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Dr. Wael Bahaa-El-Din (Egyptian; born on February 8, 1956) is a retired Microsoft Fellow and Corporate Vice President in the Windows Division, renowned for his expertise in software performance, reliability, and quality. During his tenure at Microsoft, he was known as "Mr. Quality" and played a pivotal role in enhancing the Windows operating system's performance and reliability.[1][2]
Beyond his contributions to technology, Dr. Bahaa-El-Din has been deeply involved in community service. He is a founding member and trustee of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS), one of the largest Islamic centers in the Seattle area. Additionally, he has been instrumental in developing the Islamic Center of Bothell (ICOB) and the Muslim American Youth Foundation (MAYF) community centers and mosques. His efforts in interfaith and outreach activities aim to promote understanding of Islamic values. [3]
Dr. Bahaa-El-Din earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from The Ohio State University in 1984. In 2014, he established a scholarship fund at the university to support students majoring in computer science and engineering.[4]
Throughout his career, Dr. Bahaa-El-Din has authored several influential publications in the field of computer science, focusing on performance analysis and system design. His work has been recognized in various academic journals and conferences. [5]
Career
[edit]After receiving his Ph.D. (1984) in computer and information science from Ohio State University, Wael spent three years as an assistant professor at the University of Houston where he led a number of studies to evaluate performance database and transaction processing systems under response time constraints. He joined Digital Equipment Corporation in 1987 as a senior consultant to the Systems Performance Group, Database Systems.
In 2000, Bahaa-El-Din was named by Steve Ballmer to the newly created position of Distinguished Engineer, along with only 16 others at Microsoft including Charles Simonyi and Dave Cutler. [6][7][8]
In 2006, Bahaa-El-Din was named to lead the Windows Engineering System and Services Team. [9]
Bahaa-El-Din retired from Microsoft in 2010.
Community Service
[edit]Dr. Bahaa-El-Din is one of the founders and trustees of the new MAPS (Muslim Association of Puget Sound) and has been instrumental in developing ICOB (Islamic Center of Bothell) and MAYF (Muslim American Youth Foundation) community centers and Mosques. MAPS and MAYF are the largest Islamic centers in Seattle, Redmond and Burien. [10]
On August 29, 2014, Bahaa-El-Din established the Scholarship Fund on Applied Systems Performance at the University of Ohio for students enrolled in the College of Engineering majoring in either computer science engineering or computer and information science. [11]
Education
[edit]Bahaa-El-Din attended Alexandria University. Ohio State University
Early Life
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[edit]References
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- ^ Markoff, John (2000-07-03). "Microsoft to Reward Its Technical Elite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Microsoft rewards top software engineers | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "System Services, Drivers, and the Registry", How to Cheat at Windows System Administration Using Command Line Scripts, Elsevier, pp. 205–240, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59749-105-1, retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ "Dr. Wael Bahaa-El-Din Profile". MAPS. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "CSE Funds". Computer Science and Engineering. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2025-02-09.