Abdulrahman Azab
Senior Advisor Domain Specialist (Lead) Advanced Computing Unit at Sigma2 AS - Norwegian research infrastructure services (NRIS)
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolAbdulrahman Azab is a senior advisor and domain specialist with two decades of experience designing and operationalising national and European research e-infrastructures across HPC, cloud, and AI platforms. He leads the Advanced Computing Unit at Sigma2, driving hybrid and federated architectures that blend OpenStack, Kubernetes, GPU-based AI pipelines and secure, FAIR-compliant data services for research and public sector use. His work spans strategy to production—coordinating Norway’s role in LUMI and EuroHPC, owning cross‑Nordic projects like Puhuri, and shaping sensitive-data services for EOSC and NeIC. A hands-on systems engineer turned technical leader, he pairs research credentials (30+ peer-reviewed publications and ongoing PhD work on confidential computing) with practical delivery of secure multi-tenant HPC and federated identity solutions. He also teaches cybersecurity, serves on international program committees and boards (EUDAT), and is known for integrating attested enclave architectures and SPIFFE-based identity into real-world research platforms.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Advanced Distributed Systems, Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Advanced Distributed Systems at Mansoura UniversityPhD, Computer Engineering, Advanced Distributed Systems, PhD, Computer Engineering, Advanced Distributed Systems at University of StavangerDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Information Systems Security, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Information Systems Security at Northern Illinois University
English, Arabic, Norwegian, German
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Github Skills (64)
docker10
docker-image10
sequencing10
pipeline10
bioinformatics10
galaxy10
genomics10
nginx10
science10
data-science9
slurm9
admin9
python9
chip-seq9
workflow-engine9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
torognes/inf9380
Apr 2016 - May 2018
High-Performance Computing in Bioinformatics
Contributions:121 commits, 1 PR, 112 pushes in 2 years
bioinformatics
unioslo/socker
Nov 2016 - Aug 2018
A wrapper for secure running of Docker containers on Slurm
Contributions:1 release, 56 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 9 months
docker-containerslurm
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