Member of the pen-math group working on building MathBrush, a system for enabling mathematics on pen-based and touch-based devices. MathBrush accepts hand-written mathematical expressions from the user and provides multiple processing functionalities such as rendering, editing and manipulation using any integrated Computer Algebra Systems (CAS). The project is a platform for investigating hand written math issues. Among the many issues that the project investigates are: interface issues on different platforms and various input paradigms, recognition issues, natural editing and manipulation of hand written expressions, and processing and operationg on the expressions to generate results.

My contributions include the following: participated in the design phases of the project architecture; implemented the math rendering tool (to render Presentation MathML); designed and implemented the MathBrush GUI on Windows, Mac and iPad; implemented the integration interface with Maple and Mathematica CAS; and participated in project management and writing progress reports and technical papers.

Development tools include: C++, C#, and Objective C.

A key member in two main projects at ICDS

• The Knowledge Projection Project (KPP) for Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Project. The project automates the maintenance process on board ships at NSWC.

  My contributions include the following: worked as a part of the team in the analysis of requirements and collaborated with project principles to determine features and capabilities of the prototype; designed the database schema for specification of dynamic troubleshooting process; developed several pieces of code for accessing and manipulating the stored knowledge base for maintenance automation; managed a small team of undergraduate and graduate students and integrated their contributions in the system code base; and prepared project reports, presentations and demonstration.

  The Purdue team won the 2005 MIRA Award for the KPP Project.

  Development tools include: Oracle 9i, with Java stored procedures for processing XML data and JSP for producing web-enabled client interfaces, XSL transformations to filter XML data and generate HTML for client presentation.

• VDBMS Project: Video Database Management System

  The project implements extensions to an object oriented DBMS (PREDATOR) to support querying videos by content and streaming of video data.

  My contributions include the following: implemented a video processing tool for video segmentation, shot detection, key frame extraction, low-level visual features extraction, and camera motion classification; designed and implemented a video database client interface to support video content-based retrieval and presentation; and implemented server side functions to process MPEG videos in the compressed domain for online video processing such as picture extraction, region blurring and fast forwarding.

  The system prototype has been demonstrated at top-tier database research venues such as ICDE[2002,2004] and a full description has appeared in the ACM Multimedia Systems Journal[2003]. The work on video processing and image segmentation has also appeared in Journal of Electronic Imaging [2001]

  Development tools include: C and Visual C++.

Worked with the Data Center Architecture Smart Cooling Research Team to implement the Data Center Robot "Roborunner". The robot reports hot spots in data centers for cooling adjustment and redistribution of system workload. I programmed the robot (from Activmedia Robotics) to create maps and to move autonomously in the mapped environment (targeting certain goals and avoiding obstacles). The robot reports hot spots in data centers for cooling adjustment and redistribution of system workload.

Roborunner project was featured in NBC3 news August 2002

Development tools include: C.

My duties included the following: designed and implemented web-based applications for data entry and retrieval and of client/server applications for local use; provided maintenance of pre-installed programs (FoxPro and Visual Basic). I obtained training courses in SQL Server 7 and Visual Interdev.

Development tools include: Visual Basic, Power Builder, FoxPro and Visual Interdev with Microsoft SQL as a backend.

1995- 1997

Worked for a local software house in Alexandria, Egypt mainly for software analysis and design and implementing financial applications. Worked for the Arab Academy of Science and Technology for implementing shipment applications. During my work there, I obtained an Oracle training course. Worked for Computer Science department University of Alexandria for gathering system requirements and analysis of data as part of a consultation project in the University.

Development tools include: FoxPro and Oracle.