SAASST News

Monday, 20 November 2023 10:22

SAASST Attends GITEX Global 2023

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, a delegation (Eng. Yousuf Faroukh, Eng. Ahmed Al-Tunaiji, Eng. Abdulrahman Suleiman, Eng. Mohamed Alzarooni, Eng. Ali Almajedi, and Mrs. Anoud Alzaabi) from the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) visited the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in UAE.

The tech event provided an overview of the technology sector's latest innovations. The delegation visited multiple interesting booths, such as the Technology Innovation Institute (TII). TII researchers showed interest in exchanging knowledge and potential partnerships between the Space and Propulsion Research Center (SPRC) at TII and SAASST. Furthermore, the delegates heard an overview of TII's recent projects, such as the laser spectroscope, which analyzes material based on their signature.

Additionally, the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) representatives showed their future satellite project, ALHIKMA-813, as they shared their vision and goals of the mission. Using AI software, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) showed their technique to balance renewable and non-renewable energy on sunny and cloudy days to achieve the UAE 2050 vision to raise the percentage of clean energy use. The delegates had the opportunity to engage with different companies and exchange interests that could potentially leverage similar techniques for future projects.