Omar Elabd
Senior Software Engineer at Illinois Applied Research Institute
Urbana-Champaign Area United States
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Top SchoolOmar Elabd is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building computational solutions for natural hazards, transportation, and education, currently driving applied research software at the Illinois Applied Research Institute. With a BS from The American University in Cairo and an MS from UIUC, he blends strong algorithmic and data-analysis skills with practical system-building, exemplified by his contributions to NCSA’s IN-CORE platform for community resilience. Omar has a proven track record delivering transportation-focused tools for state and federal agencies (MDOT, ADOT, AASHTO, FHWA) and has implemented Monte Carlo hazard simulations, water-network recovery analysis, and roadway restoration modeling. He pairs research-grade computational modeling with production software practices, making him effective at translating complex domain science into usable engineering tools. Notably, his background ranges from software-in-test at Microsoft to founding a local .NET user group, reflecting both rigorous engineering discipline and community leadership.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at The American University in Cairo
English, Arabic, French, Japanese
Stackoverflow
1,934reputation
265kreached
21answers
2questions
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Github Skills (94)
vue-table10
datatable10
data-management10
exporter10
excel10
datagrid10
spreadsheet10
debugging10
javascript-tools10
data-import10
loss10
csharp10
grids10
grid10
xml10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
OmarElabd/ExcelToClasses
Jan 2015 - Aug 2019
Generate c# classes from worksheet headers inside an excel workbook (.xls). Useful for data conversion projects.
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 years 6 months
xlsxdotnetxlsdata-conversionworksheet
OmarElabd/ZumoNetduino
Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes in 8 months
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