Mahmoud Elsanhoury and his research team were awarded the Best Paper Award at the WiSEE 2024 Conference for their innovative paper, “Resilient Navigation in GNSS-Denied Conditions Using Novel LEO-Based Fusion Positioning” ➔ Read the paper! 🏆🛰️
This research offers alternative navigation solutions for GPS systems, addressing their vulnerabilities to interference and jamming. The paper was co-authored by Janne Koljonen, Mohammed Elmusrati, Heidi Kuusniemi, and Fabricio Prol.
Mahmoud, named one of the “Top 10 Young Scientists in Finland 2023” by the Technology Academy of Finland, has a strong academic background focusing on positioning systems, UWB indoor localization, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, multi-sensor fusion, Kalman filters, and machine learning algorithms. He’s also a recent PhD graduate from the University of Vaasa, with his doctoral dissertation titled Towards Precision Positioning For Smart Logistics Using Ultra Wide-Band Systems and LEO Satellite-Based Technologies. Read more about Mahmoud’s dissertation from University of Vaasa’s blog post.
The 12th IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), held on December 16–18, 2024, was co-organized by NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and the European Space Agency. The conference focuses on addressing the emerging problems facing wireless sensing and communication in space and other extreme environments.
Congratulations to Mahmoud and the team on this well-deserved achievement! 🌟