About
The course “Introduction to QNX® OS Architecture” teaches the features, services, and architecture of the QNX RTOS. Combined with certification, the course can unlock additional exciting career opportunities.

Part I - 12:00 PM Easten Daylight Time
• OS Architecture Overview
• The Microkernel
• Scheduling
• Process Manager

Part II - 2:15 PM Easten Daylight Time
• The QNX OS Resource Managers
• Security
• Processes and Threads
• Synchronization, Mutexes and Condvars

Course Deliverables
You will receive the following during and after the course:
• Certificate of attendance.
• A QNX SDP 8 evaluation license.
• Access to MyQNX where you have a wealth of information from the developer community, product documentation, reference designs, demos, benchmarks, and whitepapers.
Presenters
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QNX Technical Education
The QNX technical education team bring deep expertise in embedded systems, spanning real-time operating systems, safety-critical software, and low-level systems programming. They have hands-on experience with RTOS architecture, device drivers, board support packages, and multi-core/virtualization technologies across industries such as automotive, industrial automation, medical devices, and aerospace. They bring practical knowledge of topics such as OS, hypervisors, 64-bit compute platforms, and robotics software stacks. This combination of technical depth and cross-industry experience allows the team to take the attendees through complex embedded design challenges, from early architecture decisions to certification and deployment.
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Hussein El-Souri
Field Application Engineer
Hussein El-Souri is a Field Application Engineer at QNX, helping customers develop secure, reliable, and high-performance embedded software solutions. He works closely with automotive and embedded systems customers to support software architecture, platform adoption, technical evaluations, and product integration. With expertise spanning real-time operating systems, virtualization, functional safety, and connected platforms, Hussein helps organizations accelerate development while meeting demanding reliability and performance requirements. He regularly collaborates with engineering teams, technology partners, and industry leaders to address emerging challenges in software-defined vehicles, intelligent edge systems, and next-generation embedded computing.
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Ayad Sabbagh
Business Development Manager
Ayad Sabbagh is a Business Development Manager at QNX, focused on enabling innovation in embedded and mission-critical systems. He brings over 20 years of experience in technical and commercial roles across the industry. Ayad collaborates with organizations in robotics, industrial automation, healthcare, aerospace, and telecommunications to bring reliable, secure, and high-performance software to market. He's a strong advocate for the developer community, leading engagement programs that win new adopters and deepen loyalty. Ayad regularly engages with technology leaders to explore emerging trends in real-time computing, safety-critical systems, and intelligent connected devices.
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