Alumni: PhD Students


Name Period Title of Thesis Present Position

Alain Aoun 2021 – 2025 Machine Learning based Memory Load Approximation Formal Verification Engineer, Amalent, Ottawa, Canada

Elif Deniz 2020 – 2024 Formalization of Partial Differential Equations in HOL Theorem Proving Postdoc, Western University, London, ON, Canada

Mohamed Wagdy Abdelghany 2018 – 2021 Formal Probabilistic Risk Assessment using Theorem Proving Chef d’Équipe Opération, SNC-Lavalin, Montreal, Canada

Saif Najmeddin 2017 – 2021 UAV-Enabled Wireless Powered Communication Networks Senior DSP Engineer, MDA, Montreal, Canada

Hassnaa El- Derhalli 2018 – 2021 Design Stochastic Computing Architectures Integrated Optics Design Verification Engineer, AMD, Ottawa, Canada

Mahmoud Saleh Masadeh 2016 – 2020 Machine Learning based Adaptive Approximate Computing Assistant Prof., Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

Yassmeen Elderhalli 2017 – 2019 Formal dependability analysis using HOL theorem proving Senior Formal Verification Applications Engineer, Synopsys, Ottawa, Canada

Ahmed Hachani 2013 – 2018 Formal verification of clock domain crossing ASIC Digital Designer, Synopsys, Ottawa, Canada

Mbarka Soualhiai 2013 – 2018 An adaptive failure-aware scheduler for Hadoop Senior Researcher, Ericsson, Montreal, Canada

Ibtissem Seghaier 2012 – 2018 Surrogate based optimization and verification of AMS designs Senior Formal Verification Engineer, Nvidia, California, USA

Ghaith Bany Hamad 2013 – 2017 Multilevel Modeling, Formal Analysis, and Characterization of Soft Error in Digital Systems Senior Formal Verification Engineer, Nvidia, California, USA

Ons Lahiouel 2012 – 2017 Enhancing variation-aware analog circuits sizing Senior ASIC Verification Engineer, MDA, Montreal, Canada

Alaeddine Daghar 2012 – 2017 Formal verification of control systems in HOL Senior Consultant Sys Integration, Deloitte, Montreal, Canada

Ghassen Helali 2012 – 2017 Formal verification of opacity in HOL Senior Production Analyst, DGCIB, Montreal, Canada

Muhammad Umair Siddique 2011 – 2015 Formal Analysis of Geometrical Optics using Theorem Proving System Design Engineer, Apple, California, USA

Mohamed Yousri Mahmoud 2011 – 2015 Formal Analysis of Quantum Optics Senior ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Infinera, Ottawa, Canada

Lamine Ben Cheikh 2010 – 2015 Mapping algorithms for surgery on parallel architectures Data Scientist, Olameter, Montreal, Canada

Jomu George Mani Paret 2010 – 2015 A Functional Verification Methodology for an Improved Coverage of System-on-Chips Verification Engineer, AMD Toronto, Canada

Maissa El Euch 2009 – 2015 Formal probabilistic verification of wireless sensor networks Assistant Prof., University of Sfax, Tunisia

Sanaz Afshar 2010 – 2015 Formal verification of electromagnetics optics Requirement and Test Leader, Crouse Co., Tehran, Iran

Henda Aridhi 2009 – 2015 Enhancing the Behavioral Verification of Analog Circuits using Model Order Reduction Senior Product Development Engineer, Microchip, Montreal, Canada

Liya Liu 2009 – 2013 Formalization of discrete-time Markov chains in HOL Senior ASIC Design Engineer, AMD, Toronto, Canada

Tarek ElMhamdi 2009 – 2012 Formal information theoretical analysis using theorem proving Design Verification Engineer, Apple, Florida, USA

Naeem Abbasi 2007 – 2012 Formal reliability analysis using higher-order logic theorem proving Verification Engineer, Qualcom, California, USA

Rajeev Narayanan 2007 – 2012 A framework for noise analysis and verification of analog circuits Director, Ecosystem Platform Strategy, Eisai, NJ, USA

Aijiao Cui 2005 – 2009 Watermarking techniques for intellectual property protection Research Fellow, Peking University Shenzen, China

Amjad Gawanmeh 2003 – 2008 On the formal verification of group key security protocols Associate Prof.,University of Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Hussein Zaki 2003 – 2008 Techniques for the formal verif of analog and mixed-signal designs Assistant Prof., University of Central Florida, USA

Osman Hasan 2005 – 2008 Formal probabilistic analysis using theorem proving Professor & Provost.,National U. of Sciences and Tech., Pakistan

Amr Abdel- Hamid 2001 – 2005 Watermarking techniques for IP protection in SoC designs Assistant Prof.,German University of Cairo, Egypt

Ali Habibi 2001 – 2005 Framework for system level verification: The SystemC case Principle Engineer, Qualcomm, California, USA

Fang Wang 2000 – 2005 First-order w-automata model checking using MDGs Assistant Prof.,Memorial U. of Newfoundland, Canada

Behzad Akbarpour 2000 – 2005 Modeling and verification of DSP designs in HOL Senior Verification Engineer, Nvidia, California, USA

Hong Peng 1997-2002 Environment synthesis and syntactic model reduction Manager, IC Design, Huawei, North Carolina, USA

Haiyan Xiong 1999-2002 Providing a formal linkage between MDG and HOL Information System Officer, Manchester U., UK

Mustafa Azizi 1998-2001 Coverification of hardware/software systems Associate Prof.&Dept. Chair, U. Oujda, Morocco

Azzedine Amri 2011 – 2011 Formal verification of flight control systems Team Leader, Software Quality, CS Canada, Montreal, Canada

William Denman 2009 – 2010 Formal verification of nonlinear analog designs Quantitative Developer, Obis, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Walid Gandour 2007 – 2008 Formal verification of optical devices Associate Prof., Lebanese University, Lebanon

Faiez Charfi 2003 – 2008 Formal specification and verification of real-time systems Lecturer, University of the Center, Tunisia

Nabil Wageeh 2004 – 2007 Formal verification of analog devices Senior Engineer, Mentor Graphics, Cairo, Egypt

JounaidiBen Hassen. 2002 – 2007 Rewriting approaches for proba- bilistic model checking Project Leader, Infrstructure Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Lazhar Halleb 2003 – 2004 Modeling and verification of SoC designs Integration & Verification Eng., Ericsson, Montreal, Canada

Rabeb Mizouni 2003 – 2003 Embedding of temporal specification languages in HOL Associate Prof.,Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Omar Banimelhem 2002 – 2002 Specification and verification of SoC using SystemC Associate Prof. & Dept. Chair,Jordan U. of Sciences and Tech., Jordan

Yiqing Tang 1997 – 1999 Modeling and verification of SPW designs in HOL Engineer, Telecom Industry, Ottawa, Canada

Li Cong 1997 – 1998 CDMA multimedia services for mobile communications RA, Waterloo U., Canada