Welcome to my world!

There's such a wide range of different Youssefs in me, which might be a little...odd.
But hey! Life would be really boring if there were one only one me, right?

Studying...

4.0 GPA

While getting A's in nearly all STEM and humanities subjects, I, consistently, got the highest grades in Physics and Applied Mathematics.

8.0 IELTS

With a strong command of English, I scored 8.0 in both Reading and Listening; 7.5 in Writing and Speaking.

Research

I co-authored a paper in Biomedical Engineeirng in the Youth Science Journal (YSJ). With Pioneer Academics Research Program, I wrote a study computationally analyzing the effects of stress on optical waveguides.

Academic Honors

  • Gold Medalist in (BPhO) computational physics competition
  • Best participant in Critical Thinking trait in ELP
  • Top 0.2% in the admission tests to STEM High Schools in Egypt

Developing...

Fully functional 8-bit processor

I built a processor able to store and process 8 bits in one instruction. It was developed using Logisim opensource circuit simulator software. This processor can handle a variety of simple arithmetic tasks. It's a project aimed for demystifying the inner workings of computers.

Custom-built Finite Element Solver

I've developed software for 2D finite element stress analysis, which enables the investigation of stress distribution in a 2D plane using the plane strain approximation method. This approach is widely employed in engineering and materials science. The software offers a comprehensive set of tools for stress analysis, including stress visualization.

Fault diagnosis of DC motors

A fault diagnosis software I built using ESP32 development board. The software analyzes current consumption patterns of industrial DC motors, compiling diagnostic reports about their health and shuts them off in case of extreme emergency. In the Egyptian IoT & AI challenge, the project placed top 5% out of 200+ teams

Computational analysis of optical waveguide

Using COMSOL Multiphysics, an industry-standard physics simulation software, I simulated the stresses affecting Buried-Square Core Silicon Waveguide due to thermal mismatching. Additionall, I estimated the alterations in the optical performance of the device. According to my analysis, I concluded that tailoring the thermally-induced stresses could be tailored to optimize device performance.

MachDesigner

I built a fun-to-use software application enabling hobbyist designers create their own photonic circutis. I built it with a user-friendly GUI, requiring not coding experience. The software could accelerate the development of this rather overlooked field of technology.

Computational astrophysics simulations

In British Physics Olympaids (BPhO) computational physics, I developed Python code verifying Kepler's laws, computing and plotting elliptical orbits of planets, creating 2D and 3D animations of planetary orbits, and using Simpson's numeric integration method to determine how orbital time varies with polar angle. Further, a Solar System spirograph was plotted, where a pair of planets are chosen and their orbits are plotted against time. The set of simulations got me a gold medal in the competition.

Working...

IoT & Web developer at HyperSystems

In grade 10 summer break, I worked for 2 month as the IoT & Web developer in a smart systems company in Cairo, Egypt. With a smart bee house I co-built, we won the first place in EBTEKAR Agriculture startup competition out of tens of teams.

CTO of AdveLive

I co-founded a startup in advertisment, AdveLive, with a friend of mine. The startup links companies and users willing to rent their personal spaces as advertisment areas. Responsible for the technical aspect, I developed a universal online platform to run our service. We managed to to be finalists in Al Forsa startup-boosting competition.

Writing...

Blog

Whenever I have random thoughts, I naively jot down about them in my short blogs.

Articles

Whether it is SDGs or history, I enjoy writing articles

Geeking...

Manga

I mostly read historical and philosophical mangas. The ones I do love the most are Berserk, Vagabond, and Claymore. What makes me attracted to this artform is its purity and raw nature.

Music

Though I am more inclined to slow and quiet pieces like Jazz and Oud (Egyptian musical instrument), I listen to Metal and Rock.

Novels

Older fervent prose graps my interest the most, so I read stuff like Under the net, Bartleby, the Scrivener, and The Metamorphosis. Whenever I feel "philosophical," I read some excerpts from The myth of Sisyphus and Writing and Difference

Woodwork

On my school walls, woodwork I did with my cheap Arcet saw hang. I enjoy this simple-yet-expressive hobby, but to be honest most of my work is Cartoon characters!