BIO
Omar grew up in Cairo, Egypt and received his B.E. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, where he worked on a pediatric medical device for monitoring airflow following a tracheostomy. Currently a BME PhD candidate, co-advised by Mike Economo, Omar is interested in understanding brain machine interfaces and investigating multi-region communication. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and tennis, traveling with family and friends, and playing Pro Clubs and COD.