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Mustafa Kishk is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Cairo University in 2013 and 2015, and his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 2018, all in electrical engineering. During his 7 years of research, his main focus has been on: (1) studying the performance of wireless networks powered by renewable energy and (2) finding aerial and satellite-based solutions to enhance internet coverage in rural and underserved regions.
Mustafa Kishk - Egyptian, West Asia
2020 Winner | Electrical engineer | Egyptian
Cellular connectivity has become one of the main life essentials due to its role in many critical services such as education, agriculture, healthcare, and many other sectors. Almost half of the world’s population still lack the infrastructure needed for appropriate internet access. This issue is commonly termed the "digital-divide." The majority of areas that suffer from this are rural areas, especially in developing countries. To overcome the digital-divide, expensive, energy consuming, and non-environmentally friendly infrastructure is often rolled out. The purpose of this project is to propose a software tool that can provide green and environmentally-friendly solutions that can improve the cellular connectivity in any given area. In particular, given the population density distribution, distance to the nearest urban city, and the available renewable energy solutions, the tool provides the optimal wireless infrastructure design with a minimized carbon footprint - using drones and cellular infrastructure that relies almost solely on renewable energy.
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