Wael Farag
Professor, Associate Dean Of Research
Kuwait City, Capital Governorate
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Top SchoolWael Farag is a seasoned engineering leader and academic with over two decades of industry experience spanning automotive, oil & gas, construction machinery and energy, now serving as Professor and Associate Dean of Research in Kuwait. He blends deep embedded-systems and software expertise (C/C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, assembly) with program-level stewardship—having coordinated R&D portfolios exceeding $20M and represented organizations at high-profile governmental and industry forums. At Valeo he led large electronics divisions and standardization efforts for major OEMs, while at Schneider and CNH he delivered safety-critical and off-road control systems, giving him rare cross-domain systems integration skills. His research and teaching focus on machine/deep learning, sensor fusion, autonomous driving and renewable energy, complemented by multiple Udacity nano-degrees in self-driving and deep learning. Comfortable with technical quality frameworks (ISO9001, CMMI, ISO26262, SPICE) and agile practices, he coaches engineers to bridge academic rigor with industrial realities. Notably, his career combines hands-on design of embedded control systems with senior management of multi-national projects and university–industry collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Sensor Fusion Engineer NanoDegree, Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Fusion Engineer NanoDegree, Artificial Intelligence at UdacityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering at Cairo UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Courses, Electrical Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Courses, Electrical Engineering at University of SaskatchewanMaster of Business Administration (MBA) prerequisite, Business Administration and Management, General, A, Master of Business Administration (MBA) prerequisite, Business Administration and Management, General, A at Moraine Valley Community CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, ArabicGithub contributions (5)
wafarag/Multi-Agent-Deep-Rienforcement-Learning
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:22 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
wafarag/Deep-Deterministic-Policy-Gradients-for-Reacher-Robot-Arm
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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