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Monday, 20 November 2023 11:36

SAASST 14th AUASS Participation

The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) participated with several papers in the 14th Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) conference held in Sharjah from Nov. 13-16, 2023.

All of the SAASST units (Administration, Planetarium, Optical Observatories, and Space Sciences) took part in this important conference to share their astronomy and space sciences expertise. Below is a list of some of the papers presented in this conference:

Radio Astronomy Laboratory:

"On the Morphological Classification of Extragalactic Radio Sources Using Classical Machine Learning," Abdollah Masoud Darya, Ilias Fernini, Abir Hussain, Hamid Al-Naimiy (Nov. 14, 2023)

Radio Astronomy Workshop – Ilias Fernini, Mohamed Rihan, Samar Hassan Hussai Abu Aloul (Nov. 13, 2023)

"Studying Metric and Decametric Solar Radio Bursts Using Low-Frequency Radio Telescope," Mohammad Rihan, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al Naimy (Nov. 15, 2023)

Space Artificial Intelligence Laboratory:

"Uses of Artificial Intelligence to Classify Data from the UAE Meteor Monitoring Network," Aisha Alowais, Munya Alkhalifa, Maryam Sharif, and Ilias Fernini (Nov. 14, 2023)

 "Applying Artificial Intelligence to Distinguish Meteorites Through Deep Machine Learning," Munya Alkhalifa, Aisha Alowais, and Ilias Fernini (Nov. 14, 2023) 

High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory:

"Statistical analysis techniques in the scrutiny of X-ray data," Noora Alameri, Maryam Alqasimi, Antonios Manousakis, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al Naimy (Nov. 14, 2023)

"A new approach to studying stellar winds and accretion in High Mass X-ray Binaries with X-ray observation and Simulation," Antonios Manousakis, Noora Alameri, Maryam Alqasimi, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al Naimiy (Nov. 14, 2023)

CubeSat Laboratory:

"Primary Mission and Coverage Analysis of Sharjah-Sat-2," Amel Alhammadi, Fatima Alketbi, Tarifa Alkaabi, Maryam Alansaari, Yousuf Faroukh, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Alnaimy (Nov. 14, 2023)

"Performance Analysis of Deployable Solar Panel Configurations on Sharjah-Sat-2 using CubeSat Toolbox," Fatima Alketbi, Tarifa Alkaabi, Amel Alhammadi, Maryam Alansaari, Yousuf Faroukh, Ilias Fernini, Hamid M. K. Alnaimy (Nov. 14, 2023)

 

“Sharjah-Sat-3: A 6U CubeSat for Space Weather Applications,” Tarifa Alkaabi, Yousuf Faroukh, Maryam Alansaari, Fatima Alketbi, Amel Alhammadi, Abdulrahman Sulaiman, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al-Naimy  (Nov. 14, 2023)

 

Meteorite Center:

"Astronomical Observation in the Arabian Gulf: Mechanisms and Importance of the UAE Meteor Monitoring Network," Maryam Sharif, Aisha Al Owais, Alreem AlZarouni, Salma Subhi, Noora Batarfi Hamid Al-Naimiy (Nov. 16, 2023) Observation" 

"Meteorites analysis at Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology," Salma Subhi, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al Naimiy (Nov. 16, 2023)

Space Weather and Ionospheric Laboratory:

"On the Localization of Ionospheric Irregularities Over the Arabian Peninsula," Abdollah Masoud Darya, Muhammad Mubasshir Shaikh, Ilias Fernini, and Hamid Al-Naimiy (Nov. 14, 2023)

"Modeling Incoherent Scatter Radar Electron Density Profiles using Data Ingestion of Simultaneous Ionosonde Measurements," Manar Anwer Abusirdaneh, Muhammad Mubasshir Shaikh, Ilias Fernini (Nov. 14, 2023)

"Analysis and Forecasting of Geomagnetic Storms Using Machine Learning," Alya BinAshour, Ilias Fernini, Muhammad Mubasshir (Nov. 14, 2023)

Planetarium:

"Spectral classification of selected stellar X-ray sources in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)," Fatima Mohammed Alkhateri, Antonios Manousakis, Hamid Al-Naimiy  (Nov. 14, 2023)

"A city-wide planetarium," Marwan A. Shwaiki (Nov. 15, 2023)

Administration:

"Space Traffic: Challenges and Solutions for Managing the Increasing Number of Satellites and Debris around the Earth," Moza Alketbi, Sheer Abbaas, Mashhoor Alwardat (Nov. 14, 2023)

General:

"Space sciences research, education, and public outreach at the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology," Ilias Fernini, Mohamed Rihan, Yusuf Faroukh, Tarifa Al-Kaabi, Amel Al-Hammadi, Maryam Al-Ansaari, Fatima Al-Ketbi, Maryam Sharif, Noora Al-Ameri, Maryam al-Qasimi, Antonios Manousakis, Mubasshir Shaikh, Abdollah Masoud, Sultan Suhail, Aisha Al-Owais, Salma Subhi, Arzoo Noorani, Mohamed Musharraf, Hamid H.K. AlNaimiy (Nov. 14, 2023)

Sharjah Optical Observatory:

"How to Observe Exoplanets," Mohammad Talafha (Nov. 13, 2023)

"Transiting Exoplanets from Sharjah Optical Observatory II:  the Exoplanet HAT-P-25 b using L & V filter," Mohammad Fadil Talafha, Mashhoor Ahmad Al-Wardat, Ammar Eissa Mohammed Abdulla, Hamid M. Al-Naimiy (Nov. 16, 2023)

"CCD Photometry of Star Clusters by Sharjah Optical Observatory (SOO)," Mohammad Talafha, Mashhoor Ahmad Al-Wardat, Ammar Eissa Mohammed Abdulla, Hamid Al-Naimiy (Nov. 16, 2023)

"Spectroscopy at Sharjah Optical Observatory," Mashhoor Ahmad Al-Wardat, Mohammad Fadel Talafha, Ammar Eissa Mo-hammed Abdulla, Hamid. M. Al-Naimiy, Alhadi Mohamed Habah (Nov. 14, 2023)

"Complete Automation of the Sharjah Lunar Impact Observatory," Ammar E. M. Abdulla, Mohammad F. Talafha, Anas O. Adwan, Mashhoor A. Al-Wardat, Hamid. M. Al-Naimiy (Nov. 14, 2023)