M. F. Abu-Elyazeed : was born in Cairo, Egypt, on February 1959. He received the B. Sc. degree with honors from Cairo University in 1982 He also received the M. Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cairo university in 1986 and 1990, respectively. From 1984 to 1993, he was a research assistant and an instructor at electronics and communication department, Cairo University. From 1994 to 1999, he was an assistant Professor at physics department, Emirates University. He is presently a Professor at the Electronics and Communication Department, Cairo University. His research interests are in the area of digital signal processing and circuits simulation and fault diagnosis.