His research interests include high-performance heterogeneous computing, field programmable gate arrays, very large-scale integrated circuit design, and digital signal processing. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Abed has numerous publications in IEEE journals and conferences and is a technical reviewer for several IEEE journals and conferences. He has received funding from sources such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the Army Research Office. Abed is a Senior Member of the IEEE.