Prof. Dr. Mohamed

Mohamed Amin Aboelghar

Professor of Remote Sensing

Biography

Professor, Head of Agricultural Applications, Soil and Marine Sciences Division, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) starting June 2025. Obtained PhD in Remote Sensing from Chiba University, Japan (March 2005) and Master's in Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture from Menofia University (1998).

Doctor of Philosophy

Chiba University, Japan (2005)

Master of Science

Menofia University (1998)

Previously Researcher (2001-2005), Lecturer at Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University (2005-2008), Researcher at NARSS (2008-2013), and Head of Agricultural Applications Department (2013-2025).

Core Expertise & Technical Proficiencies

Agricultural Remote Sensing & GIS
  • Crop Pattern & Agricultural Crop Types Mapping
  • Crop Yield Prediction & Forecasting Models
  • Water Productivity & Irrigation Management
  • Global & National Land Cover Geodatabases (GLCNMO, MODIS)
  • Plant Pathology & Fungal Spectral Footprint Detection
  • Desertification & Environmental Degradation Assessment
Technical Skills & AI Geospatial Modeling
  • Multi-Sensors Satellite Data Integration (Sentinel-2, SPOT, Landsat)
  • AI & Machine Learning Techniques in Agriculture
  • Advanced ArcGIS Suite & ENVI Processing
  • High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Analysis
  • IoT & Precision Agriculture Integration
  • Remote Sensing Big Data Management
Research & Strategic Leadership
Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PI) for 15+ National & International Projects
Multidisciplinary Research Team Leadership
National Security & Strategy Studies (Nasser Military Academy)
Crisis Management & Scientific Decision Support
Quality Assurance of Scientific Research Outputs
Postgraduate Supervision & Capacity-Building Programs

Academic Appointments & Advisory Roles

Academic Appointments & Regional Advisory

Served as Adjunct Professor instructing advanced Remote Sensing and GIS curricula across leading universities, and delivered expert technical consultations:

Zewail City of Science & Technology Menofia University Ain Shams University AOAD (League of Arab States) Consultant

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Aboelghar

Professor and Head of Agricultural Applications, Soil & Marine Sciences Division at NARSS (Cairo, Egypt). Leading expert in Agricultural Remote Sensing, Crop Yield Prediction, and Geospatial Intelligence.

Direct Academic Contact
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), 23 Jozef Tito St., El-Nozha El-Gedida, Cairo, Egypt

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