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Sherif Sedky has 33 years of regional and international experience in international academic institutions in the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Dr. Sedky published over 100 international referred journal and conference articles and holds 19 patents on the design and fabrication of miniaturized sensors and inertial systems. Dr. Sedky built a state-of-the-art research facility including the first clean room in Egypt and the region, which enabled building a solid microfabrication foundation in Egypt in advanced technologies. Over the past 13 years, Dr. Sedky served on top senior executive management positions where he dealt with a large body of multi-national faculty, students, and staff. In August 2022, the President of Egypt issued a presidential decree for appointing Dr Sedky as the Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency. In June 2024 he was elected as the Chair of the United Nations Committee for Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), and in November 2023 he was elected as the Chair of the Arab Space Cooperation Group. Dr. Sedky is a recipient of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize in 2014, and the 2007 Excellence in research and creative endeavors award offered by The American University in Cairo. He is also a recipient of the Egyptian state merit award in advanced technological sciences in 2002, and the graduate studies award from Cairo University in 1996. |
Experienced Technology Strategist, Agile Enterprise Architect/Programs Director, and Full Professor of Practice possess 27+ years of professional hands-on experience and global exposure in multi technologies and business domains. He led/contributed to hundreds of projects for enterprise customers in 52+ countries in different vertical industries including Utilities, Engineering, Healthcare, Telecom, Manufacturing, Government, PS, FS, Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics, Oil & Gas, Retail, FMCG and Agriculture. He assumed several technology, engineering, consulting and SME roles working with c-level executives, senior managers, technical consulting, and technology engineers specially in strategic solutioning and capacity building programs. He possesses strong hands-on knowledge and skills in Data Science, AI Applications, scalable Data Engineering, Cloud-Native SW Engineering, Blockchain DLT, IoT in both commercial projects and industry- academic research contexts. He also has been contributing to the academic domain over past 12 years running 80+ TTT workshops for 120+ professors from about 70 universities in EMEA. |