He received the B.Sc. degree in electronics and communications engineering and the M.Sc. degree in engineering mathematics from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1996 and 2000, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, in 2004. He has also held research positions with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, and the Advanced Optimization Laboratory at the Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. His research interests include networking, communications and optimization, with current activity focused on the optimal design of wireless and wired communication networks, and optimal network resource management.