Assad Ebrahim is an applied mathematician and systems engineer with principal interests in algorithms, optimization, and intelligent systems. At BioSonics, Assad led the design and development of the fifth-generation X-Series digital scientific echosounder system (a.k.a. DT-X). He currently leads the Engineering team's efforts to integrate state-of-the-art computational and embedded systems technologies to bring additional capabilities to the X-Series system and its real-time software. He also leads the implementation of sound operational processes and the growth of BioSonics' technical teams.  Assad has received NSF and Sigma Xi research grants for his work in optimization (The Boeing Company - Phantom Works Advanced R&D Division) and in parallel algorithms (Parallel Numerical Linear Algebra Group, University of Missouri, Rolla).  He is co-inventor on two patents for innovative hydroacoustic systems.  Assad received his B.A. in Mathematics from Swarthmore College, and his M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington.