Barakat is a post-doctoral researcher at the Technical University of Munich in addition to being assigned as an assistant professor at Ain Shams University. He holds a PhD degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt in the field of nonlinear dynamical systems in 2022.

Our understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena, from mechanics to optics and quantum mechanics, is mostly based on dynamical mathematical models. Due to the inherent nonlinear nature of physical phenomena, nonlinear modeling was able to reveal much of the underlying physics, including superconductivity, satellites, lasers, electronic amplifiers, among others. The research of Barakat is currently focused on the nonlinear dynamical modeling and experimentation of nano- resonators, a quite intriguing class of physical systems exhibiting both classical and quantum effects under controlled conditions. In his research, he is working on the exploration of the linear and nonlinear coupling mechanisms between the vibration modes of nano-resonators with high quality (Q) factors using perturbation and nonlinear analysis methods. The understanding of these mechanisms can help in developing methods for precise sensing or quantum computing technologies.

Barakat is willing to explore the potentiality of nanomechanical resonators in the development of either coherent quantum two-level systems or signal routing mechanisms for future information technologies. Due to their low-energy-loss and high frequencies, nano-resonators proved in the last decade to be a good candidate for having quantum-like behavior, which helps in experimenting several quantum phenomena on classical, easier-to-implement, analogous systems. Moreover, with the help of their nonlinear properties, they do offer a high potential for being operated in the quantum regime, which would have tremendous benefits for the future quantum technologies.