Students who have submitted appeals in the Mechanical Engineering Department should go to the office of the Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs to review their answer booklets, starting from today and for a period of five days only.
The Faculty of Engineering at Assiut University Launches Graduation Project Discussions for the 2025/2026 Academic Year Amidst Engineering Innovations Supporting Sustainable Development
Under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of Assiut University, the graduation project discussions for students of the Faculty of Engineering for the 2025/2026 academic year commenced. The discussions were attended by Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mawla, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, and supervised by Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Mohamed Safwat, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs.
The discussions were also attended by Dr. Salwa Abdel-Rahman, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development, and a number of department heads, including: Dr. Khaled Ali, Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering; Dr. Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering; Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Basset Abdo, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering; Dr. Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Coordinator of the Mechatronics and Robotics Program; and Dr. Essam Salah, Coordinator of the Interior Architecture Program. A distinguished group of supervising and examining faculty members also participated, along with representatives from several engineering organizations and companies. Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy emphasized that graduation projects represent one of the most important indicators of the quality of the educational process. They embody the culmination of the academic and applied efforts exerted by students throughout their years of study, and reflect their ability to utilize their acquired knowledge and skills to provide innovative engineering solutions that meet the needs of society and keep pace with development requirements. He pointed out Assiut University's commitment to establishing a culture of innovation and creativity, and providing a stimulating educational environment that fosters promising ideas and links academic study with practical application. This contributes to preparing qualified engineering professionals capable of competing and contributing effectively to the implementation of development projects and supporting Egypt's future vision.
Dr. El-Menshawy also expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the supervising and evaluating faculty members for their outstanding efforts in supervising, monitoring, and evaluating the graduation projects. He affirmed that their role is a fundamental pillar in refining students' skills, enhancing their innovative and creative abilities, and producing scientific and applied projects that reflect the distinguished academic level of the Faculty of Engineering and contribute to preparing engineers capable of competing and actively participating in achieving the goals of sustainable development.
Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mawla emphasized that the graduation projects reflect the distinguished academic level achieved by the students of the Faculty of Engineering, offering innovative engineering solutions that meet the needs of the job market, keep pace with technological advancements, and contribute to achieving sustainable development goals. He added that the graduation projects represent the culmination of the students' academic journey, combining theoretical study with practical application, enabling them to address real-world challenges, develop their professional and personal skills, and transform their ideas into viable models, thus enhancing their readiness to compete in the job market.
For his part, Dr. Khaled Salah expressed his gratitude to the university administration for its ongoing support of the faculty's activities and its attention to graduation projects, encouraging students to develop these projects and transform them into practical, applicable models, thereby contributing to the comprehensive development strategy across various fields. He explained that the college was keen to provide academic and technical support to students throughout the project development process, enabling them to compete strongly in the job market. He praised the support provided by several entities, including the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, the Assiut branch of the Engineers Syndicate, the Egyptian-German Technological College at Assiut International Technological University, and the Siemens branch in Egypt.
The Dean of the College noted that graduation project presentations will be held from July 18 to 20, encompassing various departments and academic programs within the college.
Regarding the projects of the Department of Architectural Engineering, they fall under the theme of EcoTourism and focus on providing architectural solutions that support economic, urban, social, and cultural development. These projects adhere to the principles of sustainability, promote the preservation of natural resources and cultural heritage, and support local communities.
The projects included: an eco-tourism resort in New Aswan to protect and showcase local and rare plants; a sustainable eco-lodge in Ain Sokhna to preserve the marine and coastal environment; a tourism project in Dahab on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula; a cultural eco-tourism project to explore the history of the Nile River and its natural and cultural heritage; the Tala Aghurmi (Aghurmi Spring of Life) project to address the lack of interaction between visitors and nature in the Siwa Oasis; and the MADAR project to connect the public with natural and historical sites and raise awareness of their value.
The projects also included "Memory of the Land," which employs architecture and landscape in a spatial narrative inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization; "Africa Gateway," which integrates the Nile's natural beauty with Nubian heritage; an ecotourism center in the Siwa Oasis; a center for preserving identity at Lake Burullus; a historical and archaeological village in the area of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Assiut; "Bab Aman," a cultural ecotourism project overlooking Lake Nasser; the GENESIS project, which aims to achieve comprehensive sustainability and implement net-zero carbon emissions strategies; and an ecotourism resort project in Wadi El Gemal Protected Area to support tourism development and increase hotel capacity in the Marsa Alam region.
The discussions also included presentations of projects from the Interior Architecture Engineering Program (2021 regulations), which focused on designing sustainable professional complexes. These included the NOAH project in 10th of Ramadan City for teaching and developing woodworking industries, and the EL BORDA project in El Kawthar City, Sohag Governorate, for reviving and developing the handwoven textile industry.
The projects also included the Horizons project in New Assiut City to establish an integrated educational and vocational complex for the blind, and the WAHAG (Wahaj) project to revive and develop the glass industry.
The College Council, in its session No. 1159 dated 15-7-2026, honors Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Minshawi, President of the University, on the occasion of the approaching end of his term as President of the University, in pride and appreciation.
Students who have submitted appeals in the Department of Architectural Engineering should go to the office of the Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs to review their answer booklets, starting from today and for a period of five days only.
Students enrolled in the Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering program who have submitted appeals must go to the office of the Dean of Student Affairs to review their answer booklets within one week of this date.
The Dean of the College congratulates the graduating students of the Biomedical Engineering program for receiving financial support from several organizations.
Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the College, and Professor Dr. Mohamed Safwat Abu Raya, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, received a report from Dr. Abdel Rahman Ahmed Ali Morsi, Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering program at the College. The coordinator explained that all five graduation projects in the Biomedical Engineering program this year received funding from several Egyptian donor organizations. The report detailed the funding received by the five projects as follows:
1. A smart baby incubator project equipped with advanced Internet of Things (IoT) features, which received funding from the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) amounting to 29,380 Egyptian pounds.
- Supervisory Committee: Dr. Nabil Sabour Nafeh + Dr. Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali
• Students: Irene Seifien, Mai Ahmed, Mustafa Yahya, Omar Mohamed, Hana Alaa, Habiba Ahmed, Israa Ayman, Renad Mohamed, Mariam Mohamed, Asmaa Hassan
2. The project, a smart car accident avoidance system based on biometric data, received support from the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) in the amount of 45,000 Egyptian pounds.
• Supervisory Committee: Dr. Nabil Sabour Nafeh + Dr. Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali
• Students: Karen Amgad - Mohamed Hamdy - Mina Raafat - David Michael - Maureen Magdy - Omar Khaled - Mirna Ibrahim - Mahmoud Wael - Gloria Ashraf - Mostafa Hossam
3. A smart alert vest project to prevent child sexual abuse, which received funding from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in the amount of 40,489 EGP (one of only two projects from Assiut University that received funding from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology – this project along with another project in the Electrical Engineering Department).
• Supervisory Committee: Dr. Nabil Sabour Nafeh + Dr. Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali
• Students: Marina Albert - Elia Onsi - Sarah Mohamed - Kyrillos Hany - Mohamed Mahmoud - Salma Mahmoud
4. A below-elbow prosthetic arm project controlled by surface electrical muscle signals based on deep learning, which received funding from Misr El Kheir Foundation in the amount of 38,000 EGP.
• Supervisory Committee: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi
• Students: Al-Baraa Aboul-Fotouh, David Abdel-Messih, Mohamed Sherif, Salma Hesham El-Din, Yassa Mina, Mina Badr, Anwar Abdel-Hafez, Youssef Osama, Mary Talaat, Iman Mohamed, Hassan Ahmed, Amr Khaled
5. Project: Design and Implementation of AI-Based Visual Aid Glasses for the Blind, which received support from the Egypt Makes program (project tools).
• Supervisory Committee: Prof. Dr. Khalil Ismail Khalil + Dr. Islam Mohamed Ahmed
• Students: Abadir Marzouk, Peter Bassem, Youssef Mohamed, Mohamed Ali, Mahmoud Farghal, Mahmoud Khaled, Kyrillos Sameh, David Mansi, Mohamed Atef, Mohamed Hatem
Professor Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty, congratulated the students and supervisory staff of the program on this success, which confirms the students' ability to compete with their peers from various Egyptian universities and reflects the confidence of the supporting and funding bodies in the capabilities of the faculty's students. He commended the efforts of the program administration and supervisory staff, which resulted in the students receiving this financial support that, along with the support of the university, the faculty, and the program, contributes to developing the project outcomes.
The Dean also expressed his gratitude to the funding bodies for the program's graduation projects: the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the Industrial Development Authority, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Misr El Kheir Foundation, and the Egypt Makes program. He acknowledged their support, which contributes to developing the students' skills and the quality of the submitted projects.
He also extended his thanks and appreciation to the university administration, headed by Professor Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of the University, and Professor Ahmed Abdel-Mawla, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, for their unlimited support of the educational and applied process at the faculty, which is reflected in the students' work and projects.
It is worth noting that other graduation projects across various programs and departments within the college have received support from multiple entities, including the Assiut branch of the Engineers Syndicate, the "Egypt Makes" program, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the Industrial Development Authority, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Misr El Kheir Foundation, and others.
Dr. Abdel Rahman Morsi, the program coordinator, explained that the Biomedical Engineering program aims to prepare specialized engineers in the field of biomedical engineering, equipped with the necessary expertise and knowledge to apply engineering systems, digital technologies, and modern computing in healthcare, keeping pace with global innovations in this vital sector.
The program consists of ten semesters, totaling 160 credit hours, after which graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering, qualifying them for membership in the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate.
Admission to the program is open to students admitted to the college through the university admissions office or through transfers from engineering colleges nationwide, in accordance with the regulations set by the Supreme Council of Universities.
The program qualifies graduates to work in the design, operation, maintenance and development of medical devices and technologies within health and industrial institutions locally and internationally, in order to meet the needs of the local and international labor market.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Professor Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, received Professor Ehab Khalaf, Professor of Electronics and Communications Engineering and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Aswan University for Community Service and Environmental Development. This meeting took place on the sidelines of Professor Khalaf's participation in the examination of the Master's thesis submitted by Engineer Ahmed Mohamed Omar Mohamed, an engineer at the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO).
Also present at the meeting were Professor Shehata El-Dabaa Abdel-Rahim, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research; Professor Mohamed Safwat Abu-Rayeh, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs; Professor Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi, Head of the Electrical Engineering Department and thesis supervisor; and Professor Hammad Abu-Zeid, Supervisor of the Scientific Equipment Maintenance Center.
The thesis is titled "Efficient Physical Design for Hand Gesture Classification in Enhanced Prosthetics Using Deep Learning."
The thesis was supervised by Professor Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi, Professor Khalil Ismail Khalil, and Associate Professor Qassem Khalil, all professors in the Electrical Engineering Department at Assiut University. The thesis examination committee consisted of Professor Hany Selim, Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, Assiut University, and Professor Ehab Khalaf, Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Environmental Affairs and Community Service, Aswan University, in addition to the supervisory committee.
Professor Mohamed Abbas Abdel-Radi explained that the thesis is a first step towards acquiring the knowledge necessary to design effective and affordable prosthetic limbs. The thesis focuses on designing and developing low-cost, highly efficient integrated systems for smart prosthetic limbs, aiming to help amputees integrate into society and perform their daily tasks. This is achieved by utilizing surface muscle signaling (sEMG) and deep learning algorithms to accurately and quickly classify hand movements, supporting real-time operation.
The Dean of the College Holds a Meeting to Follow Up on Several Matters.
Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the College, held a meeting on Monday, July 6, 2026, to discuss progress on several important matters. The meeting addressed the progress of the new college regulations and the requirements for registration in the National Qualifications Framework, as well as the progress of the program accreditation process for the various programs.
During the meeting, the various challenges facing each project and ways to overcome them were discussed, along with the timeline for completing the work in light of different factors. Methods for expanding the participation of faculty members, teaching assistants, students, and administrative staff in various related activities were also discussed.
Attendees included Professor Dr. Mohamed Safwat Abu Raya, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs; Professor Dr. Mahmoud Anib Othman, Director of the College's Quality Assurance Unit; department heads; specialized program coordinators; quality assurance coordinators for departments and programs; and administrators from the College's Quality Assurance Unit.
The Dean of the Faculty received the President of Aswan University and the Head of the Permanent Scientific Committee for the Promotion of Professors and Associate Professors in the field of Electrical Power and Machines.
On Monday, July 6, 2026, Professor Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty, received Professor Loay Saad El-Din Nosrat, President of Aswan University and Professor of Electrical Power Engineering, on the sidelines of his participation in the examination committee for the doctoral dissertation submitted by Engineer Mahmoud Ibrahim Mohamed Saad, Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering. The Dean also received Professor Al-Moataz Youssef Abdel Aziz, Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Head of the Permanent Scientific Committee for the Promotion of Professors and Associate Professors in the field of Electrical Power and Machines, and also a dissertation examiner.
The reception was attended by Professor Mohamed Safwat Abu Raya, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Professor Mohamed Abbas Abdel Rady, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Professors Ali Mohamed Youssef and Ahmed Abdel Malek, both professors in the Electrical Power Engineering Department and the dissertation supervisors. It is worth noting that the thesis, titled "Design and Analysis of Optimal Performance of an Electrical Power System Using Artificial Intelligence," focuses on improving fuel utilization to enhance operational efficiency and ensure effective management of the power system. The study also aims to reduce operating costs and improve the sustainability of the electrical grid by proposing and developing two simple and effective approaches for implementing economical operation across diverse operating conditions, particularly in scenarios of fuel shortages or supply constraints. This maximizes resource utilization while maintaining capacity balance and system reliability within defined operational limits.
The study then addressed a broader challenge faced by many optimization algorithms: random initialization, which often leads to increased search times and unstable results. To overcome this problem, a hybrid optimization framework was developed that integrates artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to guide optimization algorithms toward an optimal starting point. This approach contributes to reducing the time and effort required to identify the best possible solution.
The research has resulted in the publication of several scientific articles in prestigious indexed journals and conferences within leading scientific institutions and databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and IEEE.
The Assiut Robotics team at the Faculty of Engineering achieved outstanding results in several competitions at Badr University in Assiut.
Under the generous patronage of Professor Dr. Ahmed El-Menshawy, President of the University, and Professor Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mawla, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Professor Dr. Mohamed Safwat Abu-Rayeh, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and supervised by Professor Dr. Mazen Abdel-Salam, Professor Emeritus in the Electrical Engineering Department, the Assiut Robotics team at the Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, achieved first place in the Line Race competition.
The team also achieved second place in the Go Dive Derby – GDD 2026 competition, both part of Global Robotics 2026, which was held at Badr University in Assiut (BUA).
In this context, Professor Dr. Khaled Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, extends his sincere congratulations to the team on this distinguished achievement and wishes them continued success in all future competitions.
The Line Racer competition is one of the most prominent competitions for autonomous ground robots. It focuses on designing and operating high-speed, intelligent robots capable of following a predetermined path (a black line on a white background) with pinpoint accuracy and without any human intervention. This demands advanced capabilities in real-time navigation, sensing, and dynamic control under competitive racing conditions. The competition tasks include testing the robot's agility in maneuvering precisely around sharp turns, intelligently handling free-flowing intersections without distraction, recalibrating its course, and efficiently traversing gaps and ramps. This contributes to the simulation and development of autonomous driving and intelligent navigation systems used in logistics and modern factories. The competition also relies on the use of advanced technological and engineering systems, including an array of infrared (IR) sensors to determine the line's position, the application of advanced PID controller algorithms to adjust motor speed and torque in real-time with exceptional stability, and the use of differential steering to give the robot high maneuverability in tight spaces.
The Go Dive Derby is one of the most prominent underwater robotics competitions, focusing on the design and operation of robots capable of performing precise tasks that simulate real-world challenges in marine environments. These tasks demand advanced capabilities in control, vision, sensing, and operation under difficult underwater conditions. Competition tasks include installing and repairing damaged underwater cables, performing precise disassembly and assembly operations, and navigating narrow passages and hard-to-reach areas. The robots must complete tasks more quickly and efficiently than traditional methods, thus reducing risks to humans and protecting the marine environment.
The competition also utilizes advanced technological systems, including object and radar detection, the detection and classification of marine organisms, and the measurement of dimensions and distances using vision and sensor systems. Additionally, it involves creating 3D mapping models of underwater areas.
