Hello, my name is

Fouad Azar.

I do this because I'm bored.

Biomedical Engineer & Bioinformatician specializing in multi-omics databases, machine learning, and spectroscopy. Based in Abu Dhabi.

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01.

Where I've Worked

Research Engineer @ NYU Abu Dhabi

Feb 2025 - Present

  • Research Engineer at the Public Health Research Center (PHRC).
  • Lead Developer of the OmniLIMS
  • Focusing on multi-omics data analysis and pipeline development.

Bioinformatician @ Prepaire

Nov 2022 - Jan 2025

  • Curated multi-omic databases by systematically annotating and validating personalized biological datasets.
  • Handled genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic information integration.

Biomedical Engineer @ Freelance

Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Executed projects in FMRI & EEG convolution and biomechanical simulations.
  • Conducted pitch analysis in speech processing.

Project Coordinator @ Institute of Bioengineering

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Led team in multi-modal spectroscopy ML applications for urinalysis.
  • Created detailed catalogue of urine constituents.

Research Technician @ FH Aachen

June 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Calibrated and maintained ophthalmological devices.

Research Assistant @ FH Aachen

June 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Conducted finite element analysis to study and replicate stress behavior of kyphotic vertebrae.

Professor's Assistant @ FH Aachen

June 2015 - Dec 2020

  • Prepared and lectured in various subjects, including Calculus I/II, Information Processing, German, and Biomolecular Physics.
02.

Education

MSc Biomedical Engineering

FH Aachen, Germany

GPA: 3.6 (Note: 1.7)

Specialized in Medical Physics and Bioinformatics.

BEng Biomedical Engineering

FH Aachen, Germany

GPA: 3.2 (Note: 2.3)

Focus on Medical Instrumentation and Signal Processing.

03.

Technical Arsenal

Core Stack

PHP Python Bash C/C++ MATLAB R

Databases & Arch

PostgreSQL MySQL LAMP/LAPP MVC

ML & Data Science

TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn Pandas

Methods

  • Deep Neural Networks
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Self-Organizing Maps

Domain Expertise

Optical Spectroscopy

Fluorescence Absorption EEM

Bioinformatics

  • Multi-omics Databases
  • NGS Technology

04. What's Next?

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I'm currently open to new opportunities in Bioinformatics and Data Science. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, my inbox is always open!

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