CV

My academic curriculum vitae

Basics

Name Marwan Jalaleddine
Label PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering
Email marwanjalaleddine@gmail.com
Summary PhD candidate at McGill University researching modern Error Correcting Codes (ECCs) for 4G, 5G, and 6G communication systems.

Education

  • 2021.01 - Present

    Montreal, Canada

    PhD in Electrical Engineering
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Electrical Engineering
    • Error Correcting Codes
    • Channel Coding
    • Digital Communications
  • 2019.01 - 2021.01

    Montreal, Canada

    Master's of Engineering (MEng)
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Electrical Engineering
    • Towards achieving ultra reliable low latency communications using guessing random additive noise decoding
  • 2011.01 - 2015.01

    Beirut, Lebanon

    Bachelor's of Engineering (BEng)
    American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
    Electrical and Computer Engineering

Work

  • 2020.01 - Present
    Teaching Assistant
    McGill University
    Lead the lab and tutorial sessions for Computer Organization, Digital Systems and Digital Logic courses at McGill University.
  • 2018.01 - 2018.12
    Electronics Instructor
    TeensWhoCode
    Taught core electronics and coding concepts to young adults.
  • 2018.01 - 2018.12
    Web & Game Development
    Cherpa.io
    Developed interactive educational tools capable of interfacing with the Arduino microcontroller using the Phaser3 HTML5 game platform.

Certificates

Skills

Error Correcting Codes
Efficient Decoder Algorithms
Hardware Implementations of ECC Decoders
Polar Codes
Reed-Muller Codes
LDPC Codes
Machine Learning
Low latency and complexity ML
Complexity Reduction Schemes

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native speaker
French
Intermediate

Interests

Error Correcting Codes
Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding
Partial Ordered Statistics Decoding
Hardware Implementations
Polar Codes
Reed-Muller Codes
LDPC Codes
Channel Coding
Hobbies
Swimming
Baking
Photography
Traveling
Politics

Awards

Volunteer

  • 2022.09 - 2024.01
    President
    McGill Lebanese Student's Association
    Arts and Culture.
  • 2018.01 - 2019.12
    Syndic Committee Chair
    AUB Secular Club, AUB, Beirut
    Managed elected student representatives in the university student council.
    • Ran for elections under the Campus Choice platform demanding wide reforms in the university.
  • 2018.01 - 2019.12
    Logistics Team Leader & Cabinet Member
    TEDxAUB, AUB, Beirut
    Ensured smooth functioning of TEDxAUB events by leading a team of volunteers.
    • Managed planning and paperwork before the event, and set up registration, stage, and stage props on the event day.
  • 2017.01 - 2018.12
    Engineering Design Challenge 3.0 Secretariat
    Robotics Club, AUB, Beirut
    Organized one of the largest robotics competitions in the MENA region.
    • Contacted sponsors to help fund the event.
    • Led a team of volunteers to set up the competition arena on the day of the event.
  • 2017.01 - 2018.12
    Technical Team
    Students for Sustainable Energy for All (SSEA), AUB, Beirut
    Designed the street lighting system for an underdeveloped village in south Lebanon.
    • Significantly reduced the accident rate for commuters in the village.