received the B.Eng degree (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, in 2004, the M.Eng degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 2006, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree at McGill University. His research interests include the development of algorithms and techniques for the efficient simulation of nonlinear distortion in microwave and RF circuits.

Mr. Tannir was named to the Dean’s Honor List for his masters thesis. He is the recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC CGS-D) in addition to the McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA) scholarship and the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT) scholarship for his doctoral studies. He was awarded an honorable mention in the Student Paper Contest of the 2007 International Microwave Symposium.