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Fouad A. I. Azar

Biomedical Engineer · Bioinformatician
I do this because I'm bored.


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Hello, world.

My name is Fouad. I am a Biomedical Engineer and Bioinformatician based in Abu Dhabi, currently working at NYU Abu Dhabi's Public Health Research Center. I specialize in multi-omics databases, machine learning, and optical spectroscopy.

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1. Where I've Worked

Research Engineer @ NYU Abu Dhabi Feb 2025 – Present
  • Research Engineer at the Public Health Research Center (PHRC).
  • Lead Developer of OmiχLIMS.
  • 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 a team in multi-modal spectroscopy ML applications for urinalysis.
  • Created a detailed catalogue of urine constituents.
Research Technician & Assistant @ FH Aachen June 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Calibrated and maintained ophthalmological devices.
  • 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.

2. Education

Degree Institution GPA (Note) Focus
MSc Biomedical Engineering FH Aachen, Germany 3.6 (1.7) Medical Physics & Bioinformatics
BEng Biomedical Engineering FH Aachen, Germany 3.2 (2.3) Medical Instrumentation & Signal Processing

3. Skills

Languages
PHP Python Bash C/C++ MATLAB R SQL
Databases & Architecture
PostgreSQL MySQL LAMP/LAPP MVC
Machine Learning
TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Deep Neural Nets Multivariate Analysis Self-Organizing Maps
Bioinformatics
Multi-omics NGS Pipelines Genomics Transcriptomics Proteomics Metabolomics
Optical Spectroscopy
Fluorescence Absorption EEM Multi-modal Applied ML Biomedical Samples
Tools
Git Linux Docker LaTeX

4. Get In Touch

Email: fouad.azar@live.com
GitHub: github.com/FouadAIAzar
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fouad-a-i-azar

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Fouad A. I. Azar
fouad.azar@live.com
"I do this because I'm bored."