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.
