

  Ranked 1st within Computer Systems graduating class of 2005\n\nExperimental Realization of Chaos Synchronization for Secure Communications

  Computer Systems

  Carleton University

  With High Distinction

• Kingston Book Fair

  Optical Communications

  Lecturing

  Physics

  Statistics

  Photonics

  Curriculum Development

  Applied Mathematics

  Science

  Student Affairs

  Optoelectronics

  Quantum Mechanics

  Higher Education

  Digital Signal Processing

  Academic Writing

  Electronics

  Matlab

  University Teaching

  Karar

  Abdullah S.

  Karar

  Infinera

  Self-Employed

  Queen's University

  Ottawa

  Canada Area

  Advanced digital signal processing for next generation coherent optical transport

  Staff Systems Design Engineer

  Infinera

  Ottawa

  Canada Area

  Advanced digital signal processing for next generation coherent optical transport

  Senior Systems Design Engineer

  Infinera

  Kingston

  Ontario

  Canada

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\n\nELEC 273 Numerical Methods and Optimization Winter 2014 (teaching award)\nELEC 326 Probability and Random Processes Winter 2013 \nELEC 381 Applications of Electromagnetics Fall 2010 (teaching award)

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Queen's University

  Kingston

  Ontario

  Canada

  Department of Mathematics and Statistics\n\nTheoretical and experimental Investigation of the generation

  transmission and detection of a super-channel for 1-Tbit/s with focus on transmitter and receiver digital signal processing functions in the context of coherent optical communications.

  NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow

  Queen's University

  Kingston

  Ontario

  Canada

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\n\nDeveloping novel solutions for 100 Gbit/s short reach optical interconnects

  performing test and measurement of optical

  electrical and optoelectronic components and devices for direct detection and coherent optical communications. Test and measurement of silicon photonic devices including photo-detectors and ring modulators.

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Queen's University

  International

  Academic Tutor

  Self-Employed

  Queen’s University

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

  Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology

  Ontario Ontario Government

  Duncan and Urlla Carmichael Graduate Fellowship

  Queen's University