Omar is currently a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in robotics and autonomous systems at the Autonomous Systems and Advanced Robotics Centre - University of Salford, United Kingdom. He holds a Ph.D. in control, robotics, and autonomous systems engineering from the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, United. His areas of expertise are autonomous driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones, robotics, and & control systems.