This document is a resume for Michael Farag summarizing his qualifications. It outlines his educational background including graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Boston University in Fall 2016. It also details his significant research experience in signal processing, wireless communications, machine learning and optimization. Finally, it provides an overview of his technical skills, publications, professional experience as a research and teaching assistant, and volunteer work.

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Michael Farag
109 Strathmore Road, apt. 7, Brighton, MA 02135 • 857-210-7563 • mgsfarag@bu.edu
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
 Graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in Fall 2016.
 Significant research experience and coursework in signal and information processing, wireless
communications, algorithms, data structures, machine learning, and optimization.
 Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team setting.
 Seeking a technical position in the greater Boston area.
EDUCATION
Boston University College of Engineering, Boston, MA
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering January 2017
 Advisor: Prof. Bobak Nazer
 Thesis: Gaussian Interference Channels: Fundamental Limits and a Practical Approach.
Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering June 2007
 Grade: 89% (Top 5% of class)
 Graduation Project: “Wireless LAN; Simulation and Implementation”
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Excellent knowledge of MATLAB.
 Very good experience in C/C++.
 Intermediate experience in Java and Visual Basic.
 Intermediate knowledge of HTML.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant – Boston University College of Engineering, Boston, MA September 2011 - present
 Developed an algorithm for multi-user wireless channels that pairs frequency sub-channels to
maximize signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio. The algorithm uses general graph matching and
power scaling techniques.
 Developed a scheme for the K-user interference channel to achieve the symmetric capacity using
nested lattice codes.
 Conducted studies on the X-channel.
Teaching Assistant – Boston University College of Engineering, Boston, MA September 2013 – May 2014
 Held recitation sessions for undergraduate students in probability theory in electrical and computer
engineering.
Teaching Assistant – Alexandria University, Egypt February 2008 – July 2011
 Held discussion sessions for undergraduate engineering students for mathematical engineering
courses such as ordinary/partial differential equations, vector analysis, analytical geometry.

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 Supervised a group of two other teaching assistants.
 Helped in grading exams.
Intern Engineer – Telecom Egypt, Egypt Summer 2005
 Given the opportunity to explore different national as well as regional projects in which the
company took part in, such as SEA-ME-WE 4.
PUBLICATIONS
 M. Farag and B. Nazer, “Matching Alignment,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium
on Information Theory (ISIT 2015), Hong Kong, July 2015.
 M. Farag and B. Nazer, “The Symmetric Ergodic Capacity of Phase-Fading Interference Channels to
within a Constant Gap: 3 Users in the Strong and Very Strong Regimes,” in Proceedings of the IEEE
International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2013.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Reviewer for
 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), 2015, 2016.
 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2013, 2015.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Robot Design Judge – BU Academy (FIRST LEGO League competition) December 2014
 Assessed and judged the robot design of middle school teams in FIRST LEGO League competition
held at BU Academy for three consecutive years.
LANGUAGES
 Arabic (native speaker)
 English (very good)
 French (basic conversation ability)