Ahmed Allam leads the Metasonics Lab, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Before joining UC, he was a postdoctoral associate at MIT where he developed acoustic systems for ocean IoT. Ahmed obtained his PhD in 2021 from Georgia Institute of Technology and his BSc/MSc from Ain Shams University in Egypt. His research interests include acoustics and ultrasonics, 3D-printed materials, underwater communications, IoT, in-body sensing, and industrial monitoring. He is the author of over 20 journal and conference publications in the fields of acoustics, communications, applied physics, and non-destructive testing. In his free time, Ahmed enjoys tinkering with DIY projects, learning new skills from YouTube, and learning new languages.

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