National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences

Prof. Eng. Tamer Mekky Ahmed Ibrahim Habib

Space Sciences And Strategic Studies Division Head

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Email : tamermekky@rocketmail.com
Phone : 00201096940098

Experience

1) As a teacher of (introduction to computers, DOS & Windows) courses.

2) As a teacher assistant for Visual basic courses.

3) As a software developer at Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering.

4) Responsible for Hardware/Software maintenance in the computer club at faculty of engineering.

5) As an engineer having the Basic course of aircraft maintenance without type rating at EGYPT AIR (EGYPT AIR certified course).

6) Basic course of flight regulations.

7) Assistant at the CIVIL AVIATION ACADEMY.

8) Construction engineer (free work).

9) HVAC engineer at ORASCOM engineering company.

10) Research assistant at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

11) Assistant researcher at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

12) Attitude determination and control Senior engineer at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

13) Attitude determination and control Group Leader at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

14) Lecturer at Jazan university, Faculty of engineering, mechanical engineering department, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

15) Supervisor of Space environment, structure & thermal control department (as a department head) at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES, Space Division.

16) Assistant Professor of Automatic Control at the Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

17) Member of the post graduate studies steering committee at the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.

18) Member of research projects steering committee at the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.

19) Spacecraft dynamics and control department acting head at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES, Space Division.

20) Spacecraft orbit department head at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES, Egyptian Space Program.

21) Space division acting head (as an acting dean) at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

22) Technical office member at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

23) Technical Member of the committee formed to retrieve airworthiness of NARSS aircraft.

24) Adjunct Professor of Automatic Control Systems at Nile University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering Program, Mechatronics Track.

Education

• Cairo University.

• Faculty of engineering

• Aerospace department

• Graduation year – 2000

• Graduation grade – Very Good

• Master Degree of Science (Awarding year – 2003)

• Doctor of Philosophy (Awarding year – 2009).

Personal Information:

• Nationality: Egyptian.

• Date of birth: December 11th , 1978.

• Military service: Exempted.

• Marital status: Married and having two children.

Computer Skills:

A) Software:

1) Visual basic programming.

2) Matlab programming language.

3) Simulink.

4) Kiss data base.

5) STK (satellite tool kit).

6) Microsoft Word.

7) Microsoft Excel.

8) Microsoft PowerPoint.

9) Microsoft Access.

10) ActiveX Tec. (Using).

11) MDT (Mechanical Desktop).

12) GW Basic.

13) Quick Basic.

14) Fortran.

15) AutoCAD.

16) Pascal.

17) C ++.

18) HTML.

19) Assembly language.

20) Print artist.

21) Msc-Nastran (By N.A.S.A)

22) ICDL (International Computer Driving License) Certified.

B) Hardware:

1) Computer maintenance.

2) P.L.C.

3) Electronic circuit analysis.

4) Microcontroller.

5) Digital circuit design and construction.

6) Arduino Uno.

Graduation Project:

Topic: Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control.

Grade: Excellent.

Quick view: The project deals with satellite dynamics and attitude control using reaction wheels and magnetic rods. The design was done using the linearized dynamic equation and then applied to the non-linear actual system.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Sayed Desouki.

Prof. Dr. Gamal M. EL Bayoumi.

MSc Thesis:

Title: The Global Positioning System Application to Satellite Position and Attitude Determination.

Quick view: The thesis simulates the GPS constellation satellites in addition to a case study satellite that uses a GPS receiver for its position and attitude determination. This case study satellite is subject to various environmental effects. The resulting errors of position and attitude determination processes have been enhanced and then filtered. A new developed attitude determination algorithm has been presented, tested and compared with other algorithms. This algorithm has proven to be faster than some traditional algorithms in about seven times with the same accuracy. Finally, conclusions have been extracted from simulation results to evaluate the case study satellite and its GPS receiver performance.

Super visors: Prof. Dr. Gamal M. EL Bayoumi.

Dr. Ayman Hamdy Kassem.

PhD Thesis:

Title: New Algorithms of Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Control via Attitude, Angular Velocity, and Orbit Estimation Based on the Earth’s Magnetic Field.

Quick view: The main objective of this thesis is to develop algorithms to bring the satellite from the detumbling mode to the attitude acquisition mode, and then to the stand-by mode based mainly on earth’s magnetic field sensing and actuation. Nonlinear filters namely, the pseudo-linear Kalman filter, the extended Kalman filter, the unscented Kalman filter, the derivative free implementation of the extended Kalman filter, and the hybrid Kalman filter are utilized. The main utilized attitude control algorithms were the high performance non-linear discrete magnetic controller, the sliding mode controller, and the nonlinear dynamic inversion controller. Optimum controller parameters are established throughout real coded genetic algorithms.

Super visors: Prof. Dr. Sayed Desouki Hassan.

Prof. Dr. Gamal M. EL Bayoumi.

Personal Skills:

1) Oriented Research.

2) Teaching.

3) Helping others.

4) Hard working.

5) Managing teamwork.

Current Positions:

1) Professor (Research Professor) at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES, Space Division, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Department.

2) Spacecraft Orbit Group Lead at the Egyptian Space Agency.

3) Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Department Acting Head at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES, Space Division.

4) Reference Consultant for Automatic Control at Brightskies Software Solutions.

5) Member of the Egyptian Space and Remote Sensing Research Council, According to the decision of the Minster of Scientific Research.

6) Academic member of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt.

7) Member of the Sixth Technical Committee (TC6) of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO).

8) Member of the African-European mutual cooperation committee at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

9) An Expert Member of the Egyptian Space Program Committee formed by the Prime Minster Decision Number 692, for year 2021, and updated by the Prime Minster Decision Number 549, for year 2022.

10) Space division acting head (as an acting dean) at THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

11) Member of the permanent committee of cooperation between THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES and THE EGYPTIAN SPACE AGENCY.

12) Executive Board Member of THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES.

13) Member of the General Assembly of the Egyptian Company for the Services of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Technology.

Languages:

Language	Degree
	Reading	Writing	Speaking
Arabic	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
English	Fluent	Very good	Very good
French	Fair	Fair	Fair
Russian	Very Poor	Very Poor	Very Poor
Chinese	Very Poor	Very Poor	Very Poor
Urdu	Very Poor	Very Poor	Very Poor
Turkish	Very Poor	Very Poor	Very Poor

TOEFL Score:

610 (Local TOEFL).

Certificates:

1- BSc, MSc, and PhD in aerospace engineering.

2- Computer software and hardware maintenance.

3- Introduction to computer, DOS, and windows trainee certificate.

4- Introduction to computer, DOS, and windows trainer certificate.

5- Microsoft excel.

6- Visual Basic.

7- International computer driving license (ICDL).

8- Aircraft maintenance basics for aeronautical engineering undergraduates.

9- Certified internal auditor for ISO 9001-2008.

10- Success completion of the international training workshop on numerical control technology, ministry of science and technology, The People’s Republic of China.

11- Certificate of participation in the workshop of Small Satellite Engineering and Design, Ankara, Turkey.

Reviewer at the following journals and firms:

1- Aerospace Science and Technology (ELSEVIER listed) (SCOPUS).

2- The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (ELSEVIER listed) (SCOPUS indexed).

3- International Journal of Aerospace Engineering.

4- International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation.

5- Hindawi Publishing Co.

6- IET Sonar, Radar, and Navigation.

7- Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF). Reviewer Number 15726.

8- Academia Letters.

9- Control Science and Engineering.

10- Aerospace Systems.

11- Advances in Space Research.

12- Sensors.

Editorial board member:

1- International Journal of Aeronautical Science & Aerospace Research.

2- Journal of Physics & Astronomy.

3- Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences.

4- SAE INTERNATIONAL.

Supervision of postgraduate students:

1- A.H. Mohammed, “Future Prediction of the orbital Motion of an Artificial Satellite”, MSc Thesis, Astronomy, Space Science, and Meteorological Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 2015.

2- A. B. Yassen, “Orbit Determination Modeling using GPS coupled with Earth Geopotential and Ocean Tides”, MSc Thesis, Astronomy, Space Science, and Meteorological Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 2016.

3- K.A. Abdelrazik, “Spacecraft Orbit Estimation Via Optical Observation”, MSc Thesis, Aerospace Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 2016.

4- A. M. Ismail, “An Implementation and Verification of a High-Precision Orbit Propagator”, MSc Thesis, Aerospace Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 2018.

Projects:

Project Title	Project Fund Type/Source	Role	Status
DesertSat	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	ADCS Intermediate experience Engineer	Delivered
EgyptSat-1 Technology Transfer	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	ADCS Senior Engineer	Completed
EgyptSat-2	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	ADCS Senior Engineer	Delivered
EgyptSat-2T	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	ADCS Senior Engineer	Delivered
BOSAT Software Reverse Engineering	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	Principal Investigator	Completed
Spacecraft Orbit Design Software Development	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	Principal Investigator	Completed
Solar Powered Integrated System for Remote Sensing Applications (Phase I)	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	Co-Principal Investigator	Delivered
Solar Powered Integrated System for Remote Sensing Applications (Phase II)	Funded from the Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology	Principal Investigator	Initially Submitted
ZUSAT	Egyptian Space Agency	Orbit Design Team Group Lead	Ongoing
NExSat-1	Egyptian Space Agency	Orbit Design Team Group Lead	Ongoing, and preparing for flight
MisrSat-2	China	Chief Orbit Design, and Orbit Control Engineer	Ongoing, and preparing for flight
Developing Algorithms of Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Control System Based on Artificial Intelligence.	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	Principal Investigator	Ongoing
Building Micro-Satellite for Research and Agriculture Purposes NARSS Earth Observation Satellite (NEOSat-1) (NEOSat-1)	National Authority for Remote sensing and Space Sciences	Work package Principal Investigator	Ongoing

Technical/Steering Program committee at the following conferences:

A- 8th International Conference on Signal Image Processing, and Multimedia (SIPM 2020), June 27-28/2020, Copenhagen, Denmark.

B- 6th International Conference on Signal, Image Processing, and Embedded Systems (SIGEM 2020), December 18-19/2020, Sydney, Australia.

C- 7th International Conference on Signal Processing (SP 2021), February 20-21/2021, Dubai, UAE.

D- 9th International Conference on Signal Image Processing, and Multimedia (SIPM 2021), July 10-11/2021, Toronto, Canada.

E- 2021 Global Congress on Electrical Engineering (GC ElecEng 2021), 1st Mosharaka International Conference on Control, and Systems Engineering (MIC-Control 2021) September 3-5/2021, Valencia, Spain. Papers will be published at IEEE Xplore.

F- 1st Mosharaka International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applications (MIC-Mechanical 2021), December 3-5/2021, Aqaba, Jordan. Papers will be published by CRC Press/Balkema and submitted for Scopus indexing, Aerodynamics, Aerospace, and Aeronautical Engineering (AAAE) track.

G- 3rd International Conference on Signal Processing, VLSI Design & Communication Systems (SVC 2022), January 22-23/2022, Zurich, Switzerland.

H- 2nd International Congress on Engineering Technologies (EngiTeK 2022), June 14-16/2022, Irbid, Jordan. Papers will be published by CRC Press/Balkema and submitted for Scopus indexing, Aeronautical Engineering Technologies (AeroTek) track, and Control Systems Technologies and Applications (CSTA) track.

Chief panel member:

A- ISNET/TUBITAK UZAY Workshop on Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries, Oct., 2014.

Keynote Speaker:

A- The Seventh International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE 2021), Dec., 2021.

Websites:

Website	Link
Scopus Author Website	https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8973480000
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=HYhCyWEAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1030-4513
Publons	https://publons.com/researcher/1353724/tamer-mekky-ahmed-habib/
Research Gate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tamer-Habib
Web of Science	https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AFN-2667-2022
Google Personal Website	https://sites.google.com/view/tamermekky
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamer-mekky-78259117

 I believe in ALLAH, and I wish to serve my country and my nation and defend them against intruders, even if it may cost me my life.

 I enjoy learning.

 I am controllable, dynamic, and self-motivated.

 I’ve the ability of following up, and the necessary amount of insistence to reach my goals.

 I’m very anxious to explore new fields specially but not necessarily fields, which are complementary to those I have already gained knowledge about.

 I enjoy well-managed team working.

 I enjoy helping others.

 An aerospace engineer is a multi-field engineer (i.e. he can work as an aerospace engineer, mechanical engineer, steel structures designer civil engineer, electrical engineer…. etc.).

 I like reading, travelling and cooking.

Publications

1- T.M. Habib, A.H., Kassem, and G. M., El-Bayoumi, “GPS-Based Small Satellite Position and Attitude Determination Simulator”, Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2005, pp. 71-87.

2- T.M. Habib, S.D., Hassan, and G. M., El-Bayoumi, “Spacecraft Attitude and Attitude Rate Estimation Using Hybrid Kalman Filtering of Magnetometer Measurements”, Proceeding of the 12-th International Conference on Aerospace science and Aviation Technology, 2007.

3- T.M. Habib, “Fast Converging with High Accuracy Estimates of Satellite Attitude and Orbit Based on Magnetometer Augmented with Gyro, Star Sensor and GPS via Extended Kalman Filter”, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Vol.14, Issue 2, Dec. 2011, pp. 57-61.

4- T.M. Habib, “Global Optimum Spacecraft Orbit Control Subject to Bounded Thrust in Presence of Nonlinear and Random Disturbances in a Low Earth Orbit”, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Vol.15, Issue 1, June, 2012, pp. 1-8.

5- T.M. Habib, “Innovative Airborne and Aerospace Solutions for Defense and Remote-sensing”, The First International Conference on New Trends and Applications of GNSS, Cairo University, 2012.

6- T.M. Habib, “A Comparative Study of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Estimation Algorithms (A cost-benefit approach)”, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol.26, Issue 1, April-May, 2013, pp. 211-215.

7- T.M. Habib, “Simultaneous spacecraft orbit estimation and control based on GPS measurements via extended Kalman filter”, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Vol.16, Issue 1, 2013, pp. 11-16.

8- T.M. Habib, “Concurrent Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Estimation with Attitude Control Based on Magnetometer, Gyroscope, and GPS Measurements through Extended Kalman Filter”, Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, 2014, pp. 461-468.

9- T.M. Habib, “Artificial Satellites: History, Future, and Precautions”, Science, Vol.444, 2013, pp. 38-39.

10- T.M. Habib, “Combined Spacecraft Orbit and Attitude Control Through Extended Kalman Filtering of Magnetometer, Gyro, and GPS Measurements”, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Vol.17, Issue 1, Jan, 2014, pp. 87-94.

11- M., Awad, M., Mahmoud, T., Habib, A., Mohamed, “Prediction of the orbital motion of an artificial satellite from radar measurements”, Al Azhar Bulletin of Science - Basic Science Sector, Vol.25, No. 1, June, 2014, pp. 15-20.

12- T.M. Habib, “A Review and a Quantitative Comparison among the Exact Solution and the Numerical Integration Methods with Fixed Time Step Commonly Used to Solve the Two-Body Problem”, Proceeding of the 7-th International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Physics, May, 2014.

13- T.M. Habib, “Egyptsat; An Integrated Road Map for Suggested Research Points – Astrodynamics Perspective”, ISNET/TUBITAK UZAY Workshop on Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries, Oct., 2014.

14- T.M. Habib, “Necessary modifications to the strap-down inertial navigation system model for non-earth-based users”, International Journal of Aeronautical Science & Aerospace Research,2015, 3, pp.1-11.

15- T.M. Habib, K.A., Kamalaldin, and A.H. Kassem “Commercial Cameras Accurate Focal Length Estimation for Satellite Optical Observation”, International Journal of Aeronautical Science & Aerospace Research,2015, 2(4), pp.39-47.

16- A. H, Kassem, G. M., El-bayoumi, T.M, Habib, and K.A., Kamalaldin, “Improving Satellite Orbit Estimation using Commercial Cameras”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.8, No. 5, Oct., 2015, pp. 174-178.

17- T.M, Habib, “Reliability and Cost Effectiveness of Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Monitoring”, Honorable Speech, International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite, 17-19 Aug., 2015, Houston, USA. Abstract published in J Aeronaut Aerospace Eng. 2015, 3:3.

18- T.M. Habib, “A New Optimal Fusion Algorithm for Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Estimation Algorithms”, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Vol.21, 2018, pp. 305-309.

19- T.M, Habib, “In-Orbit Spacecraft Inertia, Attitude, and Orbit Estimation Based on Measurements of Magnetometer, Gyro, Star Sensor, and GPS Through Extended Kalman Filter”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.11, No. 6, Dec., 2018, pp. 247-251.

20- T.M, Habib, “Spacecraft Nonlinear Attitude Dynamics Control with Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System”, International Review of Automatic Control, Vol.12, No. 5, Sept., 2019, pp. 242-250.

21- T.M, Habib, “Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Control via Cascade-Forward Neural Networks”, International Review of Automatic Control, Vol.13, No. 3, May, 2020, pp. 146-152.

22- T.M, Habib, and R., Abouhogail, “In-Orbit Three-Axis Spacecraft Orbit Control Based on Neural Networks via Limited Thrust Budget”, International Review of Automatic Control, Vol.14, No. 3, May, 2021, pp. 144-152.

23- T.M, Habib, “Replacement of In-Orbit Modern Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Estimation Algorithms with Neural Networks”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.14, No. 3, June, 2021, pp. 166-172.

24- T.M, Habib, “Replacement of In-Orbit Extended Kalman Filter for Spacecraft Orbit Estimation via Neural Networks”, International Review of Automatic Control, Vol.14, No. 4, July, 2021, pp. 224-232.

25- T.M, Habib, and R., Abouhogail, “Replacement of In-Orbit Spacecraft Attitude Determination Algorithms with Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System via Subtractive Clustering”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.14, No. 4, August, 2021, pp. 220-227.

26- T.M, Habib, and R., Abouhogail, “Modelling of Spacecraft Orbit via Neural Networks”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.14, No. 5, October, 2021, pp. 285-293.

27- T.M, Habib, and R., Abouhogail, “Efficient Simultaneous Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Estimation via Neural Networks”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.14, No. 6, December, 2021, pp. 346-353.

28- T.M, Habib, “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control”, Keynote Speech, The Seventh International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE 2021), Dec., 2021.

29- T.M, Habib, “Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Determination from the Cost and Reliability Viewpoint: A Review”, ASRIC Journal on Natural Sciences, Vol.1, 2022, pp. 14-35.

30- T.M, Habib, “Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control: A state-of-the-art”, Aerospace Systems, Vol.5, 2022, pp. 503-521.

31- T.M, Habib, “Three-axis High-Accuracy Spacecraft Attitude Estimation via Sequential Extended Kalman Filtering of Single-Axis Magnetometer Measurements”, Aerospace Systems, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42401-023-00221-w.

32- T.M, Habib, “Erratum for A Combined Configuration (αβ filter- TRIAD algorithm) for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation based on in-Orbit Flight Data”, Aerospace Systems, 2023, Accepted.

33- T.M, Habib, “Artificial Intelligence Insights for Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control: An Egyptian Viewpoint”, Council of Space Science and Remote Sensing Workshop on Space Technology and its Applications, 8 May 2023.

34- T.M, Habib, “Magnetometer-Only Kalman Filter Based Algorithms for High Accuracy Spacecraft Attitude Estimation (A Comparative Analysis)”, International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems, Vol.3, No. 3, July, 2023, pp. 433-448.

35- T.M, Habib, “Space: The Locomotive of Sustainable Development”, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Workshop on its Achievements, Mission, and Strategy to Achieve Egypt 2030 vision and the National Projects, August, 2023.

NARSS

National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences

NARSS is the pioneering Egyptian institution in the field of satellite remote sensing. NARSS is an outgrowth of a Remote Sensing Center, established in 1971 as an American-Egyptian joint project that was affiliated to the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology