Summary
Abdallah Ismail is a control engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience designing hardware and firmware for processor-based embedded and accelerator control systems. At SESAME he built EPICS-based distributed control, real-time kernel drivers, and collaborated with CERN on high-precision digital power supplies and sub-nanosecond synchronization for particle accelerators. His background spans deep embedded Linux work, cross-compiled applications, kernel drivers, and safety-critical trigger hardware, complemented by earlier roles developing high-density DSP-based PCBs and real-time image processing firmware. Trained at Carleton University with a strong academic record in telecommunications and wireless control, he combines formal theory with practical manufacturing and systems-integration experience. Notably, he has bridged accelerator-scale control problems and low-level device driver development, making him effective at both system architecture and the gritty details of hardware/firmware implementation.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, Wireless Remote Control, 10.9/12, Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, Wireless Remote Control, 10.9/12 at Carleton University
English, Arabic