Ibrahim Abou-Faycal

Ibrahim Abou-Faycal is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut since September 2003, specializing in communication and information theory, signal processing, and data structures and algorithms for both undergraduate and graduate levels. As a Senior Advisor at Cambridge Energy Solutions since 2002, Ibrahim provides expertise in software tools for the deregulated electric power market. Previous roles include Consultant positions at Veloxent and HiopLeb, and contributions as a Senior Communication Systems Researcher at Vanu, Inc., where innovative work on Turbo-code decoders was conducted. Academic affiliations include research and teaching roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Ibrahim earned both a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, alongside early academic experience at esteemed institutions such as the ETH Zurich and Bell Labs.