Professor of Field Irrigation and Water Relations | Head of Agricultural Applications Department
Professor and Researcher in agricultural water management, remote sensing, GIS, climate modeling, and climate-smart agriculture, with more than 20 years of international experience. Specialized in satellite data integration, evapotranspiration modeling, crop monitoring, drought risk assessment, soil salinity mapping, and water productivity optimization under arid and semi-arid conditions. Demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary research and strategic projects across Egypt, KSA, China, Italy, and in collaboration with international organizations including International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), CIHEAM Bari, and Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD, LAS). Advanced expertise in cloud computing (Google Earth Engine), artificial intelligence, and machine learning (Python) for geospatial analytics and real-time agricultural decision-support systems. Patent holder of an IoT-based smart agricultural management system. Author of numerous high-impact scientific publications and Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator on more than 25 national and international research projects focused on water security, sustainable agriculture, and climate change adaptation.
Leading agricultural applications and international research collaboration at NARSS, Egypt
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
November 2025 – Present
Led and manage research in agricultural applications.
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
2022 – Present
Led research in agricultural applications, focusing on field irrigation and water relations.
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
2025 – Present
Supporting the development and implementation of international cooperation policies, strengthening partnerships with global research institutions and the BRICS group, monitoring funding and capacity-building opportunities, establishing performance indicators for international collaboration, and enhancing the Authority's strategic engagement within Egypt's expanding space and research diplomacy framework.
Egyptian Company for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
2024 – Present
Provide strategic governance and scientific oversight to advance the commercialization of satellite-based Earth observation technologies for applications in agriculture, water resources management, climate monitoring, and sustainable development.
Over 20 years of international research and consulting experience
National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC), KSA
July 2025 – November 2025
Provided expertise in drought assessment and combating desertification.
Decision Support Center—Egypt Council of Ministers
2023–2025
Advised on remote sensing and GIS applications for decision support.
Environment Horizons Co., KSA
2024 – June 2025
Applied remote sensing and GIS for environmental projects.
CIHEAM-Bari
2023–2024 (Remotely)
Conducted remote sensing analysis for agricultural development.
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD, LAS), Cairo office
2022–2024 (Part-time)
Contributed to agricultural development projects using remote sensing and GIS.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
2021–2022
Provided geospatial research consultancy for dryland agriculture.
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
2017–2022
Conducted research and teaching in field irrigation and water relations.
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD, LAS), Cairo office
2019–2020 (Part-time)
Supported agricultural initiatives with remote sensing and GIS expertise.
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), China
2018–2019
Taught and researched remote sensing and digital earth applications.
Florence University, Italy
January 2015 – June 2015
Conducted postdoctoral research.
Zagazig University, Egypt
2013–2014 (Part-time)
Lectured on remote sensing and GIS.
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD, LAS), Cairo office
2012–2015 (Part-time)
Consulted on remote sensing and GIS for agricultural development.
Agricultural Application Department, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
2009–2012
Assisted in agricultural application research.
Agricultural Application Department, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt
2005–2009
Specialized in agricultural applications.
Academic qualifications from leading institutions in Egypt and Europe
Bio-system Engineering
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
February 2009 - May 2012
Bio-system Engineering
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
February 2006 - October 2008
Agriculture and Food Production in Arid Lands
Milan University (Italy) and Ain Shams University (Egypt)
February 2006 – February 2007
Agricultural Engineering Department
Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
October 2000 - June 2004
Technical expertise and professional capabilities
Recognition of research excellence and innovation
December 2017
Chinese Academy of Science
December 2022
1st International Conference of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Applications (1st ICRSSSA)
September 2023
National Quality Institute, Egypt
IoT Agricultural Smart System, No. EG/P/2022/241
Principal Investigator or Co-PI on more than 25 national and international projects
Principal Investigator
IWMI, CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program
2025Developed a soil salinity map for Egypt.
Principal Investigator
Information and Decision Support Center, Egyptian Ministry Council
2025Analyzing climate model data and applying for water consumption for current and future scenarios.
Project Lead
NCVC, KSA
2023–2024Led assessment of drought vulnerability and developed mitigation measures.
Principal Investigator
Information and Decision Support Center, Egyptian Ministry Council
2023Analyzing climate and satellite data for agriculture changes and affected areas mapping.
Project Lead
Agriculture Ministry and NARSS
Jan. 2024 – PresentConducting surveys for winter agricultural crops.
Principal Investigator
AOAD
2023Developed a soil salinity map for Egypt.
Principal Investigator
NARSS
2023/2024Integrated satellite data to estimate water productivity for optimal water management.
PI - Egyptian Side
ESA
Nov. 2022–2024Participated in Earth Observation initiatives.
Co-Principal Investigator
NARSS
Nov. 2022 – PresentCo-led smart agricultural management project for climate change adaptation.
Project Lead
Agricultural Export Council
June 2022 – Nov. 2022Developed climatic map for date palm cultivars.
Project Lead
Agriculture Ministry and NARSS
Aug. 2022 – Nov. 2022Conducted surveys for summer agricultural crops.
Technical Expert
AOAD / ICARDA
2021–2022Assessed water-harvesting scaling-up potential for the NENA Region.
Research Contributor
ICARDA
Jan. 2021 – Feb. 2022Contributed to agronomy excellence initiatives.
Researcher
ICARDA
Jan. 2021 – Feb. 2022Researched date palm in GCC countries.
Principal Investigator
NARSS
2020–2022Led satellite data integration for crop monitoring in Northern Coastal Zone.
Principal Investigator
NARSS
2019–2020Led agri-systems management for water and food security in desert environments.
Researcher
NARSS
2018–2019Monitored crops and estimated water productivity in Egyptian Nile Delta.
Researcher
Chinese Academy of Sciences, RADI
2018–2019Participated in CropWatch project.
Project Lead
NARSS
2016–2018Managed spatial data for sustainable agricultural development.
Evapotranspiration Team Lead
World Bank
2012–2017Led evapotranspiration team for water resources management.
Researcher
NARSS
2014–2016Researched impacts of Nile water deficiency using remote sensing and GIS.
Researcher
NARSS
2013–2014Monitored and discriminated crops using remote sensing techniques.
Principal Investigator
NARSS
2012–2013Developed evapotranspiration atlas for Sinai Peninsula.
Co-Principal Investigator
NARSS
2012–2013Co-led on-farm water management using remote sensing.
Author of numerous high-impact scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals
Validation of a Simple MODIS Land Surface Temperature-Based Model for Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) using Long-Term Global Dataset
Journal of Agrometeorology
Water Productivity of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under Various Deficit Irrigation Levels in a Semi-Arid Region of Egypt
Egyptian Journal of Agronomy
Mesoporous biochar reshapes soil water dynamics under shallow groundwater: interactions with nitrogen management
Frontiers in Soil Science, 5, 1718929
Impact of climate classification on evapotranspiration variability in arid regions of Saudi Arabia
Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 11, 121–130
Cloud computing random forest classification for major agricultural crops in the Nile Delta of Egypt
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
Machine Learning-Driven Drought Monitoring and Prediction for Arid Regions Using Multi-Source Data for Comprehensive Drought Analysis in KSA During the Period from 2000 to 2050
The 10th International Scientific Forum for Research and Studies, Istanbul, Turkey, May 14-16, 2025
Advances in earth observation and artificial intelligence in monitoring vegetation dynamics of dryland agroecosystems
Vegetation Dynamics and Crop Stress. Academic Press, pp 1–19
Advancements in Remote Sensing for Evapotranspiration Estimation: A Comprehensive Review of Temperature-Based Models
Remote Sensing, 16(11), 1927
Improving the spatial deployment of the soil moisture sensors in smart irrigation systems using GIS
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1)
Enhancing irrigation water management based on ETo prediction using machine learning to mitigate climate change
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1)
Estimating ETO and scheduling crop irrigation using Blaney–Criddle equation when only air-temperature data are available and solving the issue of missing meteorological data in Egypt
BIO Web Conf., 82
Validation of SALTMAD model for simulating soil moisture and faba bean productivity under deficit irrigation and integrated fertilization in the semi-arid regions
A new attempt for modeling erosion risks using remote sensing-based mapping and the index of land susceptibility to wind erosion
Catena, 227, 107130
Evaluation of Irrigation Uniformity and Equity Under Center Pivot Using Remote Sensing
Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5(4), 105-116
Comparative Analysis Between Sentinel 2, OLI Sensors and Field Measurements to Estimate Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5(4), 92-104
Monitoring of crop water consumption changing based on remotely sensed data and techniques in North Sinai, Egypt
Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 9, 1–8
Analyzing satellite data time-series for agricultural expansion and its water consumption in arid region: a case study of the Farafra oasis in Egypt's Western Desert
Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr
Egypt's climatic map of the most important date palm cultivars (Book), Agricultural Export Council in the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation
Identification and Quantification of Actual Evapotranspiration Using Integrated Satellite Data for Sustainable Water Management in Dry Areas
Agronomy, 12, 2143
Mapping Agricultural Water Productivity For Center Pivot Irrigation Systems Based On Satellite Data
Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering, (Inpress)
Evapotranspiration and Vegetation Cover Classifications Maps Based on Cloud Computing at the Arab Countries Scale
Earth Systems and Environment, 6: 837–849
Wheat water productivity using integrated ground and satellite data
Scientific Research Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2(3):1-10
Cloud Computing for Water and Climate Big Data Analysis on the African Continent from 1958 To 2021
Scientific Research Journal of Engineering and Computer Science, 2(3): 1:15
Actual evapotranspiration evaluation based on multi-sensed data
Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 7, 95–102
Smart farming for improving agricultural management
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 24(3): 971-981
Agricultural water monitoring for water management under pivot irrigation system using spatial techniques
Earth Systems and Environment, 5(2), pp.341-351
Integrated method for rice cultivation monitoring using Sentinel-2 data and Leaf Area Index
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 24(3), pp.431-441
Monitoring agricultural water in the desert environment of New Valley Governorate for sustainable agricultural development: a case study of Kharga
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 6(2), pp.1-15
Long-term estimation of actual crop evapotranspiration based on satellite data analysis
Arab Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 27, 2501–2512
Rice Acreage Delineation in the Nile Delta Based on Thermal Signature
Earth Systems and Environment, 4(1), 287–296
Evapotranspiration Models: Short Review
Open Access Journal of Agricultural Research. 4–6
Assessing Open Rice Straw Burning Impacts on Air Quality of Great Cairo Based on Dispersion
J. Biol. Chem. Environ. Sci., 2020, Vol. 15(1): 1-20
Indirect Estimation of Deep Percolation Using Soil Water Balance Equation and Nasa Land Simulation Model (LIS) for More Sustainable Water Management
Egypt. J. Soil. Sci., 59(4): 363-383
Seasonal variation of heavy metals in water and organs of Oreochromis niloticus at Rosetta Branch, River Nile, Egypt
Egypt. J. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, 23(3):513-526
Mapping soil moisture and their correlation with crop pattern using remotely sensed data in arid region
Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, In press
Modelling and monitoring house fly M. domestica using remote sensing data and geographic information system
Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science
Estimation of Crops Water Consumptions Using Remote Sensing with Case Studies from Egypt
Conventional Water Resources and Agriculture in Egypt (book chapter), 1-19, Springer
Comparative analysis of some winter crops area estimation using landsat-8 and sentinal-2 satellite imagery
Monitoring of Water-Level Fluctuation of Lake Nasser Using Altimetry Satellite Data
Earth Systems and Environment, 2:367–375
Monitoring of Actual Evapotranspiration Using Remotely Sensed Data under Modern Irrigation Systems
Sentinel-1 Radar Data Assessment to Estimate Crop Water Stress
World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 5: 47-55
Reference Evapotranspiration Borders Maps of Egypt Based on Kriging Spatial Statistics Method
International Journal of GEOMATE
Estimation of Crop Coefficient Variation through Satellite VNIR Spectral Data
Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Impact of Industrial Activities on Land Surface Temperature Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques - A Case Study in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters, 6(2) : 1-7
Near infrared spectroscopy techniques for soil contamination assessment in Nile delta
Eurasian soil sciences
The Effect of Water and Vegetation Vigor on Citrus Production in Egypt Using Remotely Sensed Data and Techniques
International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 11(5): 1-11
Estimation of Regional Evapotranspiration Based on Tri-Angle Method Using Thermal and VNIR Data
International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 10(6): 1-15
Evaluation of Hargreaves Based on Remote Sensing Method to Estimate Potential Crop Evapotranspiration
International Journal of GEOMATE, 11: 2143-2149
Active participation in international scientific conferences and forums
Istanbul, Turkey
May 14-16, 2025Riyadh, KSA
Dec. 2024Benha University, Egypt
28 Dec. 2023Cairo, Egypt
October 2023Hurghada, Egypt
7-10 Dec. 2022Dubai, UAE
October 10, 2021Muscat, Oman
Nov 9-11, 2020Cairo, Egypt
8-10 Dec. 2020Cairo, Egypt
October 2019Saniya, China
August 26-28, 2018Hong Kong, China
Dec 03-05, 2017Hangzhou, China
May 18-20, 2017Lyon, France
April 13-14, 2016Tsu, Mie City, Japan
Nov. 19-21, 2015Shanghai, China
August 25-27, 2015Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 8-9, 2014University of Johannesburg, South Africa
27-31 October 2014Shanghai, China
April 16-18, 2014Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
30-31 December 2012Alexandria, Egypt
21-25 April 2012Mentoring the next generation of researchers and educators
Al-Azhar University, Ain Shams University, and Benha University
5 theses
Al-Azhar University, Ain Shams University, and Benha University
7 theses
CIHEAM-Bari and Regional Training Center for Water Resources and Irrigation
Jan. 28 – Feb. 1, 2024
Ain Shams University and NARSS diploma
2023/2024
ALECSO and AOAD (LAS), Aden, Yemen
Dec. 25-26, 2023
Online Course, AOAD
June 2020
National Water Research Center, Egypt
Feb. 2020
NARSS
August 2019
NARSS
Jan. 2017
AOAD, Khartoum, Sudan
June 8-19, 2014
AOAD, Khartoum, Sudan
Nov. 24-28, 2013
NARSS, Egypt / AOAD, Egypt
2010-2014 (Multiple sessions)
Continuous professional development through specialized training programs
Twenty University
Nov. 2023National Quality Institute, Egypt
Mar. 4 – Apr. 28, 2023NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)
September 2022NASA ARSET
February 2021Chinese Academy of Sciences, RADI
Sep. 4 - Nov. 4, 2016CIHEAM-IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain
Mar. 7-12, 2016NASA ARSET
Spring webinar 2015NASA ARSET
Spring webinar 2015NASA ARSET
Spring webinar 2015NASA ARSET
Fall webinar 2013Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
Dec. 30-31, 2012Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Apr. 21-26, 2012CIHEAM-IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain
Nov. 21-26, 2011Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Apr. 10-15, 2010CIHEAM-MAICH, Chania, Greece
Dec. 2009General Organization for Remote Sensing "GORS", Syria
Nov. 2008NARSS, Egypt
May 2007Milan University, Italy
July 2006I'm always interested in collaborative research opportunities, consulting projects, and academic partnerships
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)
Cairo, Egypt