Raed Diab
Postdoctoral Researcher | FPGA, High-Speed DAQ & Signal Processing   |   [email protected]

Raed Diab

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, Germany, working at the convergence of high-speed digital instrumentation, circuit simulation, and fundamental experimental physics. My current research focuses on building robust hardware and firmware platforms for advanced data acquisition, developing FPGA applications to sustain massive raw throughput streams, and implementing Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs) to stabilize exact phase references across multi-channel DAQ topologies.

On the computational side, I am mapping out the expected signal profiles of the axion dark matter particle—evaluating its signature behaviors across both time and frequency domains, analyzing complex noise baselines, and engineering solutions to maximize overall Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). I hold a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Florida, where I specialized in high-precision optical interferometry, laser alignment dynamics, and quantum squeezing mechanics optimized for the LIGO gravitational wave detector ecosystem. I enjoy bridging the space between hardware development and deep physics simulation, leveraging custom code pipelines, digital tools, and lab equipment to construct experiments from the ground up. Feel free to reach out via email or follow my progress on LinkedIn.

Key Skills

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High-Speed DAQ & Firmware

• FPGA program development (Xilinx platforms)
• High-speed data acquisition architecture
• Optical fiber network data transfer
• RF instrumentation & bench assembly

Signal & Timing Systems

• Phase-Locked Loops (PLL) synchronization
• Multi-channel phase stabilization
• Noise analysis & SNR optimization
• LTspice hardware circuit simulation

Computational Modeling

• Axion dark matter signal simulation
• Time & frequency domain characterizations
• Data analysis via Python, C++, and MATLAB
• Custom experimental visualization tools

Precision Optics & Interferometry

• Laser cavity alignment & stabilization
• Mode mismatch sensing algorithms
• LIGO alignment physics (RFJAS)
• Quantum noise & optical squeezing controls

📬 Follow the Research Journey

I regularly document my progress from ultra-high-speed hardware architectures, real-time data acquisition loops to open-source scientific software design directly from the lab.


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