Mourad was born in Cherchell. He received his PhD degree from the University of Perpignan Via Domitia in France in Computer Science (Computer Architecture). He received the Master degree in Micro-architecture from the University of Boumerdes with a co-direction with the University of Perpignan in France in 2006. He received his Bachelor degree in Software Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Boumerdes, M’hamed Bougara (Algeria). Started a Postdoctoral Research in Real-Time Embedded Software Group at the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Waterloo in Canada(RIM Blackberry Research Lab) in 2012. Before joining the University of Waterloo he has been a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia in France and as a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana, UIUC working in Intel Compiler Design Research Lab. He started working at Yahoo in Silicon Valley in July 2012 – Oath in 2016 and Verizon in 2019 as Performance Engineering leader for Data Center, Hardware and Software Optimization, 5G Internet and Artificial Intelligence
