Control
Flight controller setup, PID tuning, waypoint navigation and ground-station operation.
Darine ElkilanyLead
2026–27 season
Our Team
Students from across AAST designing, building and flying autonomous aircraft, with mentors who have done it before.
Structure
How we're organised
A student board runs the team. Four departments own the engineering and the outreach, and each splits into sub-teams with a clear job. Mentors advise across all of them.
Leadership
Board
- Yehia AlaaTeam Leader
- Nour AllamSoftware Head
Advisory
Mentors
Founder and 8 mentors across every sub-team
Departments
Who does what
Every part of the aircraft, and every part of the team around it, has an owner.
01
Software
Head: Nour Allam
Flight software, perception and the team's own tools.
Computer Vision
Detection and vision models: the code that finds a target from the air, on board, in real time.
Website Development
This website and the team's digital tools.
02
Electrical
Head to be announced
Everything that powers, computes and communicates on board.
Electronics
Power distribution, wiring and the boards that carry it.
Systems
Integrating every electrical subsystem into one working aircraft.
Embedded Systems
Firmware and microcontrollers for payloads and onboard hardware.
Propulsion System
Joint with Mechanical
Motor, ESC, propeller and battery selection matched to mission weight and endurance. Owned jointly with Mechanical.
03
Mechanical
Head to be announced
Everything that has to survive the flight it is asked to make.
Aerodynamics
Wing, tail and airframe shaping to improve lift and drag on fixed-wing and multirotor builds.
Structural Design
Fuselages, frames and mounts: strong enough to fly, light enough to lift.
Propulsion System
Joint with Electrical
Thrust, mounting and airflow for the propulsion set. Owned jointly with Electrical.
04
Marketing
Head to be announced
Funding, partnerships and the team's public voice.
Sponsorship & Social Media
Sponsor relations, social channels and the content calendar.
Advisory
Faculty Advisor
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abou El-Azm
Faculty Advisor
Board
Leadership
Yehia Alaa
Team Leader
Nour Allam
Software Head
Advisory
Mentors
The founder and former members who still give their time: reviewing designs, running training and helping each sub-team when it gets stuck.
Mohamed Ragab
Founder
MSc, Universität Klagenfurt
Ahmed El Sayed
Mentor
Infrastructure Specialist, IBM
Fares Fathy
Mentor
Researcher, SRTA-City
Abdelrahman Hikal
Mentor
UAV Mechanical Engineer, Tornex
Moustafa Adly
Mentor
Tornex
Yehia Shaarawy
Mentor
Tornex
Osama Hesham
Mentor
PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Aya Ragab
Mentor
Belal Abo El Khier
Mentor
Legacy
Everyone who built SkyXperts
Past rosters, alumni and mentors from every season, with what each team built and where it competed.